MSc Public Health for Eye Care
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 Public Health for Eye Care
This programme provides ophthalmic professionals with the knowledge and skills required to reduce blindness and visual disability in their populations by developing an evidence-based public health approach for the control and management of blinding eye diseases. It enables students to contribute effectively at a local, national and international level in research, training and service delivery.
The training will enable students to develop a public health oriented approach to eye care services and the control of blindness in keeping with the objectives of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight.
They will acquire and apply skills in epidemiological and operational research, critical analysis of strategies for the control of major blinding eye diseases, in programme planning, management and evaluation; facilitate a personal development, so enabling individuals to contribute more fully to their countries’ and societies’ eye health; engage with local, national and international networks of health professionals and systems, for the prevention of blindness worldwide.
Objectives
At the end of this program students should be able to:
- describe the basic epidemiology of the major blinding eye diseases
- design and interpret studies to assess public health eye care needs using appropriate research methods
- critically appraise and select appropriate public health interventions for the major blinding eye diseases
- design a comprehensive eye care programme for appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures for a community
- develop the skills necessary for resource mobilisation, management and evaluation of local comprehensive eye care programmes and integration into health systems
- discuss the importance of disability in the global context, appraise the epidemiology of visual and impairment leading to disability and the impact of disability on people’s lives
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Curriculum
Structure
Term 1
All students take the following compulsory modules:
- Basic Epidemiology
- Basic Statistics for Public Health & Policy
- Epidemiological Methods Applied to Eye Diseases
- Foundations of Global Eye Health and Eye Care Programmes
- Introduction to Health Economics
- Skills for Field Projects in Eye Care
Term 2 & 3
Students take a total of five study modules, one from each timetable slot. The list below shows recommended or compulsory modules. There are other optional modules which may be taken only after consultation with the Programme Director.
Slot 1
- Childhood Eye Disease and Ocular Infections (compulsory)
Slot 2
- Non-Communicable Eye Disease (compulsory)
Slot 3
- Implementing Eye Care: Skills and Resources (compulsory)
Slot 4
- Ethics, Public Health and Human Rights
- Global Disability & Mental Health
- Reviewing the Literature
Slot 5
- Applying Public Health Principles
- Principles and Practice of Public Health
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates from this programme are expected and encouraged to enter into careers with ministries of health, universities and NGOs involved in developing health services to prevent blindness and improve vision.
Below you will find just a few of the positions and organisations that our graduates from this course have entered:
Example job titles:
- Paediatric Ophthalmologist
- Community Ophthalmologist
- Director Blindness Prevention Program
- Medical Director
- Eye Specialist