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Study Details: 3 years
With over 8 billion people on earth and rising, how can we all live well without compromising the life support systems of our planet?
This unique and cutting-edge programme will enable you to tackle global problems in a multidisciplinary way. It will equip you to address causes, consider preventative approaches, and implement suitable responses.
We live in an increasingly complex, often contradictory, fast-changing world:
Climate change, natural disasters, political instability, conflict and wars, mixed in with overpopulation, poverty and underinvestment in low-income countries, are leading to a range of challenges on a scale and at a frequency not experienced before.
Challenges of migrating and vulnerable populations, emerging and re-emerging diseases, humanitarian crises and unprecedented urban development need a multidisciplinary approach with sustainability at the heart of it.
Our MSc Global Challenges is a multi-level online programme that offers distinct qualifications following successful completion of each of the three stages. It comprises three postgraduate certificates, which together give you a lens on the drivers and causes of the different global crises we are facing, and strategies and tools to implement solutions and work in partnership with those who are leading change.
A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
See our website for fees
This programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed for work with:
The transferable skills you gain in areas such as communication and research will give you an edge in the employment market, whatever your career.
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
OR
Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
OR
Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Ecosystem Values and Management
Global Environment Challenges
AND
Group B
Select exactly 20 credits in this group.
MSc Global Challenges Electives
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Displacement and Development (ODL)
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (PG)
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
Migration and Health
Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
Dynamics of African Development
Leadership and Management in Public Health
Nutrition for Food Security
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September
Notes:
To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PgCerts) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective courses. The PgCerts can be studied in any order, but you must complete one before moving onto another. Each PgCert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc).
You will complete 1 PgCert per year and subsequently complete the MSc within 3 years.
Students in final year who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to undertake a SLICC (Student-Led Individually Created Course) instead of an elective (20 credits).
There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
OR
Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
OR
Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Ecosystem Values and Management
Global Environment Challenges
AND
Group B
Select exactly 20 credits in this group.
MSc Global Challenges Electives
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Displacement and Development (ODL)
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (PG)
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
Migration and Health
Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
Dynamics of African Development
Leadership and Management in Public Health
Nutrition for Food Security
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September
Notes:
To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PgCerts) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective courses. The PgCerts can be studied in any order, but you must complete one before moving onto another. Each PgCert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc).
You will complete 1 PgCert per year and subsequently complete the MSc within 3 years.
Students in final year who meet the eligibility criteria may apply to undertake a SLICC (Student-Led Individually Created Course) instead of an elective (20 credits).
There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 40 credits in this group.
Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
OR
Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Global Health Challenges: An Introduction
Evaluation of Global Health & Development Programmes
OR
Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Ecosystem Values and Management
Global Environment Challenges
AND
Group B
Select exactly 20 credits in this group.
MSc Global Challenges Electives
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.
Displacement and Development (ODL)
Sustainability and Social Responsibility (PG)
Maternal and Child Health in a Global Context
Migration and Health
Global Challenges in Healthy Ageing
Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)
Dynamics of African Development
Leadership and Management in Public Health
Nutrition for Food Security
Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
Making science relevant to policy and decision-making
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