MSc in Epidemiology
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
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Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
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Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Oct 2024
Introduction
MSc in Epidemiology
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
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Structure
MSc: 9 modules (4 compulsory core modules + 2 additional compulsory + 3 elective modules) + a project report and qualifying examination paper
Module selection
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
Career Opportunities
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:
- 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