Elective Track Mc Master University Canada

Full course description

McMaster University offers three specializations, (synonymous with tracks at Maastricht):

• Globalization and Equity. This track builds on the "Governing Health in Global context" course offered in Maastricht and focuses on cultural, political, social and economic globalization processes in the contemporary era and how they impact health and health care. Courses include: “Global governance", "Global Social Policy”, "Refugee health policies and practice" and “Development theory and administration". 
• Global Health Management. This track introduces students to management and policy skills, including a fundamental understanding of the entrepreneurial capacities needed to manage projects related to health care and education. The track has a rather business oriented focus and differs in that respect from the “leadership and organization” track in Maastricht. Courses include “Health economics and evaluation”; “Health Care Funding and Research Allocation", "Management of Population Health” and "Health Care Marketing”.
• Global Health: Disease burden, challenges and chances. This track builds on the "New biology/New Society?” course in Maastricht and involves the study of endemic tropical diseases as well as other diseases that tend to afflict underdeveloped countries. The threat to public health of existing, new, and re-emerging diseases will be emphasized. Course include “Medical Microbiology”, "Global Burden of Disease"; "Refugee Health Policies ad Practice" and “Vaccines and Vaccine Immunology”.

Students must also take one additional course in addition to two courses from one of the three specializations outlines above.