Global mental health is an interdisciplinary field focused on improving mental health and reducing inequalities worldwide.
The global mental health crisis is one of the defining features of our time, particularly within low-resource settings. As the prevalence of mental health conditions grows, we need to accelerate services and support to help people manage these problems across the world, in ways that meaningfully engage those most at risk, and directly affected. Never before has there been such an acute need for mental health researchers, policymakers and practitioners. This Master’s course combines a modern critical lens with established training in global mental health frameworks, including an emphasis on understanding epidemiological disease profiles and community-engaged work to translate interventions as part of efforts in scaling up access to mental health care. Recent advances in the field highlight the need to address social and structural drivers of mental health in low- and high-income countries alike. Students will learn tools necessary for working with complex communities across cultures and power levels in respectful ways, centring on empowerment and equity.
This course is suited to graduates and professionals with an interest in mental health, global health, social sciences or public policy. It is particularly relevant for those seeking to address mental health inequalities worldwide, whether progressing within practice or preparing for careers in research, policy, advocacy or implementation in diverse global health contexts. Previous studies within psychological sciences are not required for this course.
Through the course you will develop skills to respond to mental health challenges in a global context, applying your training in public health aspects of mental health, epidemiological methods, social science, implementation research and health economics. Students will have honed their writing and oral communication skills and developed an ability to draw on sources of evidence and knowledge across different stakeholder groups and disciplines to arrive at context-appropriate solutions to priority mental health challenges, whilst cultivating a network of like-minded global mental health practitioners. In doing so, this course will help to build the next generation of mental health champions, advocates and leaders in engaged mental health policy, practice and research.
We expect our graduates to pursue careers in academia, non-governmental and community organisations, humanitarian work, public health, global health policy, international development, the private sector (including management consultancy and science communication) and community development sectors. Students may also work as mental health specialists in organisations all over the world, or in specialist fields such as migration and inequalities.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 37 位 | 伦敦国王学院King's College London | 1年 | 38100英镑/年 |
| 第 80 位 | 格拉斯哥大学University of Glasgow | 1年 | 33708英镑/年 |