Overview

The Global Health and Crisis Management Master's Degree programme from Laurea University of Applied Sciences is largely based on evidence, global and international models, and best practices in addition to expert experiences from the fields.

The most important areas of generic competencies include ethical awareness, research and development methods, and communication in a multidisciplinary team, management, development, and leadership.

Global Health studies are based on global needs. You are provided with general research and development competencies to work in developing, low- and middle-income countries.

Careers

During your studies in the Global Health and Crisis Management Master’s degree programme, new career doors will open. You will have the opportunity to work as an expert within the fields of global health, infection prevention and control, health service evaluation, emergency, and crisis management.

There are potential working roles research and development projects, in missions of public, private, and non-profit sector organizations, and in business life as entrepreneurs and consultants.For example, the graduates of this programme are working as full- time workers or delegates of their background organization, at reception centres, among immigrants, at the non-governmental global, international, and Finnish organizations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Global Health Policies and Models

Global Health Promotion

Research Methods in Health Care

Development and Management in Global Health

Global Health Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-18 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

International Development Health Administration Emergency & Disaster Management View 8 other Masters in Health Administration in Finland

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

the Finnish general upper secondary school syllabus and/or the Finnish Matriculation examination;

an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma;
a Reifeprüfung (RP) Diploma or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree;
a European Baccalaureate Diploma (EB);
a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification with a scope of 120 credit units or 180 credit points, or a comparable previous Finnish vocational qualification with a minimum scope of 80 credit units;
a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma.

Tuition Fee

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International

10000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10000 EUR per year during 18 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 18 months.

Living costs for Vantaa

750 - 1150 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Grants are intended for students paying yearly tuition fee in accordance with the grant fund regulations. The grants are provided to students applying for them provided that the student has completed at least 60 ECTS that count towards their degree programme in the previous academic year ending on 31st July. The size of any grant is to be at most equivalent to 10% of the yearly tuition fee.