Master of Science in International Health (MScIH)
Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin · Germany
- Level
- Master's
- Award
- Master of Science
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 4 semesters
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Campus
- Berlin
- Apply by
- Register by 31 December 2026
- Starts
- Winter semester
- Tuition
- €6,450
Entry requirements and how to apply
- Entry requirements
- Academic admission requirements include a completed Bachelor's degree (minimum duration of three and a half years / 210 ECTS credit points) in a health-related field. In addition, all applicants must show a minimum of one year of work experience after their first qualifying degree. Applicants with health-related professional experience in low- or middle-income countries will be given preference for admission.
- English language requirement
- B2 required, please provide an official language certificate, e.g.: IELTS Academic: 6
- German language requirement
- No minimum language level required
- Application period
- The following is valid for applicants from: all countries For the winter semester: 15 October - 31 December
- Apply through
- Please check this website .
About this programme
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the Master of Science in International Health (MScIH) combines content from tropical medicine, public health, epidemiology, health economics, and health management sciences. The programme has a global health focus and allows students to identify and analyse key factors shaping the health and well-being of populations. The MScIH provides participants with the concepts, skills, and tools related to health promotion and disease prevention in low-income settings. Additionally, health system strengthening, universal coverage, and health policy formulation are key components of the programme. The MScIH covers a wide variety of research methods such as health economics, medical anthropology, social sciences research methods, epidemiology, and quantitative data analysis. Content includes reproductive and child health, mental health, major endemic diseases such as HIV, TB, malaria, or Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), parasitology, emerging infectious diseases as well as the double burden of disease (chronic or non-communicable diseases).
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