MSc Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
About this program
MSc Global Mental Health
This is a joint programme provided by LSHTM and King’s College London. It gives participants the knowledge and skills to initiate, develop and oversee mental health programmes in low-resource settings, and to conduct and critically evaluate research on global mental health. These skills will equip students to make valuable contributions in research, public health, policy and practice.
Objectives
By the end of the program, students will able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the mental health challenges facing low resource settings
- devise locally appropriate and feasible strategies to reduce the burden of mental disorders
- develop research protocols to investigate key issues in global mental health including epidemiological, intervention- and policy-related questions
- apply research skills to monitor and evaluate mental health programmes
Admission requirements
The normal minimum entrance qualification for the MSc Global Mental Health is a first degree at Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) standard from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard; or a registerable qualification in medicine, appropriate to the programme. A background (study, work or volunteer activities) in a mental health-related field is desirable but not essential. Applications with an appropriate technical qualification, or equivalent qualification and experience from overseas, are also welcomed.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the institute website.
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Structure
Term 1
Students take the following compulsory modules:
- Introduction to Global Mental Health (LSHTM)
- Evidence Synthesis in Global Mental Health (King’s)
- Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health (LSHTM)
- Epidemiology for Mental Health Research (King's)
Term 2
- Design & Evaluation of Mental Health Programmes (LSHTM) (compulsory)
Choice of 3 other modules from LSHTM and/or King's. Elective modules include:
- Applied Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology (King's)
- Measurement in Mental Health (King's)
- Mental Health Economic Evaluation (King's)
- Qualitative Research Methods (King's)
- Social Psychiatry: Theory, Research and Methods (King's)
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (LSHTM)
- Health Care Evaluation (LSHTM)
- Health Promotion Approaches & Methods (LSHTM)
- Research Design & Analysis (LSHTM)
- Conflict & Health (LSHTM)
- Design & Analysis of Epidemiological Studies (LSHTM)
- Health Systems (LSHTM)
- Qualitative Methodologies (LSHTM)
- Statistical Methods in Epidemiology (LSHTM)
- Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases (LSHTM)
- Medical Anthropology and Public Health (LSHTM)
- Social Epidemiology (LSHTM)
Term 3:
- Theory to Practice in Global Mental Health (King's) (compulsory)
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Tuition
Up to date information on tuition fees can be found on the LSHTM website.
Career paths
Graduates enter careers in national mental health policy and planning, epidemiological and mental health services research, and advisory and advocacy roles in governments, international agencies and non-governmental organisations.
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About this institute
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Established in 1899, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is dedicated to improving health worldwide through training the next generation of health leaders to address major public and global health challenges. LSHTM has a unique range and...
Why study at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
LSHTM is highly ranked in various university league tables, winning the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2021 in recognition of its response to COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness, as well as being #1 in the UK and #3 in the world for Public Health in the ShanghaiRankings (2021).
Teaching staff are all experts in their respective fields and continue as active researchers, bringing their wealth of experience and up-to-date knowledge directly into the lecture halls and seminar rooms. Many of the staff are well renowned, so students may find themselves being taught by figures they have read about in previous studies.
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