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MSc - Master of Science
City, University of London
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
City, University of London
Full Time
SEP
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
City, University of London
Full Time
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1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
City, University of London
Full Time
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MSc - Master of Science
City, University of London
Online
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2 years
MSc - Master of Science
City, University of London
Online
SEP-25
1 year
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Key information
The Global Maternal Health MSc is a flexible programme designed to develop your leadership skills with a particular focus on international aspects of childbirth and maternal health, including development and scaling up of midwifery to improve quality, accessibility, and safety of maternity care globally.
Course overview
Benefits of this course
You have the opportunity to discuss key issues in global maternal health and healthcare provision in multi-professional and interdisciplinary contexts. You will gain a solid foundation of research skills and applied data analysis to support and extend your role as an evidence-based practitioner, researcher, educator, advocate or development worker.
Who is this course for?
This programme is suitable for graduates from a wide background relative to global maternal health, including midwifery, nursing, medicine, public health, policy, sociology, anthropology and law.
Specialisms
The programme develops your research skills and critical thinking and provides the opportunity to undertake an international elective placement and to conduct an implementation and improvement project under expert supervision, laying the foundations for independent research and service development in the future.
Teaching and assessment
The programme is tailored specifically to meet the needs of both UK and international students, as it is delivered in a flexible manner with the possibility of opting for online only or to enhance student choice, this is complemented by the option of taking elective modules in intensive on-site mode. Additionally, the Innovation and Improvement module includes a placement either in the student's own country or abroad.
The programme will offer teaching in the latest research and theoretical and clinical developments relating to public health and maternity care provision in an international context. It will develop students’ critical thinking, policy and research skills.
Career
This programme has been developed to allow you the greatest possible flexibility in developing specialist skills and knowledge at a highly demanding academic and practical level. The programme will prepare you for a range of roles including:
A relevant first degree with a minimum 2.2 or above or equivalent international grade in Midwifery or in another relevant subject including but not confined to: Anthropology; Sociology; Public Health; International Development. In exceptional circumstances, portfolio entry may be considered. Examples might include countries where a Midwifery diploma rather than degree is available and where you can show other evidence of capacity to study at master’s level.
Students living in
Rest of World
£15,500 per year
Students from International
Accommodation and Housing - Rooms from £195 per week
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