MSC Global Health Disaster Management
Introduction
MSC Global Health Disaster Management is a Masters program taught at University of Manchester, UK. Intake: JanuarySeptember. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (MSc 3 years) options.
The University of Manchester MSc Global Health (Disaster Management) develops skills and knowledge in global health issues and the ability to respond to complex challenges such as conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks, health inequalities, and humanitarian emergencies. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines perspectives from humanitarian studies, disaster studies, emergency medicine, community health, and the anthropology of health and illness. You can tailor your studies through three specialist pathways: Emergency Medical Response, Humanitarian Response, or Disaster Management.
Manchester delivers the MSc as flexible part-time distance learning with recorded lectures, discussion boards, group work, online chat, tutor question and answer sessions, and peer-to-peer feedback and assessment.
The course begins with an online induction session and includes academic and pastoral support offered online by the programme director, course leaders, teaching assistants, and a programme administrator for day-to-day enquiries.
For the MSc, you study for three years, complete four course units in Years 1 and 2, and submit a dissertation for Year 3, with all assessments taking place online.
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in MSC Global Health Disaster Management at University of Manchester for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by University of Manchester.
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Manchester as pre-requiste for admission in MSC Global Health Disaster Management.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Academic entry qualification: We require a Lower Second Class Bachelor's degree or the overseas equivalent, although each application is judged on its own merits and exceptions to this entry requirement may be made. Applicants who do not have a Bachelor's degree or the overseas equivalent may apply if they can demonstrate (via a personal statement) that they can communicate clearly, are highly motivated, and have experience of prior learning.
An overall grade of7.0 in IELTS with7.0 in writing an noskillbelow 6.5is required or 100+ in the TOEFL iBTwith a minimum writing score of 25 and no skill below 22.
Courses Units
Please check detail of study units at https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/21349/msc-global-health-disaster-management
More Information
An overall grade of7.0 in IELTS with7.0 in writing an noskillbelow 6.5is required or 100+ in the TOEFL iBTwith a minimum writing score of 25 and no skill below 22.
Scholarships
85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.