Global Health Policy & Society

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy.

We may also accept degrees in other health professions and lab-based sciences.

We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons or non-UK equivalent.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our Masters in Global Health Policy & Society responds to the huge challenges we face in the fast-changing environment of population health and wellbeing. From climate change and geopolitical conflict to global inequality, you will be well prepared to offer to solutions to these most challenging issues and be an asset within the workplace.

Why this Programme?

• This programme will enable you to develop a critical understanding of what determines whether people are healthy or not. You will explore what drives health inequalities, by examining health policies and societies through a comparative lens across high, medium and low-income countries.
• You will develop knowledge and understanding of a diverse range of issues related to health policy and practice. This will include health systems, and the social, cultural, political, commercial, economic and environmental determinants of national and international health.
• This programme offers a dynamic and flexible structure designed to empower you as both a thinker and a changemaker. You will benefit from an interdisciplinary approach, with optional courses available from the School of Social & Political Sciences and the School of Health & Wellbeing, both research leaders within respective fields.
• You will have opportunities to expand your learning outside the classroom through our connections with local authorities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international health organisations. These include the Scottish Government, the NHS, Public Health Scotland, local health boards and health improvement partnerships (eg Greater Glasgow and Clyde), WHO, UNAIDS, Unitaid, StopTB, Global Health Fund, and Gavi.
• You can gain key workplace skills and experience by taking advantage of some of our optional experiential learning opportunities. These include undertaking a collaborative dissertation to solve a real-world problem, or diving into your research potential through a Glasgow Changing Futures Fellowship, supporting research teams tackling global challenges related to healthy and equitable futures.
• You will join a diverse student cohort and meet people from all around the world, allowing you to build an international network to take into your career and life after university.
• Our optional field trip to a European city lets you see global health policy in practice and make memories with your classmates.
• Watch: Global Health Policy & Society programme overview

Information for international students

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

• 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0
• IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.