Course summary
In these rapidly changing times, preventing disease, improving our health, and reducing health inequality will depend on a broad range of people and expertise. Our MSc in Public Health reflects this, offering an unparalleled number of specialised modules designed to help you become a catalyst for change in your area of interest. Over one year (full-time) or two years (part-time), you’ll gain a strong grasp on the core disciplines of public health. Your faculty leaders, who are active researchers in their fields, have all the experience needed to help you succeed in the specialist studies for your chosen career path. This stream provides multidisciplinary training in the advanced methods necessary to undertake epidemiological research on the relationships between health and the environment. Students will develop an understanding of the social, economic and political contexts which underlie the establishment of priorities and the selection and evaluation of policy responses. 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:
- describe the principal concerns in environment and health (pollution of air, water, and land; the urban environment; sustainable development; risk perceptions)
- interpret and evaluate risk assessments and risk management strategies as applied to environment and health concerns
- show a theoretical and practical understanding of the design and analysis of studies in environmental epidemiology
- analyse the political and social contexts in which an environment and health policy is made, the factors that lead to policy change, and in particular, the role that research plays in policy change
- show competence in critically evaluating and communicating research evidence in relation to environment and health issues.
Modules
Term 1 compulsory modules: Basic Epidemiology; Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy; Issues in Public Health; Principles of Social Research. In addition, students intending to follow this stream must take Environment, Health & Sustainable Development. The remaining module can be selected from: Foundations for Health Promotion; Health Policy, Process & Power; Health Services; Introduction to Health Economics. Students take a total of five study modules, one from each timetable slot (C1, C2, D1, D2, E). The list below shows recommended or compulsory modules. There are other optional modules which may be taken only after consultation with the Programme Directors. Slot C1: Designing Disease Control Programmes; Economic Evaluation; Health Care Evaluation; Health Promotion Approaches and Methods; Malaria: From Science to Policy and Practice; Research Design & Analysis; Sociological Approaches to Health; Study Design: Writing a Study Proposal. Slot C2: Conflict & Health; Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies; Health Systems; Population, Poverty & Environment; Statistical Methods in Epidemiology. Slot D1: Applied Communicable Disease Control; Current Issues in Maternal & Perinatal Health; Economic Analysis for Health Policy; Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases; Evaluation of Public Health Interventions; Medical Anthropology and Public Health; Social Epidemiology; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Health. Slot D2: Environmental Epidemiology (compulsory). Slot E: Environmental Health Policy (compulsory).
Assessment method
Assessments may be an essay or other written assignment, short written tests, a groupwork report or presentation, or other method and an independent project report. For full assessment information, please see the module specifications.
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. If you have not previously studied in the UK, you can check our guide to international equivalent qualifications for our master's degrees. Applicants with relevant work experience will be given preference. This includes both paid and voluntary work, internships etc. Applicants will need to provide some evidence of ability in mathematics, post-16 year education. This could include: - "A" level or a higher school certificate - a module within an undergraduate degree (such as quantitative methods, epidemiology or statistics) - statistics studied as part of a general research methods course - an online biostatistics short course Any undergraduate degree subject at Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) standard can be acceptable with a demonstrable commitment to public health. Please visit our website for full entry requirements for the MSc in Public Health, including English Language requirements if English is not your first language.
English language requirements
As part of the application process, applicants are required to demonstrate how they meet LSHTM's minimum English Language requirements. This is particularly important for applicants requiring a Student Visa, as the UK Home Office dictates that every student from outside the UK and Republic of Ireland must show evidence of a minimum level of English language ability (called CEFR B2 level) in order to be granted a Student visa and study in the UK.
View requirements
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/applications/applying-masters-degree-london/general-entry-requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Please refer to the LSHTM website for up to date information on fees & funding: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-funding
Sponsorship information
Information on all the scholarships we offer can be found on our fees and funding webpages. These pages are updated regularly as new scholarships become available. However, we recommend that students also look into alternative sources of funding.
Provider information
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London
Keppel Street
Camden
WC1E 7HT