Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research (Part Time, Online)

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for entry in 2023-24 on POstgraduate Diploma for Global Health Research

Degree-level qualifications

The course is open to applicants without a degree, however they will need to provide evidence of at least three years’ suitable work experience, including experiential learning, to a standard that broadly equates to a strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours. Suitable work experience may include nursing, pharmacy, laboratory, community health worker, work in policy, regulatory agency, department of health, or work in the pharma industry.

Interviews will take place via video conferencing software. Interviews will be conducted by a panel. Each interview will last approximately 10 minutes and interviewees will have an opportunity to ask any questions they may have about the course.

Months of entry

October

Course content

The Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research is a part-time taught programme, delivered entirely online over four terms (14 months). The course is designed for those involved in the funding, design, delivery or regulation of research in global health. It will equip students with a thorough understanding of the steps and processes required to conduct high quality and ethically framed studies within the contextual realities of resource constrained settings.

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

This highly practical qualification can facilitate real impact at a local level for the healthcare settings in which our target students are located, importantly and uniquely across the whole spectrum of health research. It will cover the challenges of working in low resource settings with vulnerable populations and consider all the regulatory and ethical requirements, alongside robust study design and operational delivery. It will teach how to plan such studies from setting the research question to taking research findings into practice.

This programme is a postgraduate course for professionals who are able to learn from the programme and add value to the learning experience of all participants by sharing their own practical experiences. Accordingly, this programme is designed for learners who are able to reflect on and learn from their own experiences.

We welcome students diverse in gender, geography, academic and professional backgrounds. All of this will provide a variety of perspectives and approaches which will enrich the learning environment.

The postgraduate diploma is very different from all other courses for two key reasons:

Firstly, it refers entirely to health issues specific to diseases of poverty in low-resource countries.

Secondly, this is an operational and highly applied course that covers the steps needed to set up studies across all types of health research, including and importantly beyond clinical trials.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This postgraduate diploma aims to enhance knowledge and raise standards of professionals working in health research in a global context so they can work in teams and lead successful and high-quality research studies. Students will be equipped to implement best research practices, typically in low resource settings. The core objective is to prepare students to resolve difficult challenges by providing them with tools, skills and knowledge to generate high quality, safe and ethical evidence, and to inculcate in them the competence and ambition to become leaders in health research.

PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this programme, successful graduates will be able to:

• Design and implement high quality, ethical, health research studies in a global health setting.

• Translate their research into new guidelines, policies, best practices or recommendations.

• Effectively manage data throughout the life cycle of a research study, from data gathering to analysis, presentation and sharing.

• Practice research with consideration of its broader community and societal impact.

Information for international students

This programme is entirely online, and is indeed the first programme in Oxford to be designed to be delivered online for its entire 4 terms.

Candidates can apply from any location, country or continent and will be able participate fully on the Diploma programme.

A degree is not necessary to apply for the programme, see details above and on the application pages: PGDip in Global Health Research | University of Oxford

All applicants must pay the £75 application fee, including those applying for or awarded scholarships, except those eligible for one of the following waiver schemes:

a) Those resident in a low-income country, as long as they meet the entry requirements and would not otherwise be able to pay the fee. A list of the countries and further information is available HERE: Declaration and payment | Application Guide | University of Oxford.

b) Those who received a high level of financial support for their UK undergraduate degree. For further information on eligibility and how to apply, please see the HERE: Declaration and payment | Application Guide | University of Oxford

c) Refugees and displaced persons, as long as they meet the entry requirements. Applicants should answer the relevant questions in the application form to declare their status and those eligible will not go via the payment screens when submitting the application.

Fees and funding

Annual fees for entry in 2023-24

Assessment