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Full time | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Health Promotion

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This stream provides the knowledge and skills necessary to improve the health of populations across high-, middle- and low-income settings. The emphasis is on the use, development and critical evaluation of conceptual models; evidence and methods of analysis; and on practical, effective interventions.

By the end of this stream students will be able to demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of the core disciplines of public health, consisting of statistics; epidemiology; health economics; and social research, to real health problems. In addition, they will be able to:

  • critically assess key public health functions
  • demonstrate knowledge and skills in a range of topics related to public health
  • formulate, implement and evaluate appropriate policy responses to public health problems
  • show competence in critically evaluating and communicating research evidence

Graduates from this stream work in health care, health policy and public health organisations at local, national and international level in service and academic public health roles.

Modules

Principles of Social Research - Core
Basic Epidemiology - Core
Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy - Core
Issues in Public Health - Core
Principles and Practice of Public Health - Core
Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
Economic Analysis for Health Policy
Applied Communicable Disease Control
Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Qualitative Methodologies
History & Health
Health Systems
Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies
Conflict & Health
Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs
Study Design: Writing a Study Proposal
Sociological Approaches to Health
Research Design & Analysis
Health Promotion Approaches and Methods
Health Care Evaluation
Economic Evaluation
Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
Sexual Health
Reviewing the Literature
Nutrition Related Chronic Diseases
Globalisation & Health
Medical Anthropology and Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Design and Evaluation of Mental Health Programmmes
Analytical Models for Decision Making
Social Epidemiology
Organisational Management
Ethics, Public Health & Human Rights
Principles and Practice of Public Health - Core
Economic Analysis for Health Policy
Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
Medical Anthropology and Public Health
Organisational Management
Social Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Environmental Epidemiology
Ethics, Public Health & Human Rights
Globalisation & Health
Nutrition Related Chronic Diseases
Reviewing the Literature
Sexual Health
Analytical Models for Decision Making
Applied Communicable Disease Control
Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Qualitative Methodologies
History & Health
Health Systems
Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies
Design and Evaluation of Mental Health Programmmes
Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs
Study Design: Writing a Study Proposal
Sociological Approaches to Health
Research Design & Analysis
Health Promotion Approaches and Methods
Health Care Evaluation
Economic Evaluation
Conflict & Health
Project Report

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,940

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£29,960

Entry requirements

In order to be admitted to the MSc Public Health, an applicant must: hold either a first degree at Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) 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 an Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) degree or above or applicants with a 2:2 degree will also be considered if they have sufficient relevant professional experience or training in the field (sufficient, relevant work experience would typically mean at least two years working in a field allied to public health) - we would encourage such applicants to contact the Programme Directors to discuss their suitability before applying.

University information

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is a specialist university in Bloomsbury, London, with a long-established reputation for world-leading research into public and global health. The university is one of the highest ranked institutions for public health, and offers only postgraduate degree courses. It is ranked 3rd in the world for Public Health (ShanghaiRanking 2022), and 4th in the world for Infectious Diseases (US News Best...more