MSc PG Cert PG Dip Global Health & Social Justice

The growing movement for global health seeks to address inequalities in mortality, disease, disability, and medical care internationally. Global health is also about recognizing and responding to causes of disease that cross national borders and role of global institutions. This innovative MSc programme is designed for individuals seeking advanced skills in the critical analysis of the drivers of global health inequalit

• An emphasis on applying critical reasoning skills for analysis, research, policy development and the ethical assessment of health and disease inequalities.
• Exposure to the central issues in global health including health measurements, global governance, social determinants of health, global health ethics, philanthro-capitalism, and cost-effective analysis.
• Taught by internationally recognised experts across disciplines including public health, sociology, anthropology, cultural geography, gerontology, philosophy and political science within a world-leading Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine.
• Taught in the heart of London, at the Strand Campus on the banks of the Thames, with access to organizations and agencies relevant to global health and to London’s key cultural activities.

The appalling inequities in mortality, disease, disability, and medical care between, and within, countries and global regions result from a complex mix of social, economic and political factors. Medical and health care advances are often extending the healthy lives of the wealthy few, yet millions sicken and die for want of basic health and social facilities, often hampered by ineffective and non-responsive political systems.

From the World Health Organization to multiple NGOs, global pharmaceutical companies and the new generation of philanthropists, the global health movement is growing. It is challenged by a variety of grass roots movements that start from different premises and advocate very different practices of intervention. Improving global health requires a new generation of individuals who understand the many complex dimensions of health, healthcare, and global institutions and processes as well as who can reason ethically about the many difficult moral dilemmas present.

We are still accepting applications for this programme. Please apply as soon as possible to secure a place for 2014. International applications must be received before 31 July to allow sufficient time for visa processing.