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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 public health and the social sciences.
It offers a structured training towards research for a PhD, providing the basis for a research career.
The Global Health Policy Unit (GHPU) was established to carry out and disseminate research in health policy and provide exceptional postgraduate teaching.
Focusing on the principles of equity, access and universality, we have gained an international reputation for the quality and social relevance of our research.
**Research themes**
Our research is organised around the following four intersecting themes, each of which is central to contemporary policy debates:
- commercial sector and public health
- health systems and global governance
- social determinants of health and public policy
- science, advocacy and health policy
**Our staff**
GHPU staff have a history of conducting outstanding research and of playing a leading role in debates around the impact of current policies on public health and social inequalities.
We contribute to the world’s leading peer-reviewed journals and to professional journals, as well as the wider media.
Study type | Research |
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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 public health and the social sciences.
It offers a structured training towards research for a PhD, providing the basis for a research career.
The Global Health Policy Unit (GHPU) was established to carry out and disseminate research in health policy and provide exceptional postgraduate teaching.
Focusing on the principles of equity, access and universality, we have gained an international reputation for the quality and social relevance of our research.
**Research themes**
Our research is organised around the following four intersecting themes, each of which is central to contemporary policy debates:
- commercial sector and public health
- health systems and global governance
- social determinants of health and public policy
- science, advocacy and health policy
**Our staff**
GHPU staff have a history of conducting outstanding research and of playing a leading role in debates around the impact of current policies on public health and social inequalities.
We contribute to the world’s leading peer-reviewed journals and to professional journals, as well as the wider media.
Study type | Research |
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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 course of the last decade, global health has received dramatically increased attention, both as an emergent academic discipline and in terms of heightened policy salience.
This has become particularly emphasised in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Global health concerns have become a central component of foreign and security policy and of development and human rights agendas, and have reshaped debates regarding the social impacts of global economic and environmental change.
Finding answers to the key questions confronting global health policy and practice is vital.
This programme explores issues ranging from the impact of globalisation and the complex relationships between health objectives and the trade policies of leading states, to health systems reform in diverse contexts. Through this programme you’ll 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 disciplines including:
- social policy
- public health
- political science
- economics
- medicine
- sociology
- geography
- anthropology
Our location within the School of Social and Political Science gives students access to an academically challenging but friendly and supportive environment and to diverse postgraduate courses offered in one of Europe’s leading centres of social science research.
This programme is affiliated with the University's Global Health Academy.
Study type | Taught |
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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 our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
Summary
Over the course of the last decade, global health has received dramatically increased attention, both as an emergent academic discipline and in terms of heightened policy salience.
This has become particularly emphasised in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Global health concerns have become a central component of foreign and security policy and of development and human rights agendas, and have reshaped debates regarding the social impacts of global economic and environmental change.
Finding answers to the key questions confronting global health policy and practice is vital.
This programme explores issues ranging from the impact of globalisation and the complex relationships between health objectives and the trade policies of leading states, to health systems reform in diverse contexts. Through this programme you’ll 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 disciplines including:
- social policy
- public health
- political science
- economics
- medicine
- sociology
- geography
- anthropology
Our location within the School of Social and Political Science gives students access to an academically challenging but friendly and supportive environment and to diverse postgraduate courses offered in one of Europe’s leading centres of social science research.
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 our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
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 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.
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 Excellence Framework.
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