MSc Global Health (Disaster Management)

University of Manchester

Course overview

• Study the worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities and protection against global threats.

• Cover topics such as emergency medicine, disaster management, community health, anthropology, and sociology of health and illness.

• Benefit from insights from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), collaborators on the content of this course.

• Develop knowledge and understanding of health challenges in disaster and conflict contexts.

• Study via distance learning without leaving home or interrupting your career.

• Benefit from the expertise of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, including a decade of online teaching.

Course description

MSc Global Health at Manchester has been developed in collaboration with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Aimed at both those new to the humanitarian sector and professionals who want to update their skills, our course offers a practical means of study and an inclusive approach which mirrors the reality of interventions within a humanitarian context.

You will explore issues related to the worldwide improvement of health, the reduction of disparities, protection against global threats that disregard national borders, and specialise in Disaster Management.

The course is unique in bringing together the study of emergency medicine, disaster management, community health, anthropology and sociology of health and illness in an online format.

You will have access to leading multidisciplinary academics and practitioners. For example, we have a close working relationship with the charity UK-Med, which aims to improve the training and accountability of medical teams to sudden onset disasters and complex emergencies.

Career opportunities

This course is aimed at both those new to the Global Health and humanitarian sectors and those already in the field.

Those with work experience will be able to harness the knowledge gained from their course to progress within their field of expertise, reaching senior roles in government and non-governmental organisations.

Others will be able to use the course as a starting point to progress into careers within NGOs, national health services, civil service, academic institutions and more.