- Degree awarded
- MSc
- Duration
- 3 years (part-time)
- Entry requirements
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We require a Lower Second Class Bachelor's degree or the overseas equivalent, although each application is judged on its own merits and exceptions to this entry requirement may be made.
Applicants who do not have a Bachelor's degree or the overseas equivalent may apply if they can demonstrate (via a personal statement) that they can communicate clearly, are highly motivated, and have experience of prior learning.
- How to apply
- Apply online
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | N | N | N | Y |
Course overview
- Study the worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities and protection against global threats;
- Cover topics such as emergency medicine, disaster management, community health, anthropology, and sociology of health and illness;
- Benefit from insights from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), collaborators on the content of this course;
- Option to specialise in either Disaster Management, Humanitarian Response, or Emergency Medical Response;
- Both January and September intakes available.
Open days
We are pleased to be able to offer individual virtual drop-in sessions with course director Dr Amanda Mccorkindale. This will be your chance to talk about the course content, teaching methods and application process. You can see the available times and reserve a space here: MA HCRI Drop-In Sessions .
Find out what it's like to study at Manchester by visiting us on one of our open days .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2024, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (part-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): 3833 p.a.
International, including EU, students (per annum): 9000 p.a.
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Each year, we offer a number of awards and subject-specific bursaries (the values of which are usually set at Home/EU fees level), open to both Home/EU and international students. The deadline for these is early February each year.
Details of these funding opportunities, including deadlines, eligibility and how to apply, can be found on the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures' funding page where you can also find details of the Government Postgraduate Loan Scheme.
See also the HCRI fees and funding page and the University's postgraduate funding database to see if you are eligible for any other funding opportunities.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Taught Admissions Team
- masalc@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/
- School/Faculty
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See: About us
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