UCSF Masters of Science in Global Health
Update: Apply now for Fall 2010
The Global Health Sciences (GHS) MS degree is a one year, four-quarter program designed for students or practitioners in a health science profession or related field who wish to achieve mastery and leadership skills in the emerging field of global health. Students are prepared for leadership careers in international health policy, health care, research and development.
More than 70 faculty from UCSF’s four professional schools (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing) and the Graduate Division, as well as from UC Berkeley, teach and mentor the masters students. Courses emphasize hands-on global health practice through lectures, seminars and fieldwork. Throughout the courses and seminars, faculty incorporate the trans-disciplinary nature of global health so that students comprehend the many perspectives of global health problems and their solutions.
A cornerstone of the program is a year long seminar dedicated to preparing students for fieldwork (which takes place in the spring quarter) by emphasizing project management, study design, practicalities of field research, and cultural sensitivity.
An inaugural class of seven students has graduated on July 24, 2009. An enrollment of 20 students is expected for fall 2009.