Online Global Health Degrees

Kickstart or transform your healthcare career with our online global health degrees from world-class universities. Earn your degree at your own pace from anywhere in the world.

Make a worldwide impact with an online global health degree

Global health focuses on improving health outcomes and equity for populations around the world. With an online global health degree, you’ll explore international health systems, infectious disease control, policy, and health equity — preparing for impactful careers in NGOs, government, and international organisations. Study flexibly online, from anywhere in the world.

Why choose an online global health degree?

Learn around your life

Designed for working professionals and international learners, our online global health degrees let you balance your studies with your job or other commitments. Study at your own pace from anywhere with internet access.

Explore critical global health challenges

From pandemics and health inequality to maternal health and non-communicable diseases, you’ll study the complex issues shaping health on a global scale. Programmes often cover health systems, epidemiology, global policy, humanitarian response, and sustainable development.

Launch or advance a career in global health

Graduates go on to work in international health organisations, government agencies, research institutions, and humanitarian NGOs. Common roles include global health officer, policy advisor, programme manager, public health consultant, and epidemiology analyst.

Build in-demand skills with an online global health degree

Gain the knowledge and capabilities needed to address pressing global health challenges:

Health systems and policy

Understand how different countries structure and deliver healthcare — and how global actors influence policy decisions.

Epidemiology and disease control

Learn to track, analyse, and respond to disease outbreaks, with a focus on prevention, data, and public health response.

Health equity and social determinants

Examine how poverty, environment, and social inequality affect health outcomes across populations and borders.

Global health governance

Explore how international agencies, NGOs, and governments collaborate (and sometimes conflict) in managing global health issues.

Research methods and data analysis

Develop essential skills in health research, statistics, and evidence-based decision-making.

FAQs

Graduates often work in international NGOs, health-focused UN agencies, government departments, global research centres, or development organisations. Roles include programme managers, policy analysts, global health researchers, or humanitarian health coordinators.

Most programmes take 1 to 3 years depending on the degree level (e.g. MSc, postgraduate diploma) and whether you study part-time or full-time.

Tuition fees vary, but online degrees are generally more affordable than on-campus options. With FutureLearn, you can access global health degrees from leading universities at competitive prices with flexible study options.

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