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Global Mental Health MSc (Online)

Global Mental Health MSc (Online)

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Study mode

Online

Duration

36 months

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

People With Mental Health Problems: Social Work Health Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

When it comes to investment, mental health trails far behind other fields of health care. This online Global Mental Health Masters emphasises the important role that social and cultural factors play in how mental health difficulties can be understood and treated across the globe. It is designed to produce graduates who can take charge of mental health service provision at a global level. This programme opens a world of opportunity for passionate people to create sustainable strategies, address the treatment gap and actively lead positive change in the treatment of mental health issues.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • By studying the MSc Global Mental Health, you'll be exposed to leading research, cutting-edge topics and first-hand insights from our renowned Institute of Health & Wellbeing.
  • Gain the confidence to grow your career by advising, guiding or researching mental health policy, helping you make a real difference to the world.
  • Contributors to the Global Mental Health Masters come from a diverse range of disciplines including clinical psychology, social work, anthropology, sociology, law and psychiatry.
  • Through lectures, discussion and debate with a diverse, global community of students, you will focus on relevant research literature and policy documents and gain an international perspective.
  • Focusing on the impact which social and cultural factors have on the awareness and treatment of mental health service provision, this programme matches goals set by the United Nations and those identified by the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health which were published in the world-leading science journal Nature (2011).

Programme outcomes

  • Critically evaluate the roles of cultural, social and biological factors in how mental health difficulties are manifested across the life-span and across cultures.
  • Formulate strategies to develop, deliver, improve access to and evaluate interventions for mental health difficulties in a global context.
  • Critically appraise different types of research evidence and publications which investigate relevant aspects of Global Mental Health.
  • Become familiarised with research methodology and gain a wider understanding of global mental health from an international perspective.

CAREER PROSPECTS

For career professionals or recent graduates hoping to lead international mental health services, this may be just the programme for you.

Whether you're looking for a position in government, an international agency or an NGO, we will empower you to forge your own mental health policies, strategies and services.

Graduates of our Global Mental Health programme establish careers in national mental health policy and planning, epidemiological and mental health services research, as well as advisory and advocacy roles in governments, international agencies and non-governmental organisations.

Modules

Students will have the option of linking in with an organisation doing work relevant to Global Mental Health to generate appropriate ideas for the project. Where appropriate, a representative of the organisation will act as a field supervisor for the project.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£5,000

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£5,000

Entry requirements

At least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, law, public health or public policy) from a recognised institution. If you don’t have a suitable Honours degree, a registered health care professional qualification can also be considered. A background in a mental health field is desirable but not essential (e.g. study, work or volunteer activities).

University information

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 seminal lecture on the theory of relativity there in 1933. The university consists of four colleges: College of Arts College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of...more