MSc Global Mental Health at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Programme overview

The MSc Global Mental Health is run with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London and hosted by the Centre for Global Mental Health. It trains students to initiate, develop and oversee mental health programmes in low-resource settings and to carry out and critically evaluate research in global mental health.

Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time (in-person, London; joint with King's College London IoPPN) | Intake: September 2026 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Term 1 compulsory modules are Introduction to Global Mental Health, Evidence Synthesis in Global Mental Health, Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health, and Epidemiology for Mental Health Research. Term 2 includes Design & Evaluation of Mental Health Programmes plus three electives from LSHTM and King's (e.g. Mental Health Economic Evaluation, Society and Mental Health, Social Epidemiology); Term 3 includes Theory to Practice in Global Mental Health and a project report of up to 10,000 words.

Career pathways

Graduates enter national mental health policy and planning, epidemiological and mental health services research, and advisory and advocacy roles in governments, international agencies and NGOs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) degree from a UK university or equivalent overseas qualification, or a registerable medical qualification. A mental health-related background is desirable but not essential; applicants with relevant professional experience below the minimum may be considered. Applications are made through King's College London.

Domestic applicants: GBP 17,541 a year (2026/27). Home, full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 40,450 a year (2026/27). EU/Overseas, full-time Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year full-time

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