Global Health and Disaster

Education facts

Code: 2QA356

## About the course  The course Global Health and Disasters provides you with an improved understanding of the concept of global health and the impact of disasters on our health, both as individuals and on societies. The course will help you understand the factors that influence global health and the global burden of disease, the nature of health systems around the world, and provide you with knowledge of health indicators that you can use to analyse and evaluate the health situation in different countries and regions. Moreover, the course provides you with an understanding of the impact of disasters on health and health systems. The course is taught in conjunction with the Erasmus Mundus master programme Public Health in Disasters. The Master's programme has a global intake of students. This means that when you study the Global Health and Disasters course, you will have the pleasure and benefit of learning with, and socialising with, fellow students from all over the world. The course is taught by teachers with extensive expertise in the subject and personal experience of working in health care in disasters.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree or a professional degree of at least 180 credits in Health, Management and Administration, Social or Technical sciences. In addition, proficiency in English equivalent to English B/English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Global Health and Disaster

  Karolinska Institutet

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 21 February 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %