GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    GLOBAL HEALTH
  • Qualification awarded:
    Master (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    60,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    1
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Face-to-face
MANAGEMENT:
  • Casamitjana Badia, Núria

  • Plasència Taradach, Antoni

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

- Graduates in health sciences, social sciences and related disciplines (life sciences, economics, sociology, anthropology, etc.) with an interest in a multidisciplinary global approach to the major challenges of world health.
- Health professionals and professionals in related areas.
- Employees of NGOs, foundations, public-private partnerships and aid agencies.
- Civil servants and academics wishing to broaden their knowledge of global health.

Admission requirements:
- The student must hold a pre-EHEA degree, a bachelor's degree or an equivalent university qualification.
- Because the master's degree is taught entirely in English, students with other primary languages must be able to prove that they have a sufficient level of English, either by submitting certification or during the selection interview.
- Students should submit a detailed CV and statement of interest in the course.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To analyse the factors that have a bearing on global health.
- To understand the complex relationships between health and other disciplines such as economics, political sciences, epidemiology and environmental sciences.
- To learn to develop effective and sustainable solutions that contribute to improving health in a globalized world.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • 9.600,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    1/8/2018
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    9/14/2018
  • Classes begin:
    9/18/2018
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Facultat de Medicina (UB)
  • Address:
    C/ Casanova 143 Campus Casanova
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    secretariamedicina@ub.edu
  • Webpage:
    http://www.ub.edu/medicina
  • Telephone:
    934 035 258
  • Fax:
    934 035 254
  • Observations:
    classes will preferably be held in the morning, from 9 p.m. to 1.30 p.m (some sessions and seminars, depending on the subject, may be taught in the afternoon, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.).
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona - ISGlobal
  • Address:
    C/ Rosselló 132, 7a Campus Casanova
    08036 Barcelona
    Espanya
  • Email address:
    formacion@isglobal.org
  • Webpage:
    http://www.mastersaludglobal.org
  • Telephone:
    +34 932 271 886
  • Fax:
    +34 932 271 821
  • Observations:
    from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m (office hours).