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

The MSc Public Health for Global Practice (formerly Public Health for Development) applies health economics, statistics, epidemiology, social science and health policy to public health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. Cohorts are capped at around 40 international students, with personal tutoring, a student seminar series and two residential retreats.

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 Extended Epidemiology, Health Policy, Process & Power, Introduction to Health Economics, Principles of Social Research and Statistics for Epidemiology & Population Health. In Terms 2 and 3 students choose four electives along research-skills or specialist pathways (e.g. Designing Disease Control Programmes, Maternal & Child Nutrition, Family Planning & Reproductive Choice, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Health) plus the unifying Applying Public Health Principles module, followed by a summer project on a public health issue in a low- or middle-income country.

Career pathways

Graduates work in global health, health service management, health programmes in low-income countries, NGOs and research, with roles such as Malaria Technical Adviser, Nutrition Adviser and Global Health Specialist at organisations including WHO, UNDP, MSF, ICRC and the Ghana Health Service.

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