Programme summary for MSc International Development and Health
About the programme
This programme explores the dynamic interlinkages between international development and health inequalities in public health access and provision across low and middle-income country contexts. Improving global health outcomes was prioritized in three of the eight Millennium Development Goals and is critical in setting the post-MDG international development agenda.
This MSc offers you the opportunity to work at the interface between international development and health to understand the causes of health related development deficits, global patterns in health and development outcomes and the roles of the different actors in improving health care provision worldwide.
The MSc provides a critical approach emphasizing building intellectually rigorous practitioner knowledge for the health and development sector of relevance to a wide range of graduates and development practitioners, healthcare professionals and administrators interested in health inequalities in low and middle-income countries, as well as an international constituency of students concerned with global expressions of development and health inclusion and exclusion.
A unique aspect of the programme is that students are encouraged to take up placement opportunities offered via collaborative links with NGOs including in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and beyond which in the past has acted as a springboard for securing future career opportunities at the international development and global health interface.
Programme structure
The programme builds on existing expertise at UEL and includes both core and optional modules from the MSc NGO and Development Management (School of Law and Social Sciences) and from MSc Public Health (Health Sport and Bioscience).
Core modules
- Development Management in the International Context
- Public Health: Policy and Strategy
- Research Methods
Optional modules
- Health Promotion: Theory and Practice
- Core Themes and Structures in Health Promotion
- Sustainability and the Commons
- Introduction to Forced Migration
- International Human Rights
- Global Environmental Politics
- Cultural Encounters in International Relations
Career opportunities
Those wishing to establish a career as a development and health specialist will be able to use this programme to achieve their professional goals as it provides the pathway for securing career opportunities in development and health planning and policy roles with development agencies, consultancies, NGOs, as well as related areas such as development planning, advocacy and policy research. For those interested in continuing in academia the programme provides strong research grounding for continuing to Ph.D. level.
Duration
One year full-time, two years part-time.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2.2 honours degree in a cognate area of study. Applicants without a relevant first degree but with substantial professional experience may be considered for admission, usually on the basis of an interview.
Start date
September 2013.
How to apply
To apply for a place on this programme, please follow the standard application process detailed here
We are now accepting applications for entry in September 2013.
For any enquiries relating to the admissions process, you need further information, or help and support with any aspect of your application please contact the Admissions Office on 020 8223 3333, or email: study@uel.ac.uk.
If you have any course content-related queries, please feel free to contact: Dr Katie Wright K.E.Wright@uel.ac.uk
Key facts
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Module fee: £1,100
- Full time fee: £6,600 per yr
International Fees
- Module fee: £1,770
- Full time fee: £10,620 per yr
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
