This three-year, part-time, fully online programme is jointly offered by the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) MSc programme offers you the unique opportunity to have direct contact with international students, tutors and experts in the different surgical specialities from across the world, widening your understanding of evidence-based surgical and academic surgery practice.

The Family Medicine (Online Learning) MFM Transform your medical practice with our Master of Family Medicine programme, designed to empower you with the skills to lead and innovate in primary health care globally. This part-time, online programme offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers the essentials of modern family medicine, from evidence-based practice and patient-centred care to leadership in developing family medicine as a specialty.

The MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology is developed in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) as part of the Scottish Government's directive to empower and enhance the shift of balance of care for cataract, glaucoma, medical retina, emergency and ophthalmic triage from secondary to primary care.

Transform your career with the Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning) programme, where cutting-edge data science skills meet health and social care challenges. Our curriculum is designed to teach you the critical data science skills necessary for modern health and social care environments. You will gain knowledge of the fundamentals of data science, developing skills that will enable you to interpret, analyze, and interrogate data to make decisions in the health and social care sector.

This three-year, part-time, online MSc programme in Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors aims to support graduate healthcare professionals, ranging from nurses, surgeons, anaesthetists, veterinarians, paramedics and those working in healthcare management. Students learn how to use evidence-based tools and techniques to improve the reliability and safety of everyday healthcare systems and processes.

One Health (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), and PgProfDev sits at the interface between human, animal and ecosystem health. As such, it is a fast-evolving subject area, well suited to preparing professionals looking to tackle the wide range of intractable and highly complex health challenges of the 21st century. This programme is delivered fully online, making the most of the University’s pioneering, award-winning online learning environments.

Our online Clinical Education MSc, PgDip, PgCert (Online Learning) programme takes advantage of our world-renowned expertise to enhance your abilities to teach and assess students in a clinical environment. Our aim is to help you reflect upon, and share thoughts about, your practice while increasing your understanding of applying educational theories and evidence from the literature. As a result, you will learn the knowledge and skills you need to deliver, develop and research high-quality clinical education in your own discipline.

The Epidemiology (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip Transform your passion for population health into actionable expertise with the University of Edinburgh's MSc Epidemiology programme. This programme is designed to give you the foundational knowledge and analytical skills necessary for a career in epidemiology. Through learning and applying epidemiological concepts, along with practical statistical training, including the use of R software, this programme prepares the epidemiological leaders of tomorrow.

The MSc Critical Care Programme is aimed at anyone driven by a desire to improve outcomes for critically ill adults. Our tutors and students reflect the multidisciplinary nature of critical care. The clinical, academic, and professional themes of the programme aim to develop healthcare professionals who question, lead, and motivate others to achieve the best care for their patients.

The different global crises that the world is facing are interconnected, and many are determined by the way that we have used the earth’s resources, and prioritised development and growth. ‘Planetary Health’ is a new field of study which examines these factors and their consequences, and looks at ways in which redesigning, connecting and leveraging the interdependent health, environment and economic systems could offer new global solutions. The challenge is how we can do this in a socially, economically and environmentally empathetic manner. This interdisciplinary MSc programme has been developed with expertise from across the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science and the College of Science and Engineering.

This postgraduate programme in Global Health and Infectious Diseases aims to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases by developing your expertise in surveillance, prevention, and control of infectious diseases. You will explore and address local and global health challenges related to infectious diseases and their impact on public health.

Global Food Security and Nutrition (Online Learning) MSc, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev is concerned with the availability, access, and utilisation of safe, nutritious and sustainable food for all, especially vulnerable groups within society. The challenges related to food are not only the existence of approximately 795 million undernourished people in the world (Food and Agricultural Organization) but also the increasing presence of diet-related, non-communicable diseases (e.g. diabetes and heart disease).

This Internal Medicine (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev online program will give you a comprehensive understanding of the processes, investigation procedures and treatment options for common diseases you encounter in general medical practice. The programme complements the learning you need to achieve membership of the Royal College of Physicians, and it may also be suitable for doctors in other specialities, nurse consultants and other paramedical specialists with extensive clinical experience.

The Anatomical Sciences programme is a unique opportunity for students who want to explore aspects of human anatomy through the flexibility of an online learning programme. This is a postgraduate-level qualification for medical, biomedical, and allied health professionals and those in holistic practice with an interest in human anatomy. The programme draws upon the highly regarded teaching and research staff within the University. Our programme in Anatomical Sciences is delivered entirely online and consequently relies on the use of IT.

Our Paediatric Emergency Medicine (Online Learning) MSc, PgCert, PgDip, PgProfDev programme has been designed to provide the educational background required for clinicians managing medical emergencies in children. Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) is a rapidly expanding speciality. It has its roots in Emergency Medicine and Paediatrics but also has close affiliations with Paediatric Surgical Specialties, Paediatric Critical Care, Primary Care and Public Health.