MSc Global Health (Health Systems) at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The MSc Global Health (Health Systems) is a specialist pathway in the Institute for Global Health and Development's Global and Public Health framework, focusing on how health systems operate, covering health financing, accountability, governance, service delivery, workforce development and health information systems.

Faculty: Institute for Global Health and Development | Department: IGHD | Duration: 1 year full time (18 months with January start) or 2-7 years part time | Intake: September 2027, January 2028 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Health Systems in Fragile Settings and Health Systems and Policy (20 credits each), with further modules from a list including Key Concepts, Key Methods and Key Practice in Health and Development, Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health, Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Project Design and Management, and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Career pathways

Global and international health practitioner, senior health manager or policy maker working in, or advising, a low- or middle-income context or one in economic transition.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area (arts, humanities, health or social sciences); applicants without an honours degree may be considered with other relevant qualifications and/or work experience. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 6.0. Deadlines: home August/end of August (September 2027) and December (January 2028); international end of June and end of November.

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,860 a year (2027/28). Scotland/RUK/ROI. Full-time tuition per year. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,860 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition per year. Source

Intake: September 2027 / January 2028

Duration: 1 year full time (18 months with January start) or 2-7 years part time

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