Content, Structure and Duration of Training
  
     
  The Masters Programme in International Health is offered across tropEd member institutions. The modular programme for full-time or part-time study consists of an introductory core course, specialised optional modules and a research project submitted as a thesis. It is intended for completion within a minimum of one year (full-time) up to a maximum of five years (part-time). Studies comprise a number of public health-related disciplines including anthropology, biology, economics, education, environmental health, epidemiology and statistics, management studies, nutrition, population sciences and reproductive health, psychology, social sciences research, sociology, travel and migrant health and tropical medicine with a focus on infectious diseases, parasitology, virology, bacteriology and laboratory practice.

Students normally carry out their studies as follows:

  • Registration at their home institution which will provide tutorship for students throughout the programme.
  • Completion of the core course at the home institution which is equivalent to three months of full-time study.
  • After successful completion of the core course, students select optional modules, which may be taken at various partner institutions and are collectively equivalent to 3-6 months of full-time study. Modules are selected from a list of tropEd-accredited courses according to the interests and experience of participants.
  • Students carry out a research project submitted as a thesis, equivalent to a further 3-6 months of full-time study, normally at their home institution.
  • Students obtain a Masters degree from their home institution when: all three stages and an oral examination have been successfully completed; studies have taken place at a minimum of two member institutions in different countries; and they have gained at least two years professional experience - including field experience in low- or middle-income countries - by the time the degree is awarded.