📖Introduction

Uppsala University, founded in 1477, is the oldest university in Sweden. Today, the university is a leading research institution with a strong commitment to high-quality education and active engagement with society. With a wide range of academic disciplines and research areas, Uppsala University is dedicated to making a positive impact on the world through its research, teaching, and community partnerships. The university's mission is to pursue excellence in research and education while also working collaboratively with others to address the complex challenges facing our society today.

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📚About the Program

The Master's Programme in Global Health prepares you to play a leading role in promoting global health at both a national and international level. You will be equipped with skills to appreciate and analyse global health problems and to develop and evaluate actions to improve public health. The programme includes planning, performing, analysing and reporting an independent research project in the field of global health. You will gain a good foundation to pursue a career in research or the labour market. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

All courses within the programme are on the advanced level. The first semester will provide an overview of the field of global health, and touch upon areas such as global nutrition, child health, sexual and reproductive health and rights and migration. The global burden of disease and the structural determinants of health will be in focus. Part of the semester will focus on research methods, both qualitative and quantitative. Practical skills training in academic writing will be provided.

The second semester will focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights, child health, migration and global nutrition. The last part of the semester will provide training in research methods emphasizing practical skills on how to design and conduct scientific research.

During the first half of the third semester there will be an opportunity to choose different topics within global health, or to do a field research in global health if you want to collect new data for your Master's thesis, or do an internship at an organization within global health. The last half of the semester will focus on health systems and research methods to prepare for thesis writing.

The fourth semester will focus entirely on the Master's thesis. This includes in-depth studies within a chosen area, report writing and presentation of the report at a seminar. During the semester there will be a number of group supervisions in the form of seminars.

Semester 1
Global Health 1, 30 credits

Semester 2
Global Health 2, 30 credits

Semester 3
Global Health 3, 30 credits

Semester 4
Master's thesis in Global Health, 30 credits

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🏫About Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a prestigious research university in Sweden that is committed to promoting the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge for the betterment of humanity and a sustainable world. The university firmly believes that investing in education and research is essential to creating a brighter future, and it strives to provide an inspiring physical, social, and cultural environment to support this goal. Uppsala University is dedicated to promoting development and innovation at the local and national levels and is actively involved in advancing sustainable social development. The university recognizes the value of collaboration with the wider community, and it views this collaboration as an integral part of its research, which directly or indirectly contributes to finding solutions to the sustainability challenges facing society. Through its research, teaching, and outreach programs, Uppsala University is committed to making a positive impact on the world and creating a better future for all.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

645 RMB

Tuition fee:

72,500 SEK per year

290,000 SEK in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is quite competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average B, 60%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

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Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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