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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

MSc Public Health (General stream)

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MSc On-Campus Full-time 1 September find out find out
MSc On-Campus Part-time 2 September find out find out
Course fee notes

For up to date fees, please see our fees and funding pages: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-funding

About MSc Public Health (General stream), MSc - at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

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.


Entry requirements for this course

Contact London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to find course entry requirements.


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