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Medicine / Public HealthMaster of Science in International Health (Heidelberg)InstitutionLocationCourse focusRuprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg University),Institute of Public HealthHeidelberg has a population of around 135,000 inhabitants and is situatedin the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg in the south-western part ofGermany. The city of Frankfurt with the nearest international airport is90 km away. Besides the marvellous scenery and many historic attractions,Heidelberg is renowned as an important centre for teaching andresearch in Germany. The University of Heidelberg is the oldest universityin Germany, founded in 1386. Today, more than 27,000 studentsare enrolled with a high proportion of international students (ca. 18 percent).International HealthFocuses on poverty-related health problems in low and middle incomecountries. It includes the promotion of health, prevention and treatmentof disease, palliative care and rehabilitation. Studies of healthsystems, health economics, health policy, and management of healthservices are central. A cursory view of diverse aspects of health inmany developing countries shows a need for improved health poli-accessible to the people who need them most, reforms are urgentlyneeded both at the policy-making level and on the delivery side. TheM.Sc.IH was developed with these factors in mind.Teaching ApproachParticipatory teaching and learning methods are the underlying didacticconcepts of the course. Participants are expected to take an activepart throughout the course, e.g., small group work, individual studytime and assignments, presentations based on their own workingexperience, case studies and group discussion.StructureThe course has three distinct parts, each accounting for 20 ECTS(European Credit Transfer System). In this system, credit points aregiven on the basis of Student Investment Time, i.e., how much time astudent “invests” in a given topic (including lecture time, group workand individual learning time). The three parts of the M.Sc.IH are:1. A three-month core module, providing a basic overview on essentialtopics in International Health.2. Advanced modules, offering more in-depth learning on selectedtopics.3. A thesis module, allowing for guided individual research work with aThe course covers the diverse aspects of international health and maybe taken either as part-time study within the TROPED network oras a compact one-year residential programme at Heidelberg(for details please see: http://www.ukl-hd.de/ph/MSCIH).DAAD scholarships are available for the residential programme.101