Universities United Kingdom London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Courses MSc Epidemiology

MSc Epidemiology
at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 26,680
Country Rank#29
Duration24 Months
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Program Overview

Epidemiology is a key discipline for understanding and improving global health. Epidemiological methods underpin clinical medical research, public health practice and health care evaluation, investigation of the causes of disease, and evaluation of interventions to prevent or control disease. This programme covers both infectious and non-communicable disease epidemiology.

By the end of this programme, students will be able to:

demonstrate advanced knowledge and awareness of the role of epidemiology and its contribution to other health-related disciplines
choose appropriate designs and develop detailed protocols for epidemiological studies
enter and manage computerised epidemiological data and carry out appropriate statistical analyses
assess the results of epidemiological studies (their own or other investigators'), including critical appraisal of the study question, study design, methods and conduct, statistical analyses and interpretation

Course Content
Term 1

All students take the following AB1 compulsory modules:
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology in Practice
- Extended Epidemiology
- Epidemiology & -omics
- Statistics for Epidemiology & Population Health
Terms 2 and 3

Students take a total of five study modules, one from each timetable slot (C1, C2, D1, D2, E). The list below shows recommended or compulsory modules modules. There are other optional modules which may be taken only after consultation with the Programme Directors.

C1 slot
- Study Design: Writing a Study Proposal (compulsory)
C2 slot
- Statistical Methods in Epidemiology (compulsory)
D1 slot
- Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
- Modelling & the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
- Social Epidemiology
- Spatial Epidemiology in Public Health
D2 slot
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
E slot
- Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Entry Requirement
In order to be admitted to an LSHTM master's degree programme, an applicant must:
- hold either a first degree at Second Class Honours standard in a relevant discipline, or a degree in medicine recognised by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) for the purposes of practising medicine in the UK, or another degree of equivalent standard awarded by an overseas institution recognised by UK ENIC.
or
- hold a professional qualification appropriate to the programme of study to be followed obtained by written examinations and judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours degree or above.
or
- have relevant professional experience or training which is judged by LSHTM to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours degree or above.
Fees & Scholarships
EU/Overseas - £26,680
Career Prospect
Graduates from this programme enter medical research, academic medicine, public health and community medicine, epidemiological field studies, drug manufacture and with government or NGOs.

Below you will find just a few of the positions and organisations that our graduates from this course have entered:

Example job titles:
- Academic Clinical Fellow
- Co-Investigator and Study Co-Ordinator
- Consultant (Intensive Care)
- Epidemiological Scientist
- HIV/STI Surveillance and Prevention Scientist
- Malaria Elimination Initiative Manager
- Principle Investigator and Research Scientist
- Public Policy Specialist
- Statistician

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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MSc Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine