Online Health International Development Degree :: Accredited Universities

The Master of Health and International Development is a joint venture between the Centre for Development Studies and the Discipline of Public Health, School of Medicine, Flinders University. It has been designed to provide students with an understanding of comprehensive primary health care as it applies in the developing world in relation to an understanding of the philosophical, theoretical and empirical issues of international development.

This two year, 72 credit units course provides critical insights into the social, political and cultural processes and the institutional contexts that shape health and development issues, research, policy and practice. It aims to develop highly skilled specialists to better plan, develop, manage and evaluate and implement health initiatives and programs.

The course strives to offer maximum flexibility and most topics are offered both externally and internally. The course has five core topics including:

Development Problems, Policies and Programs,
Social Determinants of Health and Well Being,
Primary Health Care Practice in Developing Countries,
Public Health Practice Development, and
either Gender Analysis or Gender Mainstreaming.

It also offers a wide range of selection for elective topics.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification or the Graduate Certificate in Primary Health Care in Developing Countries, the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in International Development, the Graduate Diploma in Primary Health Care or an approved equivalent.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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This e-learning teenage cancer care course introduces to theory and practice for caring for teenagers and young adults with cancer.

This is aimed at all of the multidisciplinary team who are involved with teenage cancer care and encourages students to work together online, to develop specialist knowledge and learn how the various roles combine to offer evidenced-based teenage cancer care.

This course is focused on students future career as a specialist in this area. By choosing to study at Coventry they can benefit from:

a course that is delivered online, allowing you to work at own pace,

a programme that has been designed through an international curriculum development group,

course material which supports teenage cancer care in different healthcare cultures.

Entry Requirements

A good honours degree or equivalent.

An identified mentor and a letter of commitment from candidate's mentor for completing module M12CPD, Inter-professional Work Based Learning.

If necessary, registration with a local university and evidence of acceptance of the course/modules as options/electives.

Students must be either a registered health or social care practitioner and working in paediatric or adult cancer care services, or a service user or carer in these areas.

Other Fees

Notes

Duration of this course is flexible.

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This MSc is for anyone with a professional and/or personal interest in development and a desire to bring about good change. It addresses the needs both of those who would label themselves development managers, and those, such as engineers, health workers, educationists, agriculturalists, bankers, scientists, who need the capacity to manage development if they are to do their work effectively. It engages with development at all levels, from the local to the global, and is as relevant in rural as in urban contexts. It addresses development in diverse fields, including health and well-being, livelihoods, education, the environment, war and resettlement, infrastructure, with the issues of poverty and inequality running through all. It takes theory seriously; consciously and constantly linking it to practice and policy, looking to enhance the competence of individuals and the capacity of agencies to undertake development successfully.

This MSc is the major qualification in our development management programme. It is designed for anyone in government, non-governmental organisations, international and inter-governmental agencies and public and private enterprises, who have responsibility for development interventions, programmes and policies. It is also of value for anyone wishing to move into such areas, or who for personal and/or professional reasons wants to build up a better understanding of the complex processes labelled ‘development’, with a view to managing those processes better. It deliberately links development management theory with the realities of development policy and practice, and aims to equip those undertaking it to be better agents of development.

It provides a range of opportunities for you to

build up knowledge and understanding of how development theory, policy and practice have themselves developed, and a critical appreciation of the ways in which development is managed
explore key development issues, including poverty, inequality, complex emergencies, migration, health, employment and livelihoods, education, governance, and the relationships between the agencies who undertake development
examine and practise the use of tools that contribute to situational and stakeholder analysis, participation, project and programme planning, implementation and evaluation
develop key skills necessary for managing development, in particular the skills of strategic thinking and planning, relationship building, mapping and modelling, negotiation and brokering, and the research and associated skills required to build up an evidence-based understanding of development management problems and to make a case for change
share learning with students drawn from over 100 countries working in diverse development fields
critically reflect on development management theory, policy and practice, not least your own.
Throughout the MSc you are encouraged to make connexions between your learning on the MSc and your own involvement in development.

