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Global Health at University of Glasgow - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

The Masters in Global Health offers you a unique opportunity to develop a critical understanding of the key issues within health and medicine, health policy and health planning, and of the determinants of health and health inequalities from a social science perspective. WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • The MSc and MRes are both designed to allow you to focus your learning around the global health issues that interest you most, and are fully interdisciplinary in their structure and content.
  • You will examine health issues that arise for different population groups and across national boundaries, including the social and cultural constructions of health, chronic illness and disability, and global and national health policies.
  • You will make a critical analysis of health and its determinants, and develop a deep understanding of the influence and role of equality/inequality, demographics and location on health.
  • You will study social science research methods, and apply them in the completion of an original piece of research.
  • You will be taught by experts from the following world-leading centres based at the University: School of Health & Wellbeing, MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, Centre for the History of Medicine, and Policy Scotland.
  • You will become part of a leading centre of applied and policy related research bringing together expertise in health inequalities, health and wellbeing, disability, urban health, health economics and the history of medicine.
  • Participate in networking activities, for example, inviting international Global Health professionals to attend a Careers in Global Health event, and a week-long fact-finding trip to Geneva (or other European centre for Global Health organisations).
  • Closely supported to build the skills, experience and networks that will open doors to you in your future career in Global Health.
  • Sociology at Glasgow is ranked 4th in the UK by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 and 4th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE In the MSc, you will take three core and three optional courses. In the MRes, you will take four core courses and two optional courses. In both programmes, courses will be delivered via lectures and seminars. You will also undertake an independent research project focusing on an issue in Global Health that particularly interests you, and will submit this as a dissertation at the end of your degree. MSc core courses Global Health in Social Context Improving Health and Society: Programme Development and Evaluation PGT Research Design in Practice MRes core courses Global Health in Social Context Research Design Qualitative Research Methods Quantitative Data Analysis Optional courses Anthropology of Global Health Communicable Diseases Cultural, Social and Biological Determinants of Mental Health Planetary Health Globalisation And Public Health Global Health Challenges Health and Culture Health Economics for HTA online Health Technology Assessment in a global context Improving Access to Mental Health Care in the Global Context Managing Health Care Organisations Mental Health and Disability: International Law and Policy Mental Health Promotion Across the Life-span Research Design Quantitative Data Analysis (MSc only) Understanding Health Policy

How to apply

International applicants

International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'.

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Social Sciences, Public Health, Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist. We may also accept degrees in Health subjects outwith Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist and Lab based sciences. We may sometimes accept degrees with 2.2 Hons or non-UK equivalent with significant relevant work experience You are required to complete and submit a question-based personal statement explaining why you want to undertake this programme at Glasgow.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

All fees are published on the University of Glasgow website. https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/

Sponsorship information

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Global Health at University of Glasgow - UCAS