Transform your career
Help shape a healthier future with an online masters built around your busy schedule.
Our programmes are crafted for professionals aiming to lead and innovate in health sectors worldwide.
With a curriculum grounded in the latest research and taught by leading experts, you'll acquire the skills to address complex challenges and drive health improvements.
Ready to turn your professional aspirations into achievements and shape the future of health? Join us at Edinburgh – wherever you are.
Opportunities in global and public health
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- Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Clinical Trials (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Data Science for Health and Social Care (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Epidemiology (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Family Medicine (MFM)
- Global Challenges (MSc)
- Global Food Security and Nutrition (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Global Health and Infectious Diseases (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Global Health Challenges (PgCert)
- Global Health Policy (MSc)
- Global Health Studies (PgCert)
- International Animal Health (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- One Health (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Planetary Heath (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
- Public Health (MSc, PgDip, PgCert)
Many of our programmes also offer the possibility of studying stand-alone courses.
(Can't find the right match? View our entire online masters portfolio)
Same fee globally
Our tuition fees are the same for everyone, regardless of where you are in the world.
100% online
Degrees specially designed to be online, with maximum convenience – and no travel or visa costs.
Flexible learning
Part-time and flexible options. Study to masters, diploma or certificate level, or take a short credit-bearing course.
Real career benefits
Many of our programmes are accredited and designed in conjunction with professional bodies and organisations.
"Invest in yourself. Invest in your future." – Cherisse, Trinidad and Tobago
"It's definitely been the cornerstone of my knowledge in terms of my career so far" – Naquita, South Africa.
The impact on my skills, my knowledge and my career – Antonio, Switzerland
Highest rating for learning experience
The Quality Assurance Agency awarded us the highest possible rating for our student learning experience (2021).
Ranked 19th for life sciences and medicine
We are ranked 19th in the world for life sciences and medicine (QS Rankings by Subject 2025).
90% of research in highest classes
90% of our research is ranked world-leading or internationally excellent (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
7th most sustainable university
We are ranked joint 7th in the world, and 2nd in the UK, in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025.
Benefits for you – and for your career
- Supportive learning environment – online learners receive the same level of support as on-campus students, with an extensive range of library and careers resources, as well as technical support.
- Collaborative learning platform – you will study alongside a global community of other students sharing experiences and ideas.
- Learn from leading academics, clinicians and practitioners at one of the world’s leading higher education institutions.
- Flexible study schedule – you choose when and where you study, and there is no fixed schedule. Watch lectures and contribute to discussions when and where it suits you.
- Accreditation – many of our programmes are accredited by or delivered in partnership with Royal Colleges and other professional organisations.
Graduate outcomes
Some of the organisations our graduates work for.
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