Is MGH looking for a prototypical student profile?

If you are wondering whether we would only consider students with a very technical background, rest assured that the only strict requirement is that you have A-level maths proficiency. In fact, we encourage applicants from any discipline, granted they are interested in making a difference in the global health landscape through modelling. We consider diversity in cultural and discipline backgrounds to be one of the main strengths of our course and reflective of the true multidisciplinary nature of global health research.

Weather your focus is on policy analysis, global health financing, mathematical system dynamics, pharmaceutical interventions, operational research or population adherence to public health policy, you will be welcomed and supported in pursuing our career goals and will get to interact with cohort colleagues working on intersectional disciplines to foster thought around holistic interventions to tackle global health problems.

At the beginning of the first term, we offer an introductory module for the R programming language and will consistently use that language week on week. We also provide a mathematics for modellers “refresher” course to ensure all students are on equal footing from the onset.