The candidates must fulfil the basic requirements including good knowledge of the English language, according to specific requirements, for admission to the University of Bergen. A good Bachelor's degree level is required for admission. Candidates are selected from graduates of schools of medicine or dentistry, and from graduates of related disciplines of science or social sciences such as public health, nursing, nutrition, human biology, medical technology, pharmacy, social and behavioural sciences and international health.
Competence in the English language must be documented according to specified requirements.
The Master degree in International Health is comprised of two main component; a tuition part and a research assignment (thesis). The tuition part comprises of basic (compulsory) courses and a track of study or individual studies done in collaboration with the supervisor(s) (60 ECTS credits). The final year consists of research and preparation of a thesis (60 ECTS credits).
List of compulsory courses:
INTH301 Research tools and theory
INTH302 Epidemiology
INTH304 Major global health problems
INTH316 Health systems
HELSTA Statistical Methods in Health Science
INTH326 Research seminars (2 presentations)
INTH330 Proposal development
List of advanced courses is listed on web page below:
http://www.uib.no/en/cih/71970/courses-cih