MSc Public Health at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Programme overview

The MSc Public Health combines a strong core in the disciplines of public health with a highly flexible elective structure, allowing specialisation in areas such as health economics, epidemiology, research methods, health promotion or management. Around 150-200 students join each year from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.

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 core modules are Basic Epidemiology, Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy, Issues in Public Health and Principles of Social Research, plus two of Environment, Health & Sustainable Development, Foundations for Health Promotion, Health Policy, Process & Power, Health Services or Introduction to Health Economics. Terms 2 and 3 offer five electives from a wide range (e.g. Economic Evaluation, Health Systems, AI in Health, Social Epidemiology, Health Promotion Approaches and Methods, Principles and Practice of Public Health) and a summer project report.

Career pathways

Graduates work as epidemiologists, health policy officers, health economists, health promotion specialists, monitoring and evaluation associates and consultants for employers including WHO, the UN, NHS England, the Department of Health, MSF and KPMG.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) degree in any subject with demonstrable commitment to public health, a GMC-recognised medical degree, or an equivalent qualification; applicants with a 2:2 are considered with at least two years' work in a field allied to public health. Evidence of post-16 mathematics ability is required (e.g. A-level, a quantitative module, statistics in a research methods course or an online biostatistics course); relevant work experience is preferred. English language: LSHTM Band B.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,580 a year (2026/27). Home, full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 31,450 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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