Teaching & Modules
Teaching methods - what to expect
Lectures
Seminars
Self-Study
Assessment
- Coursework
- Written/practical examinations
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written /practical examinations.
Modules
Year
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.
Required Modules:
- Conflict & Health (15 credits)
- Global Burden of Disease (15 credits)
- Global Health in Local Practice (15 credits)
- Health Systems and Policy (15 credits)
- International Development and Health (15 credits)
- Project in Global Health (30 credits)
- Research Methodology in Global Health (15 credits)
The following table gives an idea of the contact and self-study time allocation you might expect from a typical academic year.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work. You will study 120 credits during the academic year, which equates to 1,200 theoretical hours of learning.
| Module | Lectures (hours) | Seminars and tutorials (hours) | Practical/lab work (hours) | Private study (hours) |
| Global Burden of Disease | 12 | 18 | - | 120 |
| Research Methodology in Global Health | 10 | 20 | - | 120 |
| International Development & Health | 12 | 18 | - | 120 |
| Global Health in Local Practice | 12 | 18 | - | 120 |
| Conflict & Health | 12 | 18 | - | 120 |
| Health Systems & Policy | 12 | 18 | - | 120 |
| Project in Global Health | 5 | 10 | 5 | 280 |
Optional Modules
By availability and agreement as substitute to a module above.
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
29 March 2026