Biomedical Sciences - International Public Health Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Overview

In the Biomedical Sciences - International Public Health programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , you will have a broad understanding of current and future challenges in international public health, their main causes, and applied and potential interventions.

You will gain specialised knowledge of relevant concepts from various disciplines, including epidemiology, policy science, anthropology, management studies, biomedical sciences and health sciences.

You will have the ability to conduct scientific research in the field of international public health, and to critically assess the results.

You will also specialise in one of the subjects within the field of International Public Health. And, you will understand current theory and the key research questions in this field and recognise the scientific and social relevance of this subject area.

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Having completed the Master's programme in Biomedical Sciences, your career prospects are broad and promising.

The societal specialisations will make you well prepared for a scientific position outside the standard domain of laboratory research, such as a career as a consultant, policy maker, manager, communications officer, scientific researcher or Biology teacher, and more. This could be at a university, research institute, government, industry, non-governmental or international organisation.