MPH specialising in Global Health
Our MPH programme offers a specialisation in global health. Students taking this specialisation read the core courses of the MPH and a mix of core and elective global health courses to prepare themselves for a career shaping the health of people across borders.
Our scholarship programme offers opportunities for deserving MPH students to drive positive change in communities around the world.
Competencies
The specialisation teaches students key skills to be global health leaders: how to analyse health needs, how to design, monitor and evaluate health programmes, and how to advocate for health equity and social justice.
Specialisation Courses
The degree offers flexibility to select courses that are most aligned with their future career goals. Courses offered under the specialisation include:
- Contemporary global health issues
- Programme evaluation
- Developing health proposals
- Global health policy and issues
- Women’s and children’s health
- Global health practicum project
in addition to the core MPH courses.
Doctor of Philosophy
Students taking our PhD in Public Health may choose to focus on global health issues for their thesis and have the same access to scholarships and other financial support.
See some of their stories below.
Our Programme
Our PhD in Public Health offers rigorous advanced training for those seeking to lead impactful research in global health. With strong methodological foundations and opportunities to work on pressing global health challenges, the programme equips students to generate evidence that informs policy and improves health outcomes.
Students benefit from close mentorship, an interdisciplinary environment, and engagement with real-world health issues. Whether the focus be health systems, infectious diseases, environmental health, or health equity, this programme shapes impactful careers in global health.
Meet our PhD students and alumni
Lifelong Learning
Our Lifelong Learning offerings empower professionals to stay at the forefront of a rapidly evolving global health landscape. At our School, Lifelong Learning goes beyond the classroom—we offer dynamic, practice- oriented learning led by world-class faculty with deep regional experience. With flexible delivery formats and tailored content, we make it easy to access high-impact training that’s relevant, applied, and globally informed.
Global Health Training
In addition to our formal degree courses, our School offers short courses and executive training opportunities in global health, for instance in health economics, infectious disease modelling or programme evaluation.
Customised Courses
We also offer à la carte courses when demand exists, in topics such as health security, occupational health and clinical trial design. Our expert faculty can tailor the course to suit participants’ needs and background, and we can conduct training in Singapore or with a partner organisation overseas.