MSc Global Health

Fees for entry in 2027 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2026 were as follows:

• MSc (part-time distance learning)
  UK students (per annum): £5,000
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,800

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).

We know that student finance can be complicated. The links below provide further information to help guide you.

• Learn more about - student finance options for UK students.
• Learn more about - fees and finance for international students .
• Graduates of The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University can receive a 10% discount on their master's degree tuition fees as part of our Manchester Alumni Loyalty Discount scheme.

The overall aims of postgraduate dissertations are to:

· Provide students with an opportunity to plan, manage and conduct a programme of research on a topic related to their programme of studies;

· Further students’ knowledge of a relevant body of literature, and develop powers of critical reasoning;

· Allow students to seek new research findings which add to the existing body of knowledge on a particular subject area (noting the majority of dissertations do not involve primary data collection but review or reinterpretation of materials already available);

· Develop fully students’ knowledge of, and competence in, an appropriate range of research methods, including the development of a focal question or hypothesis, an appreciation of the research methodology and analytical techniques to be utilised, the undertaking of a specific research study, the synthesis and evaluation of findings, and a clear statement of conclusions and recommendations;

· Develop students’ writing, presentation and bibliographic skills;

· Develop students’ experience of developing and managing a specific programme of work through to final submission.

In addition and complementary to those above, the aims of the dissertation are to:

· Enable students to demonstrate their understanding of different theoretical perspectives and to assess critically the relevance of their application to a relevant problem;

· Develop students’ ability to apply critically different analytical techniques and methods that are relevant to their dissertation topic; and

· Provide the opportunity to demonstrate the capacity for independent, self- managed learning

On completing the dissertation, students should be better equipped to:

Conduct literature reviews and secondary research using a range of bibliographic techniques and sources, including those available through the world-wide web

Analyze and synthesize relevant concepts and methods, and apply these to a relevant problem

Where appropriate and feasible, conduct small-scale primary research activities

Manage their own work and learning processes in relation to a research project that can be completed in three months

Produce a dissertation conforming to the conventions of academic writing 

Dissertation - 12,000 Words