Master Course in Global Health
The Master in Global Health (MGH) is an online Second-level Vocational master of 1-year duration offered by the Centre for Multidisciplinary research in Health Science of the University of Milan, in close collaboration with experts and teachers from different faculties of the University, other important universities and organizations from Italy, and major academic institutions from abroad.
Structure
- The MGH is composed of 18 modules (9 modules each semester) that include pre-recorded lectures, live webinars, exercises, and on-site stages;
- All pre-recorded and exercises will be available on "Moodle", the students’ platform;
- Live webinars will be held by using MS Teams platform.
CONTACTS
Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti
via Francesco Sforza n. 35, 20122 Milano
mgh@unimi.it
Entry requirements
Academic Requirements
For entry to the programme, you will need to hold the equivalent of an MSc degree (an Italian Laurea Magistrale degree), or a single-cycle degree (eg, course in Medicine and Surgery ), when applying or acquired in the first 3 months from the beginning of the course.
The MGH is open to post-graduate students, holding a MSc, from a variety of different backgrounds: from health and biomedical sciences to economics, social sciences, anthropology, international relations, law, ecology, agronomy, diplomacy, political sciences, communication, management etc.
Work experience in a health science or related setting is desirable but not essential.
Post-graduate qualifications from around the world are accepted.
English Language Requirements
The whole programme will be held in English, therefore an academic and/or professional knowledge of English, both speaking and writing, is required. No English certification is required.
Computer Requirements
You must have regular access to a computer (or mobile device) with an internet connection to access the School’s Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), where your online study materials are located, and MS Teams for live connections (webinars). All webinars will be recorded to allow students not able to attend to keep track of the discussion that has taken place.
ONLINE
BROCHURE
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SYLLABUS BOOKLET
(Academic Year 2023-2024)
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Mission
To provide students the toolbox to understand and analyse health issues with focus on determinants that are interlinked and on solutions that transcend borders and sectors of activity.
Starting date
| Deadline application | 9th October 2023 |
| Ranking publication | 18th October 2023 |
| Course Start | 3rd November 2023 |
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MASTER COURSE
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WEBINARS
(Academic Year 2023-2024)
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Programme
The on-line master is composed of 18 modules, 9 for each semester. The modules cover the following macro-areas: Global Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Surveillance & Monitoring, Research, Sustainable Development, Microbiology, Communicable Diseases, Noncommunicable Diseases, Development Cooperation, Digital Health, Human-Animal Ecosystem Interface, Agronomy, Economics, International Cooperation, Social Science, Communication. The master enjoys both theoretical lessons and interactive sessions.
On average, the required no. of hours per week to be dedicated to study, watch lectures, participate in webinars, and work on assessments are 10-15 hours.
All recorded lectures will be available during the whole MGH course. Students can access them whenever they want. However, it is strongly recommended to keep the pace with the programme schedule as live webinars will be used to continuously assess them and provide feedback and explanation, if needed.
Interships:
- Online Internship conducted by the WHO Collaborating Centre on Training in Infectious Disease Management in Countries (in collaboration with the Public Health Consulting Group): simulations of country visits and role-playing sessions.
The Internship will take place from Thursday 4th to Friday 12th April 2024. - 1-month on-site internship in low- and middle–income settings, in collaboration with different agencies such as Fondazione Ivo de Carneri (Pemba, Tanzania), MSC rural missions (eSwatini and Guatemala), Fondazione Corti (Uganda) and Dopasi Foundation (Pakistan).
The internship will take place during summer 2024.
Assessments
Assessments varies from module to module and can include written assignments or oral presentation and discussion among students with the Professors during the live webinars. Assessments can be done individually or in groups, depending on the module.
Additionally, three online, mandatory examinations (multiple-choice tests) will take place during the year to assess the overall understanding of the modules. The first examination will be used to assess the merit for scholarships.
Fees & funding
The MGH fee is € 6,500 to be paid in:
| Enrolment (1st rate) | € 1,516.00 |
| 2nd rate (to be paid by 01th February 2023) | € 5,000.00 |
3 scholarships will be available based on merit.
