Global Health Studies (Online Learning)

Overview

The Global Health Studies (Online Learning) programme from The University of Edinburgh  is invoiced at course level, allowing you to pick and choose your curriculum content, and manage your learning within flexible 5 or 11 week teaching blocks, which are offered at fixed time periods across the academic calendar.

The programme is structured to equip students with a comprehensive knowledge base in various aspects of global health. 

The emphasis is on the interdisciplinary nature of the subject and this is reflected by the wide range of courses it is possible to study within the programme; given the range of courses not all will be available in any given year, you are encouraged to discuss your area of interest with the Programme Director during the application process.

Possible subjects include:

• Animal health

• Biodiversity

• Ecology and conservation

• Global citizenship

• Global health and our modern disease landscape

• Water and sanitation

Career opportunities

We value interdisciplinary debate on our courses and effective, professional communication skills form an important part of the outcomes of the programme.

Graduates can use their qualification to enhance their career prospects in international and national organisations that manage global health issues.

Accreditation

Mission

As a world-leading centre of academic excellence we aim to:

• Enhance our position as one of the world’s leading research and teaching universities and to measure our performance against the highest international standards
• Provide the highest quality learning and teaching environment for the greater wellbeing of our students
• Produce graduates fully equipped to achieve the highest personal and professional standards
• Make a significant, sustainable and socially responsible contribution to Scotland, the UK and the world, promoting health and economic and cultural wellbeing.

As a great civic university, Edinburgh especially values its intellectual and economic relationship with the Scottish community that forms its base and provides the foundation from which it will continue to look to the widest international horizons, enriching both itself and Scotland.