organisations such as the WHO on graduation , and others have progressed to doctoral studies .
As a graduate of the MSc Global Health you will be ideally equipped for employment as a global health practitioner , senior health manager or policy maker working in , or advising , a developing country or one in economic transition . The MSc Applied Global Health will enable you to work on programming related aspects such as monitoring and evaluation , programme design and management and developing and implementing research studies .
MSc Sexual and Reproductive Health graduates will be well equipped for employment as a global health practitioner with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health issues . Graduates have secured technical , advocacy and leadership positions with national and global programmes , addressing such issues as safe motherhood , adolescent friendly health services , health of sexual minorities , HIV treatment and prevention and FGM .
The MSc Mental Health and Psychosocial Support will equip you for employment in the health and humanitarian sectors with a particular focus on mental health and wellbeing issues for women , children and men . We anticipate that graduates from this MSc will find employment with child-focused agencies , refugee integration programmes , organisations running gender-based violence interventions in fragile settings and in programmes related work in global settings .
PgCert Health in Fragile and Conflict- Affected States graduates will have the skills and understanding that are attractive to organisations working in some of the most needy and at-risk communities in the world .
MSc Global Health
Global health is increasingly being framed as a major driver of development , international co-operation and diplomacy , both during and beyond outbreaks of infectious diseases such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . This makes it not only a very interesting field of study , but also an incredibly important one regardless of the setting you will work in .
How can societies implement more effective intervention strategies to improve access , affordability and quality of health services , especially for vulnerable populations ? Who is responsible for initiating and then delivering the strategy in a low-income setting ? The answers to most of the important questions in this field are complex and your studies will prepare you to answer them through a multidisciplinary approach . This is about gaining a truly global perspective on the state of people ’ s health , and enhancing your knowledge through a systematic examination of health problems and their determinants .
This course will be relevant to you if you are working , or planning to work , in enhancing population health in low- or middle-income settings , be this within governmental ( eg ministries of health ), non-governmental or intergovernmental organisations ( eg WHO or UN agencies ). It will equip you to work effectively at a senior level to promote the health and social wellbeing of populations through the development of effective and responsive health systems . It will orient you to issues on which Institute staff are recognised to have made world-leading research contributions , such as supporting health systems strengthening in fragile and conflict-affected states , and mental health and psychosocial support for vulnerable populations . Participants are typically drawn from a broad range of backgrounds , including physicians , nurses , allied health professions , development and humanitarian workers as well as health ministry and NGO employees .
Modules
• Global Public Health and Social Policy ( 20 credits )
• Global Health Research ( 20 credits )
• Health Systems , Services and Communities ( 20 credits )
• plus a further 60 credits from the broad range of modules available within the Institute or from other QMU courses and external universities .
IGHD elective modules include : Programme Evaluation in Global Health and Development ; Health Systems in Fragile Setting ; Project Design and Management ; Psychosocial Interventions for Displaced Populations ; Research Proposal Writing ; Qualitative Research Methods ; Global Approaches to Gender and Health ; Sexual and Reproductive Health ; Sexual Health Rights : Policy and Programming in Practice ; and a range of other elective classes available subject to student demand .
Other QMU and external university modules relate to leadership , research , advocacy and specialised fields of study such as nutrition and epidemiology .
For the MSc award the culmination of your study will be completion of a dissertation involving desk study or fieldwork on an approved topic related to global health ( 60 credits ).
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