Faculty
Composed by professors and experts from Italian and international Institutions.
From Italy: Università di Milano; SDA Bocconi School of
Management; Università di Sassari; Università di Brescia; Università di
Pavia; Università del Piemonte Orientale; Doctors with Africa CUAMM,
Padova; Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan; Ospedale Niguarda, Milan.
From other countries: University of Geneva Institute of Global Health, Geneva
(Switzerland); Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Sweden); Columbia University
New York, (USA); Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of
Basel (Switzerland); World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (Switzerland);
Graduate Institute, Geneva (Switzerland); UCL Collaborative Centre for
Inclusion Health, London (UK); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, (USA); European
Respiratory Society, Lausanne (Switzerland).
About the University of Milan
(http://www.unimi.it/ENG/university/29497.htm)
The University of Milan is a public teaching and research university, which - with 8 faculties and 2 schools and a teaching staff of more than 2000 professors - is distinguished by its wide variety of disciplinary fields.
A leading institute in Italy and Europe for scientific productivity, the University of Milan is the largest university in the region, with approximately 64,000 students; it is also an important resource for the socio-economic context of which it is a part.
Milan is the capital of Lombardy, one of the most dynamic and international regions in the European Union, a leader in the national economy that stands at the Italian forefront of research and development investments and commitment to technological innovation.
The University of Milan also possesses a remarkable artistic and cultural heritage that includes important historic buildings, inherited and acquired collections, archives, botanical gardens and the old Brera Observatory commissioned by Maria Teresa of Austria.
The University’s departments are housed in important historic buildings in the city centre and in other modern buildings in the area known as Città Studi. Among the historic buildings housing the University’s facilities are the old Ca' Granda – a monumental complex from the 15th-century in the heart of the historical city centre - the 18th-century Palazzo Greppi designed by Giuseppe Piermarini – who built the Scala Theatre in Milan – and the 17th-century Sant’Alessandro College commissioned by the Arcimboldi family.
The book collection, which is one of the richest in the region, is preserved in 47 libraries, while the APICE Centre collects rare and valuable book stocks and archives.
The University also has a Choir and its own Orchestra, which actively contribute to the cultural life of the city and receive international acknowledgements on an increasingly frequent basis.
Contacts
Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti
via Francesco Sforza n. 35, 20122 Milano
mgh@unimi.it
Teachers list
Claudia Alteri, PhD, Assistant Professor in Microbiology And Clinical Microbiology, Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano
Carlo Agostoni, Full Professor of Pediatrics, University of Milan, Italy
Andrea Atzori, Head of international relations, Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova, Italy
Sante Leandro Baldi, independent/freelance researcher in Global Oral Health; affiliated COI; MSc in Dental Public Health, University College London and 2nd Level Master in Global Health, University of Milan, Italy
Ilaria, Bernotti, DVM - MVPH, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Emiliano Albanese
Alberto Battezzati, Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
Roberto Bertollini, MD MPH, Advisor to the Minister of Health of Qatar and Member of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks of the European Commission
Stefano Bocchi, Full Professor of Agronomy, University of Milan, Italy
Bettina Borisch, Professor, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Marta Canuti, PhD, Research Fellow, Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Science (MACH) and Centre for Epidemiology and Molecular Surveillance of Infections (EpiSoMI), Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Matteo Cesari, Full Professor of Geriatrics, University of Milan, Italy
Daniela Cirillo, MD, PhD Head of Emerging Bacterial Pathogen Unit (EBPU), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (OSR), Milan, Italy
Marilisa D’Amico, Department Italian and Supranational Public Law, University of Milan, Italy
Rafael Ruiz De Castañeda, PhD, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Patrizia Di Caccamo, Vice President, COI Cooperazione Odontoiatrica Internazionale, Torino, Italy
Hannah Monica Dias, Cross-Cutting Lead, WHO DG Flagship Initiative Find.TreatAll, Multisectoral Accountability, TB Elimination and Public-Private Mix to end TB Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Francesco Di Gennaro, Associate Professor in infectious diseases and tropical medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Guglielmina Diolaiuti, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Dennis Falzon, MD, Team Lead, Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Antoine Flahault, Director, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Silvana Galassi, Department Ecology, University of Milan, Italy
