BSc Global Health (intercalated)

BSc Global Health is designed for medical students who want to prepare themselves to be a global doctor, by enhancing their knowledge about the inter-connectedness of health and its determinants.

This course analyses the impact of major social, economic, political, cultural, and environmental factors on health challenges, such as the global epidemic in HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases, trauma in developing countries, tropical diseases and the emergence and rapid spread of infectious diseases.

This course is offered by the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at The University of Manchester, which brings together the disciplines of medicine and humanities, as well the expertise of academics and practitioners.

As an HCRI student, you will further benefit from the comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach in teaching and research, as well as individual tutorial and supervision from academics from a wide range of disciplines including Emergency Medicine, Political Science, International Relations, History, Medical Anthropology, Disaster Management, and Global Health.

You will learn through various channels, including:

• lectures;
• seminars or small group tutorials;
• personal study and reading.

Depending on the selection of optional courses you make, which be in semester 1 and 2, you will spend approximately 9 to 12 hours a week informal study sessions (3 hours of formal teaching contact time per week with academic staff for each 20 credits).

For every hour spent at University, you will be expected to complete a further two to three hours of independent study.

You will also need to study during the holiday periods or reading weeks.

We will encourage you to undertake supervised, independent study and original research.

The individual study component could be spent reading, producing written or work or presentations, or preparing your assessment.

You will be assessed in various ways, including:

• coursework essays;
• oral examinations;
• dissertation;
• practical tests.

Many course units are assessed through a mixture of techniques.