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PGCert Global Health (online) at University of Leeds

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The PGCert Global Health is a 60-credit, fully online, part-time Postgraduate Certificate completed in eight months. It builds skills in health systems thinking, policy and governance and programme evaluation for global health and NGO roles.

Department: School of Politics and International Studies and School of Medicine (online, with Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development)  |  Duration: 8 months part-time (online)  |  Intake: March 2027; September 2027  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three 15-credit modules, Global Health Systems and Challenges, Global Health Governance and Policy, and Environment, Climate and Health, taught through pre-recorded lectures, live seminars and asynchronous activities. Each 8-week module has six weeks of teaching followed by two weeks for assessment.

Career pathways

Roles in global and public health including public health professional, global health researcher, health journalist, health policy analyst and health programme manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard entry: a 2:2 or above in any degree with honours. Professional route: a minimum of a third-class degree with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience in health, public policy (including civil service or public administration) or education; or at least 5 years of relevant professional experience in a decision-making role involving data analysis and use of qualitative or quantitative evidence. English: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component, or a degree taught in English of at least two years undergraduate or one year at Masters level.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,000 for the whole programme (2027/28). UK fee, total for the programme (same fee for UK and international students) Source

International applicants: GBP 5,000 for the whole programme (2027/28). International fee, total for the programme (same fee for UK and international students) Source

Intake: March 2027; September 2027

Duration: 8 months part-time

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