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University of Glasgow
Global Mental Health with Specialism in Health Promotion MSc
University of Glasgow

Global Mental Health with Specialism in Health Promotion MSc

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

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Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

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Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Health Promotion People With Mental Health Problems: Social Work Health Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Why This Programme

  • Develop the capacity to think critically about the potential risks of globalising notions of mental illness.
  • Gain the skills to develop and implement policies aimed at reducing the burden of mental health difficulties worldwide.
  • Learning outcomes (ILOs) for the programme are based on the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health that were identified in a 2011 issue of Nature.
  • Students will have an opportunity to complete a research project.
  • Specific emphasis is placed on the important role that social and cultural factors play in how mental health difficulties can be understood and treated across the globe.
  • Contributors to teaching come from a diverse range of disciplines including: clinical psychology, social work, anthropology, sociology, law and psychiatry. Teaching also includes contribution from those with a lived experience of mental health difficulties.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Graduates of the MSc Global Mental Health programme may establish careers in:

  • National mental health policy and planning
  • Epidemiological and mental health services research
  • Advisory and advocacy roles in governments
  • International agencies
  • Non-governmental organisations

Modules

Themes in Global Mental Health - Core
Mental Health Promotion Across The Lifespan - Core
Dissertation in Health Promotion - Core
Cultural, Social And Biological Determinants Of Mental Health - Core
Research Methods (Qualitative, Quantitative And Heath Economics) - Core
Mental Health and Disability: International Law And Policy - Core
Cultural, social and biological determinants of mental health - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,560

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£25,750

Entry requirements

At least a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject (psychology, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, law, public health or public policy). A registered health-care professional qualification will also be acceptable. A background (study, work or volunteer activities) in a mental health-related field is desirable but not essential.

University information

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The University of Glasgow is one of four ancient universities in Scotland, founded back in 1451. Alumni include seven Nobel Prize winners, Scotland’s First Minister and a Prime Minister, while Albert Einstein gave a lecture on the theory of relativity there back in 1933. The university has over 7,000 postgraduate students from 140 countries around the world, taking up taught and research degrees. Study options vary from Financial Economics...more

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