Health Policy

Entry requirements

To apply for this course, you must have:

• a second-class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution. We also consider applications from individuals who may not have prior experience of working within the health sector but who have plans for a career in health policy.
• significant relevant employment experience in the health sector may be considered.

English requirements
If your first language is not English, the following qualification is required:

IELTS: 7.0.
TOEFL 100 overall

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

This course is designed to help you understand, navigate and influence the 21st century health and health care environment. City’s MSc Health Policy is the ideal route for graduates looking to start, change or develop their career within the health policy field. It combines an international focus and academic rigour with the development of practical, transferable skills that can be applied in a wide range of real-world health policy, planning and management settings.

We welcome applications from graduates (UK or international) from any academic discipline. The course is suitable for established professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, including:

• medical, nursing and allied health professions
• health management and administration
• public health
• national and local government
• national NGOs
• international agencies
• research institutions and consultancies
• pharmaceutical, insurance and other health-related industries.

You will have the opportunity to do a placement, but it is not a formal requirement of the course. We encourage you to create your own. One recent student worked within the refugee camp in Calais alongside the NGO Doctors of the World as part of her dissertation research on refugee access to health care.