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Degree Programme Table: Global Challenges (Online Learning) MSc - 3 Years (PTMSCGLOCH1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PgCerts) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective courses. The PgCerts can be studied in any order, but you must fully complete one before moving onto another. Each PgCert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc).
You will complete 1 PgCert per year and subsequently complete the MSc within 3 years.
Students in final year who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to undertake the SLICC (Student-Led Individually Created Course) instead of an elective (20 credits):
SLICC Health http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxglhe11090.htm
SLICC Environment http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxpgge11287.htm
SLICC Development http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxpgsp11575.htm

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
OR

Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
GLHE11006 20 credits
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
GLHE11048 20 credits
OR

Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Ecosystem Values and Management
PGGE11188 20 credits
Global Environment Challenges
PGGE11190 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

MSc Global Challenges Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (PG)
EDUA11424 20 credits
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
GLHE11076 20 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing
GLHE11082 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11318 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
VESC11188 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PgCerts) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective courses. The PgCerts can be studied in any order, but you must fully complete one before moving onto another. Each PgCert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc).
You will complete 1 PgCert per year and subsequently complete the MSc within 3 years.
Students in final year who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to undertake the SLICC (Student-Led Individually Created Course) instead of an elective (20 credits):
SLICC Health http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxglhe11090.htm
SLICC Environment http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxpgge11287.htm
SLICC Development http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxpgsp11575.htm

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
OR

Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
GLHE11006 20 credits
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
GLHE11048 20 credits
OR

Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Ecosystem Values and Management
PGGE11188 20 credits
Global Environment Challenges
PGGE11190 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

MSc Global Challenges Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (PG)
EDUA11424 20 credits
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
GLHE11076 20 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing
GLHE11082 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11318 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
VESC11188 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PgCerts) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective courses. The PgCerts can be studied in any order, but you must fully complete one before moving onto another. Each PgCert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc).
You will complete 1 PgCert per year and subsequently complete the MSc within 3 years.
Students in final year who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to undertake the SLICC (Student-Led Individually Created Course) instead of an elective (20 credits):
SLICC Health http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxglhe11090.htm
SLICC Environment http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxpgge11287.htm
SLICC Development http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/cxpgsp11575.htm

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
OR

Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
GLHE11006 20 credits
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
GLHE11048 20 credits
OR

Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Ecosystem Values and Management
PGGE11188 20 credits
Global Environment Challenges
PGGE11190 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

MSc Global Challenges Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (PG)
EDUA11424 20 credits
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
GLHE11076 20 credits
Migration and Health
GLHE11080 10 credits
Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing
GLHE11082 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11318 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Nutrition for Food Security
VESC11187 20 credits
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
VESC11188 20 credits
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