MSc Public Health for Development | Master's degree | Health & Well-Being | On Campus | 1 - 2 Years | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | United Kingdom

This program equips students with skills needed to appreciate and analyse the state of public health in low- and middle-income countries and to design and evaluate actions to address public health concerns. We consider public health and the provision of health services from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students on the MSc Public Health for Development have substantial experience of planning or implementing public health programs, of teaching or public-health-related research and wish to hone their critical professional skills. They have been based in low- or middle-income countries for two years or more, engaged in public health efforts in a range of contexts which may include Ministries of Health or NGOs in stable states, conflict areas or humanitarian relief. We complement formal teaching with peer learning that builds on this professional experience and frames knowledge of public health within a development context. Students participate in an award-winning seminar series in which they examine their public health experience in light of material studied on the program. Students develop public health research skills including statistics and epidemiology, and build on these to tailor a program to suit their professional needs. In the summer, students undertake a supervised research project which focuses on a Public Health question in a low- or middle-income country.