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Postgraduate Diploma
University of Edinburgh
Online
SEP-25
4 years
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Postgraduate Diploma
University of Edinburgh
Online
SEP-25
4 years
Postgraduate Diploma
University of Edinburgh
Online
SEP-25
2 years
Select a an exam type
Programme description
The Global Health and Infectious Diseases postgraduate programme brings together a diverse community of online learners with transdisciplinary opportunities to identify, explore and address regional and global health challenges related to infectious diseases.
In the past few decades there has been almost one new disease emerging each year and more than 75 per cent of these diseases derive from zoonotic origins. There is now more demand for investment and research to help us manage these diseases better.
This programme aims to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases in the 21st Century by offering you courses in surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases, as well as evaluating how they impact public health. This is a professional postgraduate qualification for biomedical, medical, public health, and veterinary personnel with an interest in global health and infectious diseases.
Career opportunities
This programme has been designed to help you fulfil leadership roles in international and national organisations that manage health and disease issues. A number of students have also raised their academic profiles through the publication and dissemination of their final year research.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent. A biomedical, medical, public health, veterinary or relevant bioscience topic is particularly suitable for this degree programme, but entry is not restricted to these topics.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,370 per year
Students from Domestic
10 credits £1,065; 20 credits £2,125
£6,370 per year
Students from EU
10 credits £1,065; 20 credits £2,125
£6,370 per year
Students from International
10 credits £1,065; 20 credits £2,125
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