Philippe Glaziou, MD, MPhil (biostatistics; epidemiology), Former Global TB Programme, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Giorgia Gon, PhD in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Andrea Gori, Full Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, Italy
Vittorio Ingegnoli, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Bogomil Kholbrenner, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Charles Palmer Larson, Director McGill University Global Health Program, Montreal, Canada
Caterina La Porta, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Yejin Lee, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Federico Lega, Full Professor, University of Milan, Italy. Director of the Centre in Health Administration. Board Member European Health Management Association
Christian Lienhardt, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, University of Montpellier, France
Antonio E. Longo, Dept. of Architecture and Urban Studies, DASTU – Politecnico Milan, Italy
Daniela Lucini, Dept. of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
Viviana Mangiaterra, Associate Professor, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy
Claudia Marotta, Public Health Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
Alberto Mattelli, Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases at the University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Maurizio Maugeri, Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Ali Merzouk, E-learning Coordinator, European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland
Giovanni Battista Migliori, Director WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Maugeri Care and Research Institute, Tradate, Italy
Eduardo Missoni, Adjunct Professor, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Maria Cristina Monti, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Davide Mosca, Realizing Health SDGs for Migrants, Displaced and Communities, Nairobi, Kenya
Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Antonio Montresor, MD, Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Geneva, Switzerland
Paola Muti, Full Professor of Health Research Methodology and Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Chronic Disease Clinical Research at the University of Milan, Italy
Claudia Nannini, Legal Officer, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Luca Arturo Pavesi, PhD, Adjunt Professor at University of Milan-Bicocca, Master in Oral health in disadvantaged communities and low-income countries at University of Turin, Italy
Laura Piazza, Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Luciano Pilotti, Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy
Giovanni Piumatti, PhD in Psychology, Researcher in Social Sciences Fondazione Agnelli, Torino, Italy
Giovanni Putoto, Head of Planning and Operational Research, CUAMM, Padova, Italy
Luca Ragazzoni, Scientific Coordinator of Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid, and Global Health, University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
Mario Carlo Raviglione, Full Professor of Global Health, University of Milan, Italy
Fahrad Rihai, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and Global Head, New Commercial Partnership Models & Health Systems Engagement, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland
Francesco Rio, Global Health Consultant, Geneva, Switzerland
Niccolò Ronzoni, Medical doctor specialized in infectious diseases and tropical medicine, Negrar Hospital, Verona, Italy
Ilenia Rossetti, Department Chemestry, University of Milan, Italy
Kefas Samson, MD Global Coordination and Partnership on Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland
Holger Schünemann, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Richard Skolnik, Former Lecturer, Health policy and Management Department, Yale School of Public Health and Lecturer in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management, New Haven, USA
Charalampos (Babis) Sismanidis, PhD Medical Statistics, Team Lead “Surveillance, epidemiological studies, data for action”, Global TB Programme, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Giovanni Sotgiu, Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences University of Sassari, Italy
Beat Stoll, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Al Story, Associate Professor of Inclusion Health and Co-Director of the UCL Collaborative Centre for Inclusion Health, London, UK
Fabrizio Tediosi, Professor, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute & University of Basel, Switzerland
Zelalem Temesgen, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Pedro Villarreal, Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany
Tido von Schoen-Angerer, former Executive Director MSF Global Access Campaign, Geneva, Switzerland
Raphaël Zaffran, Deputy Director, University of Geneva’s Centre for Continuing and Distance Education, Geneva, Switzerland
The ultimate “global health goal” of MACH - that offers the Online Vocational Master in Global Health - is to contribute to the development and implementation across disciplines, in full alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of sound health policies and practices that ensure universal access to care and prevention for the most vulnerable people. To achieve this, multidisciplinary education targeting young generations of students that will become future leaders and decision-makers is essential.
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With the support and collaboration of the Centre for Educational Innovation and Multimedia Technologies (CTU) of the University of Milan