Continuing-education Master Global Health at University of Bonn

Global Health is an interdisciplinary field that aims to improve health and health equity worldwide. In addition to the classic challenges of infection, malnutrition and inadequate health care, new challenges, such as antibiotic resistance, the increase in lifestyle-related diseases, migration and the climate crisis are increasingly being addressed.

Duration: 2 semesters (1 year)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught; continuing-education master (weiterbildender Master)  |  Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester) and Sommersemester (summer semester)  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students acquire knowledge and understanding in the areas of global health, global clinical care, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, infectious disease prevention and control, healthcare systems, development policy and humanitarian aid, food security, One Health, risk assessment and management and Sustainable Development Goals in this interdisciplinary program. Interdisciplinary approaches allow the health implications of different circumstances to be analyzed and compared, especially in resource-poor settings. The ultimate objective is for students to be able to make decisions about the appropriateness of health interventions based on scientific findings while taking environmental, socio-cultural, political, economic and ethical factors into account.

Career pathways

Coordination in the area of healthcare at international institutions and organizations (e.g. WHO in the UN system, World Bank, UNEP and UNICEF or global programs such as GFATM and GAVI), in national healthcare systems (public authorities, ministries, healthcare facilities), development cooperation (e.g. GIZ)

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