MSc Global Health and Development

The Global Health and Development MSc offered by UCL (University College London) seeks to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to contribute to global health and development-related issues. This course takes a multi-disciplinary approach to global health and development, incorporating learning from across several disciplines to provide students with a rounded understanding of the topic that will benefit them in their future careers.Course Content: The curriculum for this course is built around five compulsory modules and three optional modules. The compulsory modules include Introduction to Health Economics; Principles of Health Research; Global Health and Development: an interdisciplinary perspective; Concepts and Controversies in Global Health and Development; and a related dissertation module. Additionally, students can choose three optional modules from a list that includes Anthropology & Global Health; Biosocial medical anthropology; Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Global Health Policy; Contemporary issues in mental health and global health; and others.Key Modules: Among the number of modules, five key modules are compulsory for this course which include Introduction to Health Economics; Principles of Health Research; Global Health and Development: an interdisciplinary perspective; Concepts and Controversies in Global Health and Development; and a related dissertation.Future Careers: This course is designed to equip students for a wide variety of jobs. Graduates of the course have gone on to work in several different sectors including non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, government departments, international agencies, and in the private sector. The course also provides a solid foundation for those hoping to undertake further academic work in this field.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.