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International Development (Masters in Public Health) MPH

International Development (Masters in Public Health) MPH

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

30-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MPH - Master of Public Health

Subject areas

International Studies Development Politics Environmental Health (General) Development Economics

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Explore the intersections of international development and healthcare policy and practice in the Global South, while developing the skills to work in health and development organisations around the world.

Course description

This course combines expertise from development studies and public health to help you engage with the challenges of health and international development in today’s complex world. Working across the Department of Geography and the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), you'll develop an understanding of the interventions necessary to improve the health of communities in the Global South.

You'll develop a critical understanding of international development theories and debates in the context of public health research and practice. There’s an emphasis on applying your learning to complex challenges in the real world. You'll develop professional skills, carry out hands-on research during an overseas field class, and you'll complete a work placement-based dissertation that links academic theory with public health and international development practice.

Our teaching involves industry and sector specialists, which means you can make connections and contacts with a global network of expertise beyond the University. On this course you'll develop the practical skills you need to work within development and health organisations around the world.

Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.

Modules

This module introduces contemporary and historical public health discourses, policies and practices, before critically examining their practical and theoretical underpinnings. The module goes on to explore the role and actions of key global health players (e.g. individual governments, United Nations organisations, bilateral and multilateral partnerships, local and international non-governmental organisations and health care industries), and discusses the social determinants of health, considering how they might be tackled for improved health equity and social justice. The module then provides an introduction to major public health challenges in the contemporary world, illustrated through health issues (e.g. malnutrition, maternal and child health, mental health, sexual and reproductive health), socio-political issues (e.g. gender equity, trade, conflict, famine), and environmental issues (e.g. climate change, urbanisation, food security, waste management). Lastly, the module concludes by looking forward, in light of contemporary trends, whilst reflecting on lessons learnt, in order to sustainably improve global health in the future.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,710

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£26,350

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a social sciences or medical subject. We also accept medical students who wish to intercalate their studies.