Courses

Core courses - autumn semester

(compulsory courses/activities)

• Global health - challenges and responses - SDG303 
• Methods in global health research - INTH315 
• Proposal development - INTH330B
  (submission of Research proposal, deadline 20 May)
• Research seminars INTH326A (runs throughout the whole Master)

• M.Phil. in Global Health - Thesis - 60 ECTS credits (INTH395A - Thesis guidelines)

or

• Master Thesis in Global Health - 30 ECTS credits (INTH395B - Thesis guidelines) in combination with Internship - master study in Global Health (INTH317)

Elective courses - spring semester

The requirement is 20 ECTS credits. Students can register for elective courses at CIH and/or other relevant and available courses at Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS), UiB and in the tropEd network (tuition fees at most institution, except Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Berlin), with whom CIH has a MOU).

The requirements for admission are: holding a bachelor´s degree and being affiliated to one of the following:

• University of Bergen (either as a student or employee)
• Other educational institutions in Norway
• One of CIH's partner institutions
• The tropEd network

Elective courses - spring semester (2025)

(In alphabetical order)

Please find the schedule at the bottom of this page.

On campus

• Experimental epidemiology - INTH321A  (tropEd accredited). Required previous knowledge: MEDSTATA

• Introduction to anthropology in global health - INTH345

• Introduction to global occupational health - INTH310B

• Global nutrition - INTH360 (tropEd accredited)
• Migration health - INTH344
• Observational epidemiology - INTH356  (tropEd accredited). Required previous knowledge: MEDSTATA
• Preparedness for health crisis - ELMED328

Online

• Culture and psycopathology – Mental health in a cross-cultural perspective - INTH325A (tropEd accredited)
• Global tuberculosis epidemiology and intervention - INTH328B (tropEd accredited)
• Introduction to priority settingings in health - BCEPS300
• Medical Peace Work - ELMED229
• Qualitative research methods for global public health - INTH323O (tropEd accredited)

Courses that will not be offered in 2025:

• Applied economic evaluation in health care - INTH314
• Chemical factors at the work place - INTH331A
• MOOC* Occupational Health in Developing Countries - INTH310A
• Physical factors in the work environment - INTH334B
• Qualitative research methods for global public health (on campus) - INTH323E (tropEd accredited)

* Massive Open Online Course

Spring semester (in alphabetical order)

Please find the schedule at the bottom of this page.

• Experimental epidemiology - INTH921. Required previous knowledge: MEDSTATA

• Introduction to anthropology in global health - INTH945
• Migration health - INTH944
• Observational epidemiology - INTH956. Required previous knowledge: MEDSTATA

Online

• Global tuberculosis Epidemiology and Intervention - INTH928
• Introduction to priority settingings in health - BCEPS900

Courses that will not be offered in 2024:

• Applied economic evaluation in health care - INTH914
• Qualitative research methods for global public health - INTH923


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• Global health (for medical students having passed the preclinical part of the medical curriculum or equivalent) - autumn course GLOBALHEALTH
• Global theory (for medical students having passed the the first 2 years of the medical curriculum or equivalent) - autumn course - GLOBALTHEORY
• Global tuberculosis epidemiology and intervention - ELMED311
• Medical Peace Work* - ELMED229
• Preparedness for health crisis
• Research Methods in Nutrition - NUTR230

* Massive Open Online Course

Course repository at Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (mainly in Norwegian).

Master students in Global Health can attend advanced courses (electives) at institutions in the tropEd network. There are tuition fees at most institutions, except Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Berlin), with whom CIH has a MOU. How to apply for Advanced Modules at Charité.

All member institutions have their individual application processes, it is the students’ responsibility to find relevant courses and apply for them. However, we will ask you to fill in a form where you indicate which courses you are interested in. This is so we can confirm that you are our students and are eligible for admission.

The Bergen School of Global Studies presents cutting edge, research-based graduate studies addressing global challenges of our time and the complex ways in which these interact, read more on their webpages.

For Master students at UiB: If the courses are open, you register for them on Studentweb before 1 February, otherwise you have to contact the responsible Faculty. You will find contact information on the course descriptions.

The Nordic countries have a unique approach to Global Health. Take a Master in Global Health that reflects this - with access to the best expertise across the Nordic countries. Link to their webpage.

Global challenges affect us all. Shaped by some of Bergen's best research groups, Bergen Summer Research School tackles some of the most pressing challenges facing the world.

BSRS is a joint venture under the leadership of the University of Bergen with NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Chr. Michelsen Institute and NORCE.