This MSc considers the social determinants that drive inequalities and looks at how public health policy-making and practice at a local, national and international level can promote progressive social change and health for all.
– Make a contribution to addressing global health challenges
– Specialise in areas like trade in health, global burden of disease, evidence-based policy making, pharmaceuticals and clinical trials, the anthropology of health, and ethics
– Learn from a multidisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical academics
– Study on our campus in east London
You’ll explore a diverse range of disciplines including anthropology, gender studies, health economics, epidemiology, sociology and political science. You’ll also receive training on diverse research methods in Global Health. Our graduates make significant contributions to address contemporary global health challenges and related policy making. Additionally, you’ll focus on the social determinants of health; the interface between politics and policy; a concern for social justice; and primary care acting as a platform for effective public health action. This will lead you towards multidisciplinary analysis that includes sociology, anthropology, economics, law, geography as well as public health medicine.
Queen Mary University of London’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is comprised of two renowned and prestigious teaching hospitals: St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London. Both continue to make an outstanding contribution to modern medicine and together have been consistently ranked among the top five institutions in the UK for medicine.
You will be taught with a mixture of lectures and small group seminars. The seminars are designed to generate discussion around set topics, and may involve student presentations, group exercises and role-play. Teaching will take place on Whitechapel Campus. You will also have the opportunity to participate in public health conferences.
We have collaborations with organisations around the world to help with research, teaching, policy development, and community engagement, and we encourage students to get involved in our local and international work.
This course is based at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, which delivers internationally recognised research and teaching in population health. The Wolfson Institute is a part of Queen Mary University of London’s faculty of medicine and dentistry.
The work of our researchers and educators has had a significant impact on lives across the world. We provide integrated teaching and training opportunities delivered by leaders in the field. By sharing knowledge and pushing the boundaries of research, we will continue to advance population health and preventive medicine on a global scale.
Queen Mary is a member of the Russell Group of leading research universities in the UK and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry proudly holds an Athena Swan Gold Award in recognition of our commitment to gender equality.
Entry requirements
The minimum entry requirement for our MSc degrees will be 360 credits i.e. at least three years of completed study on the MBBS/BDS/Veterinary course, or a prior BSc degree. Entry is conditional upon you successfully passing all academic and clinical components of your current year (third or fourth year) of the MBBS programme. In order to intercalate you must not have any outstanding resit exams in your MBBS degree. You will need to provide evidence in the form of an official transcript to show years 1 to 3 or 1 to 4 have been successfully passed.