Congratulations on your offer to study in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine!

This is where your journey as a King's Global Health & Social Medicine student starts.

Welcome to your on-demand offer holder hub - where you can access the information and insight you need, whenever you need it. From your course overview to taster lectures to videos from current students - it's all here!

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• Mia, Global Health, Social Justice and Public Policy MSc

*The Global Health and Social Justice course has changed name and is now called Global Health, Social Justice and Public Policy.

**Although this page was up-to-date at the time it was produced, some changes to courses and teaching staff may occur. Please make sure you check our website or contact us directly for the very latest information.

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I've received an offer - what next?

Read your offer letter carefully. If there is anything you don't understand or want to question, please contact the Admissions Office through your King's Apply account.

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If you decide to accept an offer from King's, in the spring and summer you will receive details of offer-holder webpages and events to help you make your decisions and prepare for your start at King’s.

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Tuition fees and funding

More information about fees can be found on our fees and funding pages.

International

If you are an international student, you can find more information about Visas and support here.

For more information, visit our advice pages.

About your course

If you are looking for more information about your course, you can find this on the main course page Global Health, Social Justice and Public Policy MSc.

Module lists

Module lists for the next academic year can be found under the 'Teaching & Structure' Section of the page.

Contact your Programme Director if you have a question about your programme:

Contact your Programme Director for Global Health, Social Justice and Public Policy MSc - Dr Mark Eccleston Turner.

A unique department

The Department of Global Health & Social Medicine is a unique interdisciplinary community delivering research-led teaching that explores the complex social determinants of health, illness and ageing. Founded over 10 year ago we are now ranked within the top 10 sociology departments in the UK and through our internationally-recognised expertise and consultancy work contribute to policy development across a myriad of organisations and networks. We link our master's students with world-leading organisations, enabling students to gain valuable practical experience in the field and our partners to work with our dynamic students.

Our mission

We have a mission to address the changing landscape of health and medicine from a social science perspective. We support our students to take their next academic professional steps and engage with non-governmental organisations and charities, think tanks, government, the private sector and academia.

Study 'Science, Tech and Society' at the home of the UK's No.1 Sociology courses

Want to understand how science, technology and society shape each other?

In this video, Professor Anne Pollock discusses what students in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine learn about the social aspects of science, technology and medicine. She discusses her ongoing research on pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa.

Study 'Reproductive Justice' at the home of the UK's No.1 Sociology courses

Want to study why reproduction matters for society?

In this video, Dr Rishita Nandagiri, Lecturer in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, shares what students explore in class on the interactions between reproduction, politics and society. She discusses her ongoing research into the experiences of women seeking abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and research questions that students interested in the subject can explore.

Study 'Racism and Health' at the home of the UK's No.1 Sociology courses

Want to study how racism can affect people's health?

In this video, Dr Tanisha Spratt, Senior Lecturer in Racism and Health, explains what students learn about in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine.

She also discusses how her own interested in the subject developed, her ongoing research, and research questions that students can explore.

Study 'Global Health Law' at the home of the UK's No.1 Sociology courses

What can we do to counter global inequalities in responses to disease outbreaks such as COVID-19?

In this video, Dr Mark Eccleston-Turrner, Senior Lecturer in Global Health Law, discusses the topics students learn about in the degree programmes in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King's.

He also shares his research on pandemic preparedness, equitable access to medical resources, ethics in global medicine, and his involvement with the WHO's Pandemic Treaty.

Study 'Health and Ageing' at the home of the UK's No.1 Sociology courses

Interested to work on health policy?

In this video, Dr Wei Yang, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics and Policy, shares what studying health, ageing and long-term care policies looks like in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine.

She discusses the subjects that students will learn and talks about her own research interests.

How is egg freezing changing reproduction?

The use of technology in reproduction is not new. But egg freezing is unlike technologies of the past in how it could change our understanding of reproduction.  

In this video, we explore Dr Lucy van de Wiel’s research on how egg freezing is shifting the focus from making babies to making fertility, and what that means for women and their reproductive choices. 

Read Dr Lucy van de Wiel’s work on egg freezing: 

• Freezing Fertility (NYU Press, 2020) by Dr Lucy Van de Wiel: https://nyupress.org/9781479817900/fr...
• de Wiel, L., (2020) ‘The speculative turn in IVF: egg freezing and the financialization of fertility’, New Genetics and Society, 39(3), 306-326, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2019...
• de Wiel, L., (2014) ‘For Whom the Clock Ticks: Reproductive Ageing and Egg Freezing in Dutch and British News Media”, Studies in the Maternal 6(1), 1-28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.16995/sim.4 

Research Bite: Ethics in sport

Dr Silvia Camporesi talks about her research on ethics in sport. Dr Camporesi is a bioethicist in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine.

In conversation about a future with no humans as we know them

Sara Dahlen, a PhD candidate and Dr Silvia Camporesi, Reader in Bioethics and Health Humanities, discuss this imagined future, humanity’s relationship with nature and technology, and explore some of the bioethical questions facing us today.

Listen to the podcast here

Want to find out more about what student life is like as a Global Health & Social Medicine student?

Chat to our students on Unibuddy.

Future Leaders in Global Health

Alumni Meryem shares her experience studying at King's.

Welcome from your Student Experience Officer

Francesca Auchterlonie talks about the support you will get, opportunities on offer to you and extra curricular activities you can get involved in in the School of Global Affairs

As a King's student, researcher or recent graduate, you have access to a huge range of support to help you navigate through your options for life after King's.

Learn more about King's Careers & Employability here.

Upcoming events

The Department of Global Health & Social Medicine hosts speakers throughout the academic year for seminars to share their research and engage in conversations on topics within the field. 

• 14 May: Professor Sharifah Sekalala, University of Warwick;
• 4 June: Dr David Reubi, Reader in Sociology and Global Health.

More information can be found here.