StudyQA — Master: Global Health Geographies — Queen Mary University of London

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We live in a world of remarkable health challenges: from emerging infections and non-communicable diseases to weak health systems and uneven access to medicines. In meeting these challenges, it is abundantly clear that improving global health requires a critical understanding of the complex interplay between health, politics and social and spatial inequalities in wealth and power. In this new programme, students explore the contested terrain of global health politics in theory and practice. Combining advanced geographical analysis of pressing global health concerns with jointly-taught modules from experts in the Global Health Unit, at the QMUL Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, this degree equips a new generation of critical scholars to tackle the moral, ethical and political challenges of global health today.

This programme:

provides you with a detailed understanding of global health debates, agendas, politics and practices in a variety of geographical and historical contexts
encourages you to examine pressing global health challenges in light of the significant conceptual, methodological and empirical contributions of critical geographical scholarship
involves unique multi-disciplinary teaching from internationally recognised global health experts that permits students to craft a programme of study that furthers their own academic or professional interests.

Become part of QMUL Geography

Research excellence: Almost 80 per cent of the School’s research outputs (books and articles) are rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) placing it 5th in the UK for this measure. Scores increased across all areas and the School is ranked joint 11th for geography in the UK overall. Joining the School of Geography places you alongside academics that are actively developing and challenging contemporary thinking in this field.
Employability: Students completing this programme will be well-placed to enter governmental, non-governmental organisations, civil society, and academic research roles.
Field-based research: Students receive tailored research supervision and training suitable to their individual research interests. They will also be able to participate in a fieldtrip to Geneva, Switzerland to further develop field research skills. *
Twilight teaching: Some optional modules will include evening classes (5-7pm) and intensive teaching periods will condense required attendance. Small group teaching will provide students the unique opportunity to work closely with leading academics in this field of study.
Capital location: We're a School that cares about the world beyond the university, working with a range of community groups, artists, cultural and heritage institutions and policy makers, particularly here in east London. Our passion is to demonstrate through research and teaching the intellectual and political significance of geographical research and understanding. We encourage our students to become part of this vibrant intellectual culture.

Core modules:

Critical Geographies of Global Health (30 credits)
Dissertation of 15,000 words (60 credits)
Researching Global Health and Biomedicine (30 credits)

Compulsory modules:

Geographical Thought and Practice (30 credits)
ONE module from: Health Inequalities and the Social Determinants of Health; Health Systems, Economics and Policy (15 credits)
ONE module from: Advanced Social Determinants of Health; Globalisation and Health Systems; Public Health, International Law and Governance; Human Rights and Public Health; Gender, Sexuality and Health; Ecological Public Health; Anthropologies of Global Health (15 credits)

Fieldwork

The module, ‘Researching Global Health and Biomedicine’, includes the opportunity to travel to Geneva, Switzerland on fieldwork to visit institutions and meet individuals involved in the shaping of global health politics. The dissertation can include fieldwork conducted in the UK or overseas. *

Requirements

An upper second class honours degree or higher in a relevant subject from a UK university (or an equivalent international qualification), together with two supportive references, at least one of which must be academic. Relevant work experience may also be taken into account.
IELTS 7.0
Degree transcripts. Please provide a transcript of your degree(s). If you have not yet completed your degree please provide a transcript of your results achieved to date.
If your degree was from an overseas institution, you should supply a transcript of your marks for each year of your studies and a copy of your degree certificate together with a certified translation if the document is not in English. Please note that original documentation will be required before you enrol. International applicants are also advised to include high school transcripts
Please provide the contact details of two referees, at least one reference must be from an academic referee who is in a position to comment on the standard of your academic work and suitability for postgraduate level study. Where appropriate, a second referee can provide comment on your professional experience.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)/ Resume
Statement of purpose. Your statement of purpose should explain why you want to study your chosen programme and how it will help your life and career. This should typically be one side of A4 paper.