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MSc - Master of Science
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MSc - Master of Science
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Dive deeper into the world of public health, elevating your expertise to become a trailblazing leader in the field. Address critical healthcare challenges, from malaria to sexual health, and find groundbreaking solutions for underserved communities in low- and middle-income countries.
Studying our MSc Public Health for Development, you’ll learn from a diverse range of specialists in health economics, statistics, epidemiology, social science, and health policies. Then explore how these can be applied to low- and middle- income settings. Considering health services from a multidisciplinary perspective, you’ll engage with complex health and development challenges and design and manage interventions to improve the outcomes. Your new skills will help you make a lasting impact in the most marginalised groups in the world.
What you will learn
You’ll be taught by a team of social scientists, epidemiologists, maternal and birth health specialists, among many other experts, and benefit from 1:1 tailored advice and guidance over the course of the year. With a maximum of 40 international students in each cohort, who have very diverse backgrounds and experiences, you will also build on your professional knowledge as you hear first-hand experiences from other students.
We host a student seminar series in which you’ll look at key issues that shape the current global and health agenda, including weekly sessions where we discuss ideas and topics as a group. Our strong alumni network will be available to offer further support during the course and beyond.
With a wide range of modules available, you’ll begin by covering standard topics such as health systems and social research. You’ll then shape your studies with our elective modules, to suit your learning needs and career aims. Perhaps you’ll look at a public health module like design and disease control programmes? Or maybe you’re interested in a topic like nutrition or sexual health? Or how about a skills-based module like statistics or economic evaluation?
Your research project towards the end of the degree will give you an additional chance to examine a public health problem of your choice in more depth.
Who is it for?
From public health programme planners and health researchers to humanitarian relief workers and clinicians in conflict areas, students join this course from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds. We’ve designed the content to be multidisciplinary, meaning you can hone your skills alongside each other.
You should be enthusiastic and keen to consolidate and develop your knowledge in public health – alongside a desire to apply new knowledge and skills in a low- and middle-income settings. You will already have some relevant work experience that can provide a basis for further learning.
Having built up skills in a range of key topics, you could open up exciting roles at organisations such as the United Nations, UNICEF, or the WHO. Or perhaps you’re considering an academic route, progressing to a higher research degree in your chosen public health specialism.
In order to be admitted to an LSHTM master's degree programme, an applicant must: hold either a first degree at Second Class Honours (2:2) standard in a relevant discipline, or a degree in medicine recognised by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) for the purposes of practising medicine in the UK, or another degree of equivalent standard awarded by an overseas institution recognised by UK ENIC or the GMC or hold a professional qualification appropriate to the programme of study to be followed obtained by written examinations and judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours (2:2) degree or above or have relevant professional experience or training which is judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours (2:2) degree or above.
Students living in
Domestic
£13,580 per year
Students from Domestic
Field Trip: £280
£29,960 per year
Students from EU
Field Trip: £280
£29,960 per year
Students from International
Field Trip: £280
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