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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 Economics Health Promotion

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

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, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the principles and methods of economic evaluation
  • demonstrate advanced knowledge of health economic methods applied to health policy or decision analysis
  • identify, assess and critically synthesise relevant evidence from health economic research literature
  • select and apply appropriate, ethical and feasible study designs to answer questions in health care and health economic research
  • show competence, both written and verbal, in communicating research evidence

The stream is aimed at anyone - with or without any previous training in economics - who is interested in working as a health economist in an academic or professional capacity across high-, middle- and low-income countries.

Modules

Issues in Public Health - Core
Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy - Core
Basic Epidemiology - Core
Principles of Social Research - Core
Economic Evaluation - Core
Economic Analysis for Health Policy - Core
Sexual Health
Reviewing the Literature
Health Decision Science 
Global Disability & Mental Health
Globalisation & Health
Ethics, Public Health & Human Rights
Conflict & Health
Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies
Family Planning Programmes
Health Systems
History & Health
Qualitative Methodologies
Population, Poverty & Environment
Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Applying Public Health Principles
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Proposal Development
Principles & Practice of Public Health
Economic Evaluation - Core
Economic Analysis for Health Policy - Core
Principles & Practice of Public Health
Proposal Development
Applying Public Health Principles
Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Sexual Health
Reviewing the Literature
Health Decision Science 
Global Disability & Mental Health
Globalisation & Health
Ethics, Public Health & Human Rights
Conflict & Health
Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies
Family Planning Programmes
Health Systems
History & Health
Qualitative Methodologies
Population, Poverty & Environment
Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

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