Global Health Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Overview

The Global Health programme from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine offers three pathways Master of Science (MSc – 180 credits), Postgraduate Diploma (120 Credits) or Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) that bring a multidisciplinary global context of health to develop transferable skills, competencies for health impact and lifelong learning.

Key facts

• With global health inequalities at an all-time high, and issues like population growth and climate change intensifying the situation, it's clear that as an international community, we need to take action.

• Specialising in global health will set you up to step up and lead, providing essential technical support, addressing the social determinants of health and decreasing the shared burden of global disease.

• Boosting your skills in this critical field will give you the tools to change lives and help tackle some of the biggest challenges faced by humanity.

What will I get out of it?

This programme centres around five global health priorities, identified in close consultation with employers, experts and global health agencies:

• Addressing global health inequalities through workforce development

• Leadership in health systems improvements

• Facilitating universal health coverage

• Promoting gender equity

• Creating meaningful partnerships for global health

Careers

• This programme will support you to take on consultancy, management and advocacy roles in disease control, disease prevention, health system management, research or education. 

• It will open up employment opportunities at high-profile organisations including Public Health England, the United Nations and the World Health Organization, as well as aid agencies, universities and non-governmental organisations.