• MSc in Global Health at the King's College London is offered a program for a duration of 1 year.
  • King's College London is one of the top public universities in London, United Kingdom, it is ranked #35 in QS Global World University Rankings 2023.and  ranked seventh in the UK according to The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.
  • The course is offered on a full-time basis.
  • The course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to critically reflect on health and healthcare across the world and the opportunity to apply this knowledge through an extended piece of research work at the end of the course.

    • KEY BENEFITS:

    • The Global Health programme has strong links with international partners, creating exciting opportunities for field research.
    • Course offers a broad range of global health expertise - the Department of Population Health Sciences and other parts of the School of Life Course and Population Sciences, our Global Health partnerships and departments across the university.
    • Advanced teaching delivered through an innovative combination of interactive small group work, practical classroom tasks and a focus on skills in critical thinking and analysis.
    • Enables the development of a strong interdisciplinary foundation in global health.
    • Specifically designed to focus on specialist training, to network with relevant NGOs at an early stage and to meet the needs of people working in international agencies, humanitarian organisations and NGOs.

    TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT:

    Lectures, seminars & feedback

    Self-study

    Per 15-credit taught module

    Most 15 credit modules are made up of the following:

    10 lectures of 90 minutes each

    10 seminars of 90 minutes each.

    These sessions will include a combination of the following: essay, research and presentation feedback (summative) and oral presentations (summative).

    120 hours of self-guided learning time per 15 credit module
     

    Dissertation module

    Dissertation: Draft sections and chapters or equivalent of one complete draft of dissertation (formative); final dissertation (summative).
    • Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work
    • The primary method of assessment for this course is a combination of group and individual presentations, group poster projects and coursework essays.
    • The dissertation will be assessed on an extended piece of writing.