Overview

Global Health (Health Systems) from Queen Margaret University, you’ll develop the skills to understand how health systems work, why they succeed or struggle, and what can be done to strengthen them.

Key facts

You’ll dig into the big questions: Who funds and who governs health systems? How can they be made more accountable, inclusive, and resilient? What happens when systems face conflict, climate shocks, or forced displacement, and what needs to be done in the wake of these crises?

In addition to the shared modules that all IGHD postgraduate students take in the autumn semester, you’ll take two pathway-specific modules that bring these health systems issues to life: Health Systems and Policy and Health Systems in Fragile Settings.

The health systems pathway is ideal if you want to be part of designing, managing, or supporting stronger, fairer health systems—whether through government, NGOs, humanitarian organisations, or multilateral agencies, including WHO, UNICEF, and other multilateral agencies. By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to lead, support, or influence health system reforms that make a real impact in people’s lives.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Systems in Fragile Settings
Health Systems and Policy
Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Gender and Sexual Health Rights in Action
Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Musselburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK honours degree or equivalent from a relevant subject area (arts, humanities, health or social sciences). Students without an honours degree may be considered if they have other relevant qualifications and/or appropriate work experience.
International students: You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score less than 6.0.

Tuition Fees

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19860 GBP / year

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8860 GBP / year

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