MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing at London School of Economics and Political Science

Offered by LSE and LSHTM, this MSc equips you to critically analyse and design health policies for impactful contributions to health systems. The MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing teaches you to critically analyse issues in health policy, planning and financing. The programme enables students to devise appropriate health policy responses, and make valuable contributions to local, national, or international health services and system.

Department: Department of Health Policy  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll take the LSE course Financing Health Care, and one compulsory choice between two options at LSHTM. In addition, you'll choose courses from a range of possible combinations at both LSE and LSHTM. Compulsory and core courses include Financing Health Care, Dissertation for MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing.

Career pathways

Career destinations after graduation are wide and varied, reflecting the diverse international mix and multi-disciplinary nature of the Health Policy, Planning and Financing class. Graduates from the programme are typically employed by national governments, international organisations, research/management consultancy, industry and the voluntary sector.

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