Global Health is a 31-credit Masters of Science program that will train students for careers as future leaders prepared to address real-world issues affecting the human condition.
As a student in this program, you will acquire expertise in global health. Your classmates will most likely be practicing professionals with a background in health care policies, systems, practices or clinicians and health administrators interested in increasing their knowledge and skills in the global arena.
Program Completion Timeline
- All concentration courses will be offered at least once each year to enable you to complete the program within 2.5 years.
- Although most students complete the program 2.5 years, you will be allowed up to 5 years to complete the program.
- Participants can start the program in the spring or fall term.
Our goal is to provide you with advanced knowledge and practical training so that what you learn is both relevant and applicable to your professional context. We have designed the program so that you will develop the expertise in global health that you need to succeed in positions requiring this knowledge.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion, you will be able to do the following:
- Understand the global burden of disease, and validate the health status of populations using available data.
- Examine and critically evaluate different national models or health systems for provision of healthcare and their respective effects on health and healthcare expenditure.
- Identify major social and economic determinants of health and their impacts on the access to and quality of health services and on differences in morbidity and mortality between and within countries.
- Exhibit interprofessional values and communication skills that demonstrate respect for, and awareness of, the unique cultures, values, roles/responsibilities and expertise represented by other professionals and groups that work in global health.
- Apply project management techniques throughout program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
MSGS students will leave the program prepared to address systemic problems impacting local and global communities.