BETA VERSION
Health Innovation Course
(MSc)
Professor Kenji HIRAYAMA,
Director of Health Innovation Course
Health Innovation means using originality and ingenuity to improve healthcare, traits which are exemplified in various ways. The invention of vaccines and monoclonal antibodies gave us new ways to prevent and treat diseases, information pertaining to pathogens and the human genome has proposed new ways to use existing medicine, and we can now track the migration
of insects carrying infectious diseases using satellites from space.
In order to be creative and inventive flexibility is needed, however, that flexibility must be built on sufficient knowledge and experience. In pursuance of innovations which will solve the world's health problems one by one, this course will definitely be helpful.
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Application Status 2017/18
Tokyo Satellite Campus
Student Message
Ruben Groen
“During the first
months of the course
I learned that most
diseases inthe developing world are actually non-communicable; cancer, diabetes mellitus, and largely cardiovascular diseases. This was kind of a surprise to me at first. (…) This course is providing me with a solid foundation for further research and academic growth.”
Course Overview
Overview:
・Duration: Two Years
・Academic degree conferred : Master of Science in Global Health and Medicine
Completion Requirements:
- 24 credits from compulsory modules (24 modules)
- 6 credits from elective modules (6 modules)
- successful completion of a Master’s Thesis (project report)
- final examination
Application requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from a recognized education institution (university, nursing school, etc.)
- work experience (in Japan or abroad)
- community service experience (volunteer)
Modules:
For a complete list of all modules students need to take, please take a look at our "Curriculum" page.
Health Innovation Course Topics
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Students will select 1 out of the 5 topics below and develop the ability as a researcher to apply basic and applied science to global health issues:
1) Basic and Applied Medical Sciences
2) Vector Ecology
3) Epidemiology/Group Health Science
4) Health/Disease Information Science
5) Medical Social Technology
Sample Study Paths
University graduate with a degree in agriculture who aims to be a researcher at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
University graduate with a degree in environmental studies who aims to be a researcher at a company that manufactures chemically-treated mosquito nets.
University graduate with a degree in Health Sciences who aims to be a researcher at an institute relating environment and health.
University graduate with a degree in Engineerings who aims to work in R&D.
University graduate with a degree in Economics who aims to start their own business.