MSc Climate Change & Planetary Health (online) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Programme overview

The online MSc Climate Change & Planetary Health examines the impact of climate change on populations worldwide and how human behaviour influences the planet, building skills to assess links between environment and health, anticipate problems and design solutions. Live lectures and practicals run online on UK weekdays, taught by more than 60 planetary health specialists in areas such as air pollution, heat, drought, infectious diseases and sustainable food systems.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time or split-study | Study mode: online (live, UK weekday hours); full-time, part-time or split-study | Intake: September 2026 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Term 1 compulsory modules are Basic Epidemiology, Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy, Environment, Health and Sustainable Development, Fundamentals of Climate Change & Planetary Health, Issues in Public Health and Methods in Climate Change & Planetary Health. Term 2 compulsory modules are Research Design & Analysis, Population, Poverty & Environment, Planetary Health Research in Practice and Environmental Epidemiology, followed by a summer project report.

Career pathways

Graduates work in national and international public health agencies, climate and health organisations, government policy teams, NGOs, research institutes and consultancies, as researchers, policy advisers, environmental epidemiologists or analysts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Second Class Honours (2:2) degree in a relevant discipline, a GMC-recognised medical degree, an equivalent overseas degree or professional qualification, or relevant professional experience judged equivalent. Evidence of post-16 mathematics ability is required (e.g. A-level, a quantitative/epidemiology/statistics module, or maths in a research methods course). English language: LSHTM Band B.

Domestic applicants: GBP 23,100 a year (2026/27). Home, full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 23,100 a year (2026/27). EU/Overseas, full-time Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time or split-study

Apply through the official page: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/how-apply

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