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Medicine / Public HealthMaster of Science in International Health (Berlin)Target groupCourse languageEntry requirementsStructureThe Master’s programme in International Health is a modular degreeprogramme for full-time or part-time study consisting of an introductorycore course, advanced optional modules and a research projectsubmitted as a thesis. The core course and a number of advancedmodules are offered at the Institute of Tropical Medicine and InternationalHealth at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Furtheroptional modules can be selected from a list of more than 180 coursesoffered by the tropEd partner institutions (see course catalogue atwww.troped.org). Full-time students can choose from among six pre-tions,namely: Tropical Medicine and Disease Control; Health Systems,Health Policy and Management; Sexual and ReproductiveHealth; Child Health; Health Research Methods; and Health in Emergencies.The course offer includes distance and e-learning modules.Quality AssuranceA peer-reviewed quality assurance process within the tropEd Networkguarantees highest standards in education and training. Nationalaccreditation of teaching provision has been obtained in Germanyas well as in several other European countries, and the programmehas repeatedly been selected as one of the best European Master’sprogrammes (2002 European University Association; 2004, 2005 and2009 European Commission). The programme was recognized fordemonstrating innovation in addressing issues of transnational cooperationwith an excellent record of teaching quality assurance and recognition,student mobility, course integration and sustainability.Duration / ECTS CreditsThe programme can be completed within two semesters (full-time) orup to eight semesters (part-time). A total of 60 European Credit TransferSystem (ECTS) credit points must be accumulated for successfulcompletion of the programme; one ECTS credit point is equivalentto 30 hours student investment time. A minimum of 10 ECTS creditpoints needs to be earned in tropEd partner institutions outside ofGermany. The research project may be undertaken either in Berlin orabroad.Selection of participants is guided by the programme’s emphasis ona multidisciplinary approach to international health. Students from avariety of backgrounds are recruited, including medical professionals,social scientists, health educators and health managers.EnglishCompletion of a 3.5-year Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in asciences, psychology, sociology, anthropology, epidemiology, nutrition,health economics. Applicants must have one year relevant professionalexperience in a low or middle income country or acquire this experi-95