Fees and funding

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • MSc (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £16,400
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £37,500

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

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International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

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

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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
Offered by School of Medical Sciences
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
Written assignment (inc essay) 50%
Oral assessment/presentation 50%

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
Omolade Allen Unit coordinator

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