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Global Health, Infection and Immunity MSc

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Global Health, Infection and Immunity MSc

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Duration:

      1 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time/Part Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 10,500 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 21,000

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    St George’s University London

    St George’s University London began in 1733 with the opening of St George’s Hospital. Though doctors had students even then, a formal registry of pupils was only initiated in 1752. In 1756 John Hunter, ‘the Father of Modern Surgery’, began to teach students there, followed by luminaries like Edward Jenner and Edward Wilson. The university […]

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    Course Summary

    St George’s University London’s Global Health, Infection and Immunity MSc looks at the most common causes of human disease worldwide. These include HIV, influenza and Tuberculosis, but also looks at new infectious agents and pathogens and infections in vulnerable individuals.

    You’ll become an expert on how pathogens change in response to medicines and antibiotics, becoming so called ‘superbugs’. You’ll learn about how the immune system works on the cellular and molecular level, how it works to protect from infection and what can go wrong when it is triggered inappropriately. You’ll study how infection and immunity interact, and become acquainted with the latest developments in vaccinations and immunotherapy. 

    This is a highly multidisciplinary field, and students often plan careers in such widely separated fields as Sustainable Development, Education, Humanitarian Relief and Health Policy. Some will come from a medical background, but others will have a prior education based on law, politics, the social sciences or ethics.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This is a one year program at full time, but may also be taken over 2 years at part time.

    Core Modules:

    • Global Governance for Health

    This 15 credit module looks at the national and international organisations which work to improve population health, as well as the roles and responsibilities they take on.

    • Infection and Immunity

    This 30 credit module looks at how immunology protects against infectious disease on the cellular and molecular levels, and how it sometimes fails to do so.

    • MSc Research Project

    This is a major project worth 60 credits. You’ll prepare, plan and conduct primary research as well as collect, analyse and discuss your results in a formal presentation.

    Optional Modules:

    • Antimicrobial Resistance
    • Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine
    • Culture and Mental Health
    • Global Health and Comparative Health Systems
    • Global Health Diseases
    • Global Health Ethics and Law
    • Global Health Humanities
    • Humanitarian Action and Ethics

    Research Support Modules:

    • Practical Data Analysis: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
    • Research Methods
    • Statistics

    Learning & Teaching

    The modules of this program will be delivered through lectures, course specific seminars and smaller, more interactive group sessions. You will undertake practical and laboratory sessions both individually and as part of a group, and will undertake quite a bit of self-directed study as well. Each module’s teaching style can vary, as the methods will be chosen to best convey the topics of that course and the specialties of each member of the academic staff.

    Career Possiblities

    An MSc degree in Global Health, Infection and Immunity gives you a wide range of career options. You can prepare for a specific role by selecting optional modules, but you will also garner many transferrable skills which can be applied in nearly any industry, profession or sector. Recent graduates have accepted roles as Private and Public Sector Researchers, Health and Sustainability Consultants, Policy Makers and Health Practitioners of all kinds.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 1 year MSc degree.

    Applicants must typically have achieved a 2:2 undergraduate degree in a science related subject, preferably a biomedical science. International qualifications are accepted, and can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English. This can be demonstrated with an excellent IELTS, Pearson or Cambridge English test score.  

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