Master's degree programme in Global Health, Crisis and Disaster Management, Master of Health Care

Master's degree programme in Global Health, Crisis and Disaster Management, Master of Health Care is a Masters program taught at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years 6 months) options.

Laurea University of Applied Sciences’ Master’s degree programme in Global Health, Crisis and Disaster Management is for health and social care professionals. It focuses on global health, applied epidemiology, disaster preparedness, and disaster response and mitigation. The programme is grounded in the WHO–ASPHER framework, the Triple Nexus approach and Planetary Health.

The degree is 90 ECTS credits. Laurea delivers it through blended learning at Tikkurila Campus in Vantaa, with monthly face-to-face days and online study. The programme follows Laurea’s Learning by Developing model. Students complete programme-specific core studies, joint core studies, complementary studies, and a master’s thesis that is typically carried out in the student’s own workplace or with a partner organisation.

Laurea says the programme builds expertise for roles in global health, disaster preparedness and response, infection prevention and control, applied epidemiology, health policy and governance, crisis management, and research, evaluation or consultancy in development cooperation, humanitarian assistance and peacebuilding.

Modules

• Global Health Promotion and Safeguarding Health
• Global Health Governance, Regulations and Policies
• Applied Epidemiology
• Disaster Preparedness, Response and Mitigation
• Joint core studies
• Complementary studies
• Master’s thesis

The minimum requirements for admission in Master's degree programme in Global Health, Crisis and Disaster Management, Master of Health Care at Laurea University of Applied Sciences for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Laurea University of Applied Sciences.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Laurea University of Applied Sciences as pre-requiste for admission in Master's degree programme in Global Health, Crisis and Disaster Management, Master of Health Care.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Bachelor’s degree in health care (nursing, public health, physiotherapy, rehabilitation) or social services
• 2 years of relevant work experience after the prior degree

Please check detail of study units at https://opintopolku.fi/konfo/en/koulutus/1.2.246.562.13.00000000000000012784

• Global health expert in public agencies, international organisations (WHO, ECDC, UN agencies) or NGOs
• Disaster preparedness and response coordinator
• Infection prevention and control (IPC) lead
• Applied epidemiologist
• Health policy or governance advisor
• Crisis management manager in health and social care organisations
• Researcher, evaluator or consultant in development cooperation, humanitarian assistance and peacebuilding

6 fully funded scholarships are listed for Finland. See Finland scholarships.