Guy’s Campus
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Overview
Global Health intercalated BSc course equips medical students with the knowledge and skills to critically engage with global health issues. Students will benefit from exploring social, political, economic and anthropological perspectives on the main challenges faced in providing healthcare across the globe.
Key benefits
- The course covers the global burden of disease, health systems and policy, conflict, global health in local practice, international development, and research methods.
- You will explore current trends and cutting- edge research working alongside international experts at a leading research institution.
- Designed for medics, veterinarian students and dentists who wish to pursue a career with an international focus, or work in development, policy or humanitarian relief.
- Opportunities to carry out research projects offering you an in-depth understanding of the realities of health work in low-income countries.
- Graduates have published their BSc project research, and some have gone on to present their research at conferences.
Course essentials
Despite unprecedented medical advances, there continue to be vast inequalities in access to health and healthcare around the world.
Communicable diseases travel rapidly across national borders, while chronic diseases are a serious threat to the health of populations in developed and developing countries. Conflict and natural disasters cause death and injury and limit access to healthcare in already impoverished regions. You will benefit from a multidisciplinary approach, exploring social, political, economic and anthropological perspectives on the main challenges faced in providing healthcare across the globe.
A unique feature of this course is our partnership with capacity-building projects which will provide you with insights into the realities of health work in low-income countries. Previously, students have had the opportunity to conduct research projects with our partnerships in Somaliland and Sierra Leone.
Applications for this programme will open on 1 October 2026.
Key Information
UCAS code:
Not applicable. Intercalated programme.
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline:
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