MSc Nutrition for Global Public Health at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The MSc Nutrition for Global Public Health integrates epidemiological, dietary, public health, social and biological aspects of nutrition to tackle malnutrition, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. It is accredited by the UK Association for Nutrition (AC226), allowing graduates to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists as Registered Associate Nutritionists (ANutr); it is not a dietetic qualification.

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

What you will study

Term 1 compulsory modules are Basic Epidemiology, Fundamental Public Health Nutrition and Statistics for Epidemiology & Population Health. Terms 2 and 3 include Maternal & Child Nutrition and Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases (compulsory) with recommended Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies, Nutrition in Emergencies (Climate, Conflict, Global Crises) and Nutrition Programme Planning, followed by a summer research project.

Career pathways

Graduates work for governments, NGOs, international agencies and academic institutions in fields from food emergencies to nutrition research, with employers such as UNICEF, Action Against Hunger, IFPRI, Save the Children and Oxfam.

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