Fees and funding

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2026, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • MSc (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £14,700
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £34,700
  • MSc (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £7,350
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £17,350
  • PGDip (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £11,800
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,700
  • PGDip (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £5,900
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,850

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for international students for the course duration at the year of entry).

For general fees information please visit postgraduate fees .Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1,000 towards their tuition fees or provide a sponsor letter (which the Tuition Fees Team must first confirm), before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the fees and funding page.

Course unit details:
Global Health and Epidemiology

Course unit fact file
Unit code MEDN68642
Credit rating 15
Unit level FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The purpose of this unit is to understand the context of disease within the population; what factors influence spread and impact of infection within and between a communities; what control measures are required to control and prevent outbreaks of disease within and between communities; what global factors are important in influencing public health and why is public/global health surveillance important.

Key topics covered are;

  • Concepts in global health including population descriptors and data
  • Principles of epidemiology including study design
  • Public health consequences and control measures for sporadic cases and outbreaks of infectious disease
  • Disease causation
  • The role of public health surveillance methods for emerging infections
  • Outbreak investigation methods
  • The impact of increased global travel on infection patterns
  • Screening programmes in relation to public health
  • The role of vaccines in improving Global Health

Aims

The unit aims to enable students to understand the impact of infection on human populations, the methodology used to investigate infectious disease outbreaks and the role of public health monitoring in a global context.

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 30%
Set exercise 70%

Feedback methods

  • Feedback on assignments will be given in accordance with Unviersity guidelines
  • Informal feedback on a one-to-one basis in practical sessions
  • Verbal feedback in seminar/tutorial sessions
  • Formal feedback at the end of the unit from students

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 14
Tutorials 2
Independent study hours
Independent study 134

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Stavros Panagiotou Unit coordinator

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