MSc Reproductive & Sexual Health Research at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The MSc Reproductive & Sexual Health Research provides a non-clinical foundation in research on sexual behaviour, STI control, contraception and abortion access, reproductive rights and maternal, perinatal and newborn health, with a focus on low- and middle-income settings. Running since 1998, it is recognised by the ESRC for research training.

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 or Extended Epidemiology, Foundations in Reproductive Health, Principles of Social Research, Statistics for Epidemiology & Population Health, and one of Health Policy, Process & Power, Introduction to Health Economics or Population Studies. Terms 2 and 3 include Sexual Health (compulsory) and options such as Research Design & Analysis, Family Planning & Reproductive Choice, Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Current Issues in Maternal & Perinatal Health and HIV, followed by a summer research project.

Career pathways

Graduates go into reproductive health programmes, evaluation of family planning programmes, research for governmental and non-governmental agencies and university teaching, with employers such as WHO, UNDP, IPPF, MSI Reproductive Choices and the UK Health Security Agency.

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