partnership between the global north and south to address this . Since our establishment , we have equipped more than 500 Master ’ s and doctoral alumni from sub-Saharan Africa , South and East Asia , the Middle-East , Europe and the Americas for work in the health , development and humanitarian sectors .
A setting for world-leading research
The Institute hosts world-leading research in the following two areas :
• Health systems , particularly in fragile and low income settings - our team is heavily engaged with the UK Department for International Development-funded ReBUILD consortium . ReBUILD ’ s work is focused in Sierra Leone , Zimbabwe , Uganda and Cambodia . Other recent and ongoing health systems work has been funded by the WHO , MRC , ESRC , NIHR and the NIH , addressing issues ranging from human resources for health in Africa , to analyses of systems resilience in the Middle East and systems approaches to improving infection prevention & control practices at clinic level .
• The psychosocial wellbeing , protection and integration of migrant , refugee and other vulnerable populations — our work is typically with inter-governmental , governmental and nongovernmental partners ( such as UNICEF and World Vision ). Recent projects include examining strategies to support mental health and well-being in humanitarian situations and contexts of refugee resettlement and contexts of refugee resettlement ( including the current settlement of Syrian refugees in Scotland ).
A teaching approach emphasising active , applied learning
The diverse background of our students and small class size enables learning to be interactive , with lectures and online learning material supplemented with in-class group work and discussion . Assignments are varied and geared towards practice applications and facilitating extension of participants ’ interests and development needs . The active engagement of teaching staff in applied research provides many opportunities to illustrate issues with contemporary field examples .
With a typical cohort size of around 15-20 students , our courses provide a learning environment focusing on active learning and the interchange of ideas and views between participants and educators .
Careers
Our courses lead to careers in a variety of settings . Many of our graduates are looking to progress into higher-level technical or management positions and others are looking for a complete change of career . We counsel students that the first job after study is not always the ‘ perfect ’ one , but that it can be an important step in gaining experience . At IGHD we circulate a range of job opportunities in our partner organisations and are often able to suggest candidates for vacancies that our partners are looking to fill . After this , they do very well at obtaining employment in the health or social sectors in ministries of health , national or local NGOs and international organisations . Salaries are difficult to estimate as our graduates are working in countries as diverse as Sudan , France , Sri Lanka and USA . Postings to humanitarian organisations such as Medicine Sans Frontieres or the Red Cross / Crescent may require a substantial salary sacrifice . However , graduates are often interested in these due to job satisfaction , their personal ethics and values , or for work experience . Jobs in this sector can range from £ 20,000 to £ 80,000 + depending on settings and experience .
Scholarships
International applicants may apply for a competitive Commonwealth Scholarship . For more information on scholarships , see pages 174-175 and visit : www . qmu . ac . uk / study-here / fees-and-funding / scholarships-for-new-students /
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