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The University of Edinburgh: Global Health Policy
| Institution | The University of Edinburgh View institution profile |
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| Department | School of Social and Political Science |
| Web | https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying |
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Summary
This programme aims to provide rigorous postgraduate training to those interested in pursuing interdisciplinary research across health policy and the social sciences.
It offers structured training towards research for a PhD, providing the basis for a research career.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
Summary
This programme aims to provide rigorous postgraduate training to those interested in pursuing interdisciplinary research across health policy and the social sciences.
It offers structured training towards research for a PhD, providing the basis for a research career.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | SCQF Level 12 |
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
MSc
Summary
Over the last decade, global health has received dramatically increased attention, both as an emergent academic discipline and in terms of heightened policy salience.
Global health concerns have become a central component of foreign, security, and development policy and of development and human rights agendas, and have reshaped debates on the social impacts of global economic and environmental change.
This has been particularly emphasised during the Covid-19 pandemic and the growing awareness of the impacts of anthropogenic climate change.
Finding answers to key questions confronting global health policy and practice is vital. Through this programme, you will explore the issues that shape population health and build the knowledge and skills necessary to address them.
This programme explores a range of issues, including:
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global change and its impact
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the complex relationships between health objectives and competing policy priorities across a range of country contexts
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health systems reform in diverse contexts
You will learn to understand, critically appraise, and apply key concepts and theories within policy studies, public health, and the wider social sciences.
Why Edinburgh?
Situated within the Global Health Policy Unit, this programme offers innovative research-led teaching that draws on academic expertise from various disciplines, including:
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social policy
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public health
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political science
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economics
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medicine
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sociology
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geography
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anthropology
This programme is affiliated with the University's Global Health Academy.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
| Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …
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