MSc Global Health Policy at University of Bristol

Programme overview

This programme equips you to address health equity and resilience in a changing world by analysing global health policy challenges and solutions. You will learn to design and evaluate sustainable, equitable policies, while exploring how evidence, power and policy shape global health. It combines interdisciplinary social science perspectives with practical policy analysis.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences | Department: School for Policy Studies | Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme consists of six taught units plus a dissertation OR a work-based applied research project, giving you a balance of structured breadth and independent depth. Five units (including the dissertation/applied research project) are mandatory, and two options for you to focus on policy areas that connect with your interests, experience and career plans. Teaching Block 1 Three mandatory units (20 credit points each) focus on broad conceptual and theoretical topics: Power, Politics and Global Health Social and Commercial Determinants of Health Research Methods.

Career pathways

The programme will enhance your future career prospects by ensuring that you not only learn theoretical concepts but also develop the ability to apply policy analysis tools and research methods in real-world settings. You will build strong methodological foundations while combining these with in-depth knowledge of global health policy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will typically need a strong second-class honours degree (55% or higher) or an international equivalent in any subject. We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. English language: profile level C.

Domestic applicants: GBP 18,700 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

International applicants: GBP 32,700 a year (2027/28). full-time per year; 2027 entry, subject to annual review. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/start-application/

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