Global Health & Social Justice

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Our Global Health & Social Justice course is a unique study pathway that combines the study of social science and anthropology with philosophy. Covering topics such as inequalities in preventable mortality, disease, disability and access to medical care across countries, it will help you to develop advanced skills in the critical analysis and possible solutions for global health inequalities.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
You will learn to think critically and independently about fundamental issues in Global Health & Social Justice and the interaction between them.
Opportunities to study central issues in global health including health measurements, global institutions and governance, social determinants of health, global health ethics, philanthrocapitalism, evidence-based medicine, and health economics.
Internationally recognised faculty from across disciplines, including global public health, sociology, anthropology, geography, gerontology, philosophy and political science.
Interdepartmental study course offers a diverse and exciting range of research options.

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Global

Course programme

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules, and students on this course take modules totalling 180 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

You may opt to take an additional Internship module which will increase your total credit to 200 for the degree.

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Dissertation in Global Health and Social Justice (60 credits)
  • Critical Global Health (30 credits)
  • Foundations in Global Health & Social Medicine (30 credits)
  • Global Health Ethics (15 credits)

You are also required to take one of the following methods modules:

  • Designing Quantitative Research (15 credits)
  • Designing Qualitative Research (15 credits)
  • Critical Policy Research (15 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Ethics of Clinical Research (15 credits)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Society (15 credits)
  • Quantitative Data Analysis (15 credits)
  • Data Manipulation and Management (15 credits)
  • Researching Vulnerable Populations (15 credits)
  • Any level 7 module offered by King’s, subject to approvals

Part-time students will be expected to take Critical Global Health, Global Health Ethics and one research methods module in year 1, with the remaining required and optional modules taken in year 2.

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