The MSc is the highest level of qualification in our development management programme, which also offers a Postgraduate Certificate in Development Management (C48), Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development (C67), Postgraduate Certificate in Human Rights and Development (C96) and Postgraduate Diploma in Development Management (D37). All of these can serve as building blocks for the MSc.

Entry Requirements

You should normally hold a bachelors degree from a UK university (or equivalent), or have experience in this field. If you are a non-graduate we suggest that you ask our Student Registration & Enquiry Service for advice before registering on your first module.

You will also need an appropriate facility in English language, sufficient to be able to work effectively at postgraduate level; generally this means capability equivalent to an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 6.5.

Other Fees

Notes

No time limit for completing the course

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On this master’s programme in disaster healthcare you will study the key areas of theory and practice that are relevant to healthcare in complex humanitarian disasters, from resilience and response to mitigation and recovery. It is taught by distance learning and summer schools, and is delivered by international experts, including Professor Kevin Davies and Jeff Evans who has a long history of providing pre-hospital care in austere environments.

A key element of this disaster healthcare course is its strong international and trans-cultural focus, which is needed to develop and maintain relationships between colleagues in the institutions and countries that underpin the programme. You will study on a part-time, distance learning basis, with an annual two-week residential Summer School.

“This course gives you a basic knowledge of humanitarian work and research in disaster settings. The teachers were very committed and I had a very positive learning experience with a lot of support and encouragement.” Hannele Haggman – MSc Disaster Healthcare graduate and Health Officer for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Aims of the programme
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To prepare students to provide high quality care to vulnerable populations in disaster response and through humanitarian assistance.

To prepare students to work effectively in high threat areas such as conflict zones and complex humanitarian emergencies.

To prepare students to strengthening health security through disaster risk reduction and mitigation, improvements in public health, and rights based approaches to sustainable community development.

To promote the analysis of disasters and humanitarian crises through academic study, research and evaluation.

Entry Requirements

Standard entry requirements for a taught Masters programme apply.

Applications are welcome from healthcare and social welfare professionals, community health workers, NGO staff, healthcare managers and logisticians.

Usual accreditation of prior and experiential learning (APEL)/accreditation of prior and certificated learning (APCL) requirements apply.

Other Fees

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The Professional Doctorate in Health is designed for a range of health and social care professionals who are interested in furthering their development as expert practitioners and researchers in practice.

By utilising web-based delivery blended with Summer Schools (typically five days in length), the programme aims to meet the learning needs of busy health and social care practitioners.

During the first two years of study you will complete a series of units covering research methods, evidence based practice, comparative health policy and other topics relevant to research in practice. Throughout the first two years you will also be developing a protocol for your doctoral research project. Unlike the PhD programme, we do not expect you to have a well-developed research protocol before commencing your studies. Your Personal Development Adviser (PDA) will work with you to develop your research plans, before handing over to an academic and practice-based supervisor during the second year.

Programme features
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Carry out independent research and understand research methods whilst remaining in your practice area.
Choose your learning style within a flexible environment amongst a multi-professional community.
Expand your understanding of policy and practice in the context of international healthcare systems and service.

Entry Requirements

Academic and professional requirements
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First or 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject, from a recognised university, (this may be waived if you have a higher degree, or can demonstrate a track record of practice based research that has been published in peer reviewed journals) and

One year post-qualification, graduation or registration experience in an appropriate context (normally health, social care, education or clinical/medical context).

English Language requirements
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Certificates must be dated to within two years of the start of the programme of study.

IELTS 7.0 (with not less than 6.5 in each of the four components)

TOEFL 100 (internet-based test) with not less than 24 in each of the components.

References
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One reference is required from your employer or line-manager.

Other Fees

Notes

This course is available as a part-time . Students should undertake face-to-face transfer interview and final viva for assessment.

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