MSc Nutrition for Global Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
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Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
MSc Nutrition for Global Health
The programme provides training in public health nutrition in a global setting. An integrated programme covers epidemiological, dietary, public health, social and biological aspects of nutritional science. Specialist topics include: maternal and child nutrition; nutrition in emergencies; nutrition programme planning, evaluation and monitoring; nutrition-related chronic disease. The main programme focus is on nutritional problems in low and middle-income countries – although skills and learning outcomes are widely applicable to all populations globally.
The programme attracts graduates from many countries and various disciplines who wish to equip themselves for global health nutrition research and teaching, operational work in the field or community nutrition programmes, work in public health nutrition, including health promotion and nutrition education, and for policy and programme planning in nutrition. The MSc has been designed to focus on nutritional problems in low- and middle-income countries. This course is not a dietetic qualification.
Objectives
By the end of this program students should be able to:
- demonstrate an advanced knowledge of public health nutrition at biological, social & policy levels
- assess critically, select and apply a range of appropriate research skills and techniques, including: anthropometry, dietary analysis, statistics, epidemiology, qualitative methods, research, computing & information retrieval
- interpret and synthesise different types of data used to analyse and assess nutritional problems at population and population sub-group levels
- evaluate critically the findings of scientific studies on public health nutrition
- disseminate and present research findings in a range of formats and contexts
- identify and formulate appropriate responses and intervention strategies to address nutritional issues, taking into account the public health and social policy contexts
- apply knowledge of effective teamwork and communication skills to solve problems and achieve goals
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Structure
Term 1
All students take three compulsory modules:
- One additional optional module may also be taken from:
- Fundamental Public Health Nutrition
- Basic Epidemiology
- Statistics for Epidemiology & Population Health
- Foundations for Health Promotion
- Health Policy, Process & Power
- Principles of Social Research
Term 2
Students take a total of five modules, one from each timetable slot (Slot 1, Slot 2 etc.). The list below shows recommended modules. There are other modules which can only be taken after consultation with the course director.
Slot 1
- Maternal and Child Nutrition (compulsory)
Slot 2
- Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies
Slot 3
- Nutrition in Emergencies
Slot 4
- Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases (compulsory)
Slot 5
- Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Analysing Survey & Population Data
- Applying Public Health Principles
- Nutrition Programme Planning
- Principles and Practice of Public Health
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates work for local and national governments, NGOs, international agencies, academic institutions, and in fields ranging from food emergencies to research on nutrient-gene interactions.
Below you will find just a few of the positions and organisations that our graduates from this course have entered:
Example job titles:
- Dentist
- Dietitian and Nutritionist
- Humanitarian Nutrition Trainee
- Nutrition Business Development Officer
- Nutrition Consultant
- Nutritional Researcher
- Project Co-Ordinator
- Public Health Dietician
- Health and Nutrition Area Co-Ordinator
- Humanitarian Affairs Officer
- Consultant
- Project Manager