Further Global Health 20 credits

This short course provides additional learning for students who have completed the Global Health course. It is aimed at professionals in public health who may wish to work or research in resource-poor settings in low- and middle-income countries or with organisations that operate there.

This short course will offer a balance of group work and discussion with the provision of theoretical and applied information in the form of literature and lectures/seminars to enable a firm foundation for addressing a range of topics in relation to low and middle income countries.

Students will learn from internal and external expert lecturers who have research and field experience, as well as the other international students in the course, whose wealth of experience will be explored during the course.

By the end of this short course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues and influences upon health outcomes in low and middle-income countries.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues and influences upon lifestyle factors and health promotion in low and middle-income countries.
• Critically review the prevalence of major communicable and diseases and maternal child morbidity/mortality in low and middle-income countries and the factors involved in reducing these.
• Critically review major aspects of health systems delivery and policy making, and the role and relationship of major players, such as the Ministries of Health, private and traditional health workers, international advisory agencies (such as the UN agencies) and non-governmental organisations.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the issues and influences relating to health care and medication in low and middle-income countries and interventions to improve access.
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the major vulnerable groups and the provision of their healthcare in low and middle-income countries.
• Critically review the ethical considerations of research and health service delivery in low and middle-income countries.
• Develop an outline project proposal in public health in a low or middle income country context (encapsulating the principles of project development, management and evaluation).

Course dates

Dates for 2025/26 are TBC. The course normally runs in March.

Assessment 

Group assignment for developing a project grant proposal. Marks are given to groups and to individual contributors/components.

Credits

20 credits

To have studied Global Health or equivalent qualification or have experience elsewhere as a pre-requisite.

For further information, please contact the programme team on +44 (0)121 414 7577 or at mph@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Fees for 2025/26 entry

Microcredential (Home): £1,211

Microcredential (International): £3,374

Non-credit: £1,011.20

Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?

• Microcredentials offer the perfect opportunity to boost your CV without the commitment of a full degree
• Usually taken from existing modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
• Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
• Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
• Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
• Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.

Please note the deadline for submitting an application:

• Applicants eligible for Home fees are to apply a minimum of 6 weeks before the module start date.
• Applicants eligible for Overseas fees are to apply a minimum of 3 months before the module start date.

Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit short course version.

Non-credit short course

The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will receive a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits.

Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered.

Places on the non-credit short course are limited so please enquire before if spaces are available.