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Degree Programme Table: Global Health Policy (Online Learning) (MSc) - 3 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCGLOBH4P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director.
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
You must take at least one of the Specialist courses during your degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Public Health and Health Policy (Distance Learning)
PGSP11339 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

MSc Global Health Policy (Online) Research Skills

Select between 10 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students on the programme MUST take one or both of these Research Skills courses.
Researching Health & Policy: Quantitative Approaches (Online Learning)
PGSP11517 10 credits
Researching Health & Policy: Qualitative Approaches (Online Learning)
PGSP11518 10 credits
AND

MSc Global Health Policy (Online) Specialist Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning)
PGSP11328 20 credits
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
PGSP11329 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11431 20 credits
AND

MS Global Health Policy (Online) Electives Year 1

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
GLHE11006 20 credits
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
GLHE11048 20 credits
Noncommunicable Disease in a Global Context
GLHE11065 10 credits
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
GLHE11076 20 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11318 20 credits
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
Introduction to Health Promotion
PUHR11058 10 credits
Data Analysis for Epidemiology
PUHR11063 10 credits
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
PUHR11068 10 credits
Systematic Reviews
PUHR11069 10 credits
Fundamentals of Health Economics
PUHR11073 10 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director.
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
You must take at least one of the Specialist courses during your degree.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

MSc Global Health Policy (Online) Specialist Courses

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning)
PGSP11328 20 credits
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
PGSP11329 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11431 20 credits
AND

MSc Global Health Policy (Online) Research Skills

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Researching Health & Policy: Quantitative Approaches (Online Learning)
PGSP11517 10 credits
Researching Health & Policy: Qualitative Approaches (Online Learning)
PGSP11518 10 credits
AND

MSc Global Health Policy (Online) Electives Year 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
GLHE11006 20 credits
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
GLHE11048 20 credits
Noncommunicable Disease in a Global Context
GLHE11065 10 credits
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
GLHE11076 20 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11318 20 credits
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
Introduction to Health Promotion
PUHR11058 10 credits
Data Analysis for Epidemiology
PUHR11063 10 credits
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
PUHR11068 10 credits
Systematic Reviews
PUHR11069 10 credits
Fundamentals of Health Economics
PUHR11073 10 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MSc Global Health Policy - Online Learning)

Must be passed at 50%

PGSP11516 60 credits
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