BSMS > Postgraduate > Global Health

Global Health

Key facts

MSc, PGDip, PGCert

Full-time: 1 year

Part-time: 2 years

Eligible applicants: UK, EU, international

Location: University of Sussex Falmer campus

Course Leader: Dr Anne Gatuguta >

General enquiries: GlobalHealthTeaching@bsms.ac.uk

This course is validated by the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex.

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Watch our video below with staff and current students to find out more about our Global Health course.

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Online learning

Find out how our MSc courses in Global Health and Global Pharmacy have adapted to online learning and remote teaching as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the video below from Dr Sarah Marshall, Lecturer in Global Health and Course Leader Global Pharmacy at BSMS.

Key areas of study

Determinants of health and ill-health in a globalised world
Global burden and management of disease and injury
Access to medicines
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
Health, poverty and development
Global mental health
Emerging infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance
Sexuality, fertility and reproductive rights
Conflict and violence
Research practice in global contexts

Course overview

The health and wellbeing of people differs widely across the globe. Life expectancy varies from 45 years in some countries to double that figure in others, and similar inequalities exist within countries.

Many complex factors and processes simultaneously operating from the local to the global spheres affect the health of individuals, populations and nations. As these factors change, so do the challenges and opportunities for improving health locally and globally. The global health programme at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research develops students’ understanding of the complex determinants of health and their potential solutions in order to help them contribute to the improvement of health and the achievement of health equity and social justice worldwide. With this purpose, this programme offers an inter-multi and cross-disciplinary approach to health and ill-health.

The course brings together experts from the health sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, development studies, anthropology, economics and political sciences among others in order to deliver a stimulating and vibrant programme. We combine traditional didactic teaching with dynamic and interactive methods, using case studies alongside evidence and insights from the various disciplines to facilitate students’ critical understanding of current global health issues, their complex determinants and their potential solutions.

What our students say

Dissertation (Research Project)

Our MSc in Global Health has a strong research component. The dissertation or research project allows students to develop an area of expertise through in-depth focus on a topic of their particular interest.

Students can gain first-hand research experience with one of our overseas partner institutions. With the support of a research supervisor, students are expected to learn and work independently, access and critique information from a variety of sources, and competently design and report a research project. Students will be also required to obtain the necessary ethics approvals when needed.

Course structure

Global Health MSc course structure (002)

Please note that module availability can change from year to year according to the availability of lecturers and levels of student interest.

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Career opportunities

Graduates of this programme will have the skills to work as global health practitioners, policy makers, consultants or researchers within international health and development agencies.

Previous graduates have gone into a range of careers, including working for national and international NGOs and Public Health England (PHE). Others are working in national and international-level research organisations and universities, and some have continued for further postgraduate training at PhD level.

Entry requirements

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree or equivalent in any global health-related subject (eg, development studies, anthropology, nursing, political sciences, geography, psychology, biomedical sciences, etc) or the successful completion of at least three years’ basic medical science at a UK medical school (having gained at least 360 credits). Relevant global health experience is desirable but not essential.

For international students an IELTS score of 7 or above is required, with no less than 6.5 in each section.

Fees and funding

The fees listed below are the overall costs for full-time courses taken in the academic year 2020-21. Where courses are taken part-time over more than one academic year, fees are usually charged pro-rata for the modules taken during each academic year.

MSc

UK / EU / Island students £8,262
International £15,156

PGDip

UK £5,508
International £10,008

PGCert

UK £2,754
International £5,004

Scholarships

All BSMS students on Masters courses accredited jointly by the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton are eligible to apply for University of Sussex postgraduate scholarships in 2020-21.

Global Health Scholarships

BSMS offers a number of scholarships for students admitted to the full-time Masters degree in Global Health at the Brighton and Sussex Centre for Global Health Research.

BSMS Global Health scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic and/or professional merit and financial need. The scholarship provides one £5,000 award or two £2,500 awards towards tuition fees. UK, EU and International (Non UK/EU) students are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Application procedure

You must first apply for admission to the MSc in Global Health course via our online application process (see 'Apply here' below). You will need your applicant number to complete the BSMS Global Health Scholarship application form.

The completed application form should be submitted as a single Word document saved as a PDF via email to Dr Anne Gatuguta (A.gatuguta@bsms.ac.uk).

The subject of your email should read BSMS Global Health Scholarship. Successful candidates will be notified by the end of July. Unfortunately we are not able to provide feedback regarding unsuccessful applications.

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Read Global Health MSc student Jenniffer Hockey’s experience with the Find a Masters scholarship here >

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Applications are made through the University of Brighton online portal.

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