MSc Public Health (Health Services Research stream) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

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

Course overview

This stream draws on a wide range of disciplines that enable students to develop knowledge, understanding and capability in various scientific methods and fields of study relevant to health services research. It is aimed at those who plan a career in this field from high-, middle- and low-income countries.

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:

understand the strengths and weaknesses of different study designs
identify, assess and synthesise evidence from research literature
select and apply appropriate, ethical and feasible study designs to answer questions in health services and health systems research
show competence in critically evaluating and communicating research evidence
understand the relationship between research evidence and policy/practice

Graduates from this stream go on to pursue careers in research (including further study at doctoral levels) and in health services, government ministries and non-governmental organisations.