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Universities United Kingdom London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Courses Global Health Policy by Distance Learning

Global Health Policy by Distance Learning
at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 12,670
Country Rank#29
Duration24 Months
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Program Overview

This programme provides students with an in-depth understanding of the planning and delivery of policy responses to global health concerns and issues. It focuses on approaches to effective policy-making which contributes to the protection and promotion of population health in a globalising world, at both national and transnational level.

The course is aimed at students and professionals from both health and non-health backgrounds who seek to understand more about the policy environment associated with issues of global health. It will be of value especially to those seeking to assume positions related to issues of global health policy in national, regional or global health organisations, health-related research institutions, non-governmental organisations and private consultancies.

Course Content
Compulsory core modules (PG Certificate, PG Diploma and MSc)
- GHM101 The Economics of Global Health Policy
- GHM102 The Politics of Global Health Policy
- GHM103 Environmental Change and Global Health Policy
- GHM104 Issues in Global Health Policy
Elective modules (PG Diploma and MSc)
- CTM203 Project Management and Research Coordination
- CTM204 Regulatory Affairs, Good Clinical Practice and Ethics
- CTM205 Data Management
- EPM101 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
- EPM307 Global Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
- GHM201 Health Systems
- GHM202 Global Mental Health
- GHM203 Research Design and Methods for the Analysis of Global Health Policy
- GHM204 Law and Global Health Policy
- GHM300 Project Module (MSc only)
- IDM202 Nutrition and Infection
- IDM213 Immunology of Infection and Vaccines
- IDM301 Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
- IDM501 HIV
- IDM502 Tuberculosis
- IDM503 Malaria
- PHM201 Health Decision Science
- PHM205 Environmental Epidemiology
- PHM207 Health Care Evaluation
- PHM211 Medical Anthropology in Public Health
- PHM214 Conflict and Health
- PHM215 History and Health
- PHM218 Applied Communicable Disease Control
Entry Requirement
Academic requirements

All applicants are required to have:

For entry to the programme, you will need the equivalent of a UK first or second-class honours degree from an acceptable institution.

Relevant subjects include sciences (e.g. biology, medicine, nursing, pharmacy) or social sciences (e.g. anthropology, demography, development, economics, environmental studies, geography, human rights, international relations, law, politics, sociology).

English language requirements

You need a high standard of English to study this programme. You will meet our language requirements if you have achieved one of the following within the past three years:
- IELTS: 7.0 overall, with 6.5 in the written test and 5.5 in listening, reading and speaking.
- TOEFL iBT: 100 overall, with 24+ in writing, 23+ in speaking, 22+ in reading and 21+ in listening.
- Pearson Test (Academic): 68 overall, with 62+ in writing and 59+ in listening, reading and speaking.
- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: 185 overall, with 176+ in writing and 169+ in listening.
- Duolingo: must achieve an overall score of at least 130.
Fees & Scholarships
Postgraduate Diploma - £12,670

Cost Of Studying At London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Global Health Policy by Distance Learning at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine