
Overview
Students on the Public Health for Development programme at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have substantial experience of planning or implementing public health programmes, of teaching or public-health-related research and wish to hone their critical professional skills.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme, students will able to:
- demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills in core public health disciplines including epidemiology, statistics, social science research, health economics and health policy
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of current issues and topics related to public health in low- and middle-income settings
- apply public health knowledge and skills to identify and assess public health problems in low- and middle-income countries
- formulate appropriate public health strategies to control health problems and promote health in low- and middle-income countries
- evaluate actions designed to improve public health in low- and middle-income countries
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Modules include:
- Extended Epidemiology
- Health Policy, Process & Power
- Principles of Social Research
- Designing Disease Control Programmes
- Economic Evaluation
- Health Care Evaluation
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , National
- Apply before , International
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English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- In order to be admitted to an LSHTM master's degree programme, an applicant must:
- hold either a first degree at Second Class Honours 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.
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- 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 degree or above.
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- have relevant professional experience or training which is judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours degree or above.
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
28540 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 28540 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
12330 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12330 GBP per year during 12 months.
Part-time
- Home £6,165 /year
- EU/Overseas £14,270 /year
Living costs for London
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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