MSc Global Health at Manchester has been developed in collaboration with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Aimed at both those new to the humanitarian sector and professionals who want to update their skills, our course offers a practical means of study and an inclusive approach which mirrors the reality of interventions within a humanitarian context.
You will explore issues related to the worldwide improvement of health, the reduction of disparities, protection against global threats that disregard national borders, and specialise in Humanitarian Response.
The course is unique in bringing together the study of emergency medicine, disaster management, community health, anthropology and sociology of health and illness in an online format.
You will have access to leading multidisciplinary academics and practitioners. For example, we have a close working relationship with the charity UK-Med, which aims to improve the training and accountability of medical teams to sudden onset disasters and complex emergencies.
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his course is aimed at both those new to the Global Health and humanitarian sectors and those already in the field.
Those with work experience will be able to harness the knowledge gained from their course to progress within their field of expertise, reaching senior roles in government and non-governmental organisations.
Others will be able to use the course as a starting point to progress into careers within NGOs, national health services, civil service, academic institutions and more.
You will receive 60 credits for the successful completion of each year of the course, totalling 180 credits for the MSc award.Core units include:
• Emergency Humanitarian Assistance
• Health Systems
• Community Approaches to Health
• Research Paradigms and Processes
• Applied Research Methods
• Dissertation
Optional units include:
• Ethics, Human Rights and Health
• Mental Health in Humanitarian Sector
• Humanitarian and Conflict Response: Inquiries
• History of Humanitarian Aid
• Critical Approaches to Management of Humanitarian Operations
• Cash and Market Based Programming in Crisis Settings
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