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APPLICATION DEADLINES:
How to Prepare a Draft Thesis Proposal
H Master's programme:
Applicants to the MIH in Copenhagen are asked to prepare a draft thesis We have continuous enrolment.
proposal of max. 4 pages, based on a field study or on a critical review of The final deadline for the academic
year 2011-2012 is 1 April 2011.
articles referring to a relevant problem within international health.
H Intensive courses:
Application deadlines can be found
Why is a draft thesis required? in the top of each course
description.
Experiences from Masters programmes indicate that a subject for a
Masters thesis must be identified early on APPLICATION FORM:

H Start your online application

The applicants have the opportunity to present their proposal here!

The MIH course managers may plan special sessions to suit the
Student Services
requirements for the majority of students
You can find useful information
about your Danish residence
How is a draft thesis designed? permit, health insurance,
accommodation, and many other
1. A working title could be for instance
things on our Student Services
website .
A critical review: "From population control based family planning
programmes to sexual and reproductive health and rights"

"Quality of care in the prevention and treatment of childhood

diarrhoea in a country"

"Tuberculosis control by case finding and Oholding in a district

of a country"

"Organisation and utilisation of child health services in a

district", etc.

2. Describe the background for the choice and why the study is
considered relevant

3. Formulate the problem to be studied

4. Explain the objective(s) of the study

5. Describe which analytical perspective(s) will be used

6. List material (data, sources) and methods to be used for the study:
Old (retrospective) or new (prospective); quantitative (statistics,

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simple questionnaires, collection of blood samples, etc.) or qualitative
(in-depth analyses of limited number of samples or in-depth
interviews, etc., or both)

7. Indicate whether the proposal needs acceptance from authorities,

people, or patients

8. Refer to relevant literature

9. Draft a timetable

10. If not merely a desk study, consider ethics and finance

Useful Hints
It is recommended that you select a subject in which you may already
have collected some data, or that you use a concrete example of a health-
related problem with which you have worked personally. If you are short of
ideas, do not panic, but think of the top ten health problems in your
locality, including problems related to health systems and services.

Remember
The draft thesis proposal is only meant to help to design your study
optimally; it is not an examination before admission! The draft thesis
proposal of Danida-sponsored applicants should be relevant to
programmes/projects. Please note that course fee does not cover expenses
related to field work. Programmes/projects are consequently expected to
cover field expenses, and they must confirm their willingness to bear these
expenses.

Master of International Health Contact:

University of Copenhagen MIH Secretariat
Ister Farimagsgade 5, Bg. 9 mih @sund .ku .dk
DK-1353 Copenhagen K

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