The Institute for Global Health and
Development
The Institute for Global Health and Development is a multidisciplinary centre for postgraduate education and research on global health challenges in low and middle income countries .
The Institute for Global Health and Development ( IGHD ) currently offers the following courses as part of the Master ’ s programme in Global Health and Development :
• MSc Global Health
• PgCert Applied Global Health
• MSc Sexual and Reproductive Health
• MSc Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
• PgCert Health Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Within the overall structure of our master ’ s programme portfolio students can choose between our flagship MSc Global Health or the more specialised award pathways . There are also opportunities to take modules from other courses at QMU or from partner institutions in Europe through the TropEd programme .
Why QMU ?
IGHD is proud of its reputation for providing high-quality courses that draw together participants from diverse cultural , professional and academic backgrounds to share a student-centred experience emphasising mutual learning and support . Our approach is marked by a commitment to critical thinking , practice engagement and social justice :
• Critical thinking means we bring fresh insight and perspectives to situations , with our work frequently involving innovative methodologies and approaches .
• Practice engagement means that we are committed to work directly with ministries of health , international and national organisations and local communities to develop real solutions to problems .
• Social justice means that we are always particularly mindful of the needs of the most disadvantaged and ways of improving their health and wellbeing .
A distinguished history of influence
Our work in the field of global health and development has a history of more than 25 years . We delivered the first postgraduate diploma in primary health care that was aimed at participants from the global south in the UK and our portfolio of courses and focus has continued to expand .
We were established as the Centre for International Health Studies in 1993 and became the first institute of the University , the Institute for International Health and Development , in 2005 . We were recently renamed the Institute for Global Health and Development to reflect our understanding of the impact of globalisation on health and the
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