than 500 master’s and doctoral alumni
from sub-Saharan Africa, South and East
Asia, the Middle-East, Europe and the
Americas for work in the health,
development and humanitarian sectors.
A setting for world-leading research
The Institute hosts world-leading
research in the areas of health systems,
particularly in fragile and low-income
settings, and the psychosocial wellbeing,
protection and integration of migrant,
refugee and other vulnerable
populations. In the former area our team
is heavily engaged with the UK
Department for International
Development-funded ReBUILD
consortium. ReBUILD’s work is focused
in Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Uganda and
Cambodia. Other recent and ongoing
health systems work has been funded by
the WHO, MRC, ESRC and the NIH,
addressing issues ranging from human
resources for health in Africa, to analysis
of systems resilience in the Middle-East
and strategies supporting victims of
stroke in Asia. In the last area our work is
typically with inter-governmental,
governmental and non-governmental
partners (such as UNICEF and World
Vision). Recent projects include
humanitarian situations (for example, in
Nepal, in Malawi post-floods, in Iraq) and
contexts of refugee resettlement
(including the current settlement of
Syrian refugees in Scotland).
A teaching approach emphasising
active, applied learning
The diverse background of our students
and small class size enables learning to
be interactive, with lectures and online
learning material supplemented with
in-class group work and discussion.
Assignments are diverse, and geared
towards practice applications and
facilitating extension of participants’
interests and development needs. The
active engagement of teaching staff in
applied research provides many
opportunities to illustrate issues with
contemporary field examples.
Careers Entry requirements
Our courses lead to careers in a variety
of settings. Many of our graduates are
looking to progress into higher level
technical or management positons and
others are looking for a complete change
of career. We counsel students that the
first job after study is not always the
‘perfect’ one, but that it can be an
important step in gaining experience. At
IGHD we circulate a range of job
opportunities in our partner organisations
and are often able to suggest candidates
for vacancies that our partners are
looking to fill. After this, they do very well
obtaining employment in the health or
social sectors in ministries of health,
national or local NGOs and international
organisations. Salaries are difficult to
estimate as our graduates are working in
countries as diverse as Sudan, France,
Sri Lanka and USA. Postings to
humanitarian organisations such as
Medicine Sans Frontieres or the Red
Cross/Crescent may require a substantial
salary sacrifice. However, graduates are
often interested in these due to job
satisfaction, their personal ethics and
values, or for work experience. Jobs in
this sector can range from £20,000 to
£80,000+ depending on settings and
experience. MSc Global Health
MSc Social Development and Health
MSc Sexual Reproductive Health
PgCert Applied Social Development
PgCert Health in Fragile and
Conflict-Affected States
Scholarships
International applicants may apply for a
competitive Commonwealth Scholarship.
For more information on scholarships,
see pages 82-83 and visit www.qmu.
ac.uk/study-here/fees-and-funding/
scholarships-for-new-students/
With a typical cohort size of around 25
students, our courses provide a learning
environment focusing on active learning
and interchange of ideas and views
between participants and educators.
59
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: Where your honours
degree has not been studied in English,
you will be required to provide evidence
of English language competence at no
less than IELTS 6.0 and no individual
component score below 5.5.
Full course information
can be accessed on our
website at www.qmu.ac.
uk/study-here/course-a-
z/?tab=postgraduate