AFRO-NETS> Master (Msc) Programme in International Health - Berlin

["Dr. Carsten Mantel" <carsten.mantel@charite.de>]

Master (Msc) Programme in International Health - Berlin 
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The Medical Faculty Charit, of Humboldt University at Berlin invites 
applications to the Master (Msc) Programme In International Health 
Degree: Master of Science in International Health - awarded by the 
Medical Faculty Charit, of Humboldt University at Berlin.

Language English. Proficiency in English is to be demonstrated by a 
TOEFL score of at least 550 points paper-based, 213 points computer-
based, or equivalent approved test.

Beginnning of the programme: Summer Semester: 11 March 2002;  
Winter Semester: I9 September 2002

Admission Requirements: Bachelor's or equivalent degree in an Interna-
tional Health-related field, e.g. medicine, public health, biology, 
educational sciences, psychology, sociology, anthropology, epidemiol-
ogy, nutrition, health economics. 

Application Deadlines: 
1 December 2001 (for summer semester); 1 June 2002 (for winter semester) 

Special Services :An introductory orientation and language programme, 
academic support services, guidance and counselling through a 
personal advisor system, cultural events and excursions are offered
to all foreign students. Each student has a Humboldt 
University-designated supervisor, who has relevant experience 
in the chosen study track and research or thesis topic.         

Financial Aspects: Module and course fees follow regulations current 
in the TropEd partner institutions. In general there is a tuition fee 
of Euro 100 per credit point for core training, Euro 200 per credit 
point for optional modules and Euro 50 per credit point for research 
project and thesis work; overall tuition thus amounts to a maximum of 
Euro 7,750 depending on the courses and institutions selected. 

The postgraduate Masters Programme is a flexible modular degree pro-
gramme for full-time or part-time study, consisting of an introduc-
tory core course, specialised optional modules and a research project 
submitted as a thesis. The programme is organised within the tropEd 
European Network for Education in International Health, an associa-
tion of 29 universities in 13 European countries and collaborating 
institutions in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The core course and 
three optional modules are presently offered at Humboldt University. 
Further optional modules can be selected from a list of more than 100 
courses offered by the tropEd partner institutions.

Study Focus:
International Health is a new discipline that systemati-
cally compares factors that affect the health of all human popula-
tions, specifically focussing on poverty-related health problems in 
low and middle income countries. The Masters programme comprises 
studies in a number of public-health-related disciplines including 
anthropology, biology, economics, environmental health, epidemiology 
and statistics, health promotion, management sciences, nutrition, 
population sciences and reproductive health, psychology, social sci-
ences, travel and migrant health and tropical medicine with a focus 
on infectious diseases, bacteriology, parasitology, virology and 
laboratory practice. 

Programme Structure and duration:
The programme can be completed within two semesters (full-time) 
or up to ten semesters (part-time). 

A total of 60 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credit points 
must be accumulated for successful completion of the programme; one 
ECTS credit point is equivalent to 30 hours student investment time. 
A minimum of 15 ECTS credit points (equivalent to about 3 months of 
full-time study) needs to be earned in tropEd partner institutions 
outside of Germany. The research project may be undertaken either in 
Berlin or abroad. 



HUMBOLDT University at Berlin 

Humboldt University was founded in 1810 under the name of 
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit,t as a "universitas litterarum" 
which would unite teaching and research and strive towards a 
comprehensive humanistic education for its students. Twenty-
nine Nobel laureates have been associated with the university in the 
course of their teaching and research careers, contributing to the 
excellent academic reputation, which the university continues to en-
joy today. The Charit, became the university's Faculty of Medicine in 
1829 and is one of Germany's largest and most renowned Medical 
Schools. Today some 33.000 students are enrolled at Humboldt Univer-
sity in more than 220 courses of study in eleven faculties. Almost 
ten percent of the students come to Berlin from abroad. 

Contact
Medical Faculty Charit,
Humboldt University at Berlin
Masters Programme in International Health 
Educational Programme Office, Institute of Tropical Medicine 
Spandauer Damm 130, D-14050 Berlin, 
Germany
Tel: +49-30-3011-6865 
Fax: +49-30-3011-6888
mailto:itm.studies@charite.de  
http://www.indicator.de/international-health
http://www.troped.org


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