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Course details

Course type:

Master’s Programme

Director of studies:

Dr Nara Tagiyeva-Milne

Mode of study:

Duration:

1 Year

Home fee:

£9,850

Overseas fee:

£22,000

Attachments

Programme Specification International Public Health _ V_20_21.pdf

3 good reasons to study

You will be taught by staff who are renowned experts in their fields of public health.

You will be given the opportunity to undertake a research project at home or overseas, with high levels of support throughout.

LSTM is filled with students from all over the world. You will learn with and from them, build international friendships, and have excellent networking opportunities with staff and NGOs.

Also available in various streams:

MSc International Public Health - Sexual & Reproductive Health

MSc International Public Health - Planning & Management

MSc International Public Health - Humanitarian Assistance

It’s not too late! Applications are still open and we are accepting applications from UK and Irish students (no visa required). We are also accepting applications from EU nationals with Settled Status in the UK.

Teaching starts 13 September 2021 and we can register new students until end September.

Applications from International students will be processed but it is highly unlikely you will obtain an offer and visa in time for September 2021 entry. It is assumed these late applications from international students are for preparation for large sponsors such as Chevening & Commonwealth deadlines for September 2022 entry.

Learning & Teaching Update for 2021/22 Academic Year

The programme will offer a blended learning approach i.e. a mix of online and on-campus teaching during the 2021/22 academic year.

We appreciate and value the importance of face-to-face learning and interaction as an integral part of your student experience and for building relationships with peers and academics on your programmes and for improving attainment levels.

As a broad principle and subject to COVID-19 conditions permitting, we anticipate typically between 2-3 days per week will be spent on campus in face-to-face learning enhanced by online learning activities and self-study on other days. More detail can be found at https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study-3

Programme Outline

This programme equips graduates to provide leadership and technical support in public health in middle-income and low-income countries.

It covers a wide range of topics in public and global health, including key disciplinary skills in epidemiology and social science, and applied topics such as disease control and programme management. The programme examines current policies and practice in international public health, and explores approaches to developing policy and enhancing practice based upon sound, evidence-based principles. It aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to be part of senior management teams that develop, implement, and evaluate policies and strategies to improve health in communities, countries, and globally.

After the taught component, participants complete a dissertation – including a period of applied research, either overseas or in Liverpool. The programme is offered within a dynamic research-led environment and its content is informed by the cutting-edge research activities of the academic staff.

Entrance Requirements

Academic requirements:

Open to health professionals and graduates in health or related disciplines. Non-graduates with considerable work experience in the health sector of low or middle income countries and evidence of continued academic development through appropriate in-service training will also be considered. Medical students who have completed at least three years of study and wish to intercalate are also accepted onto the programmme subject to having appropriate experience.

Recognition of prior learning:

All programmes of study will permit entry with credit attributed to previous certificated study up to a total of one third of the credits required to be awarded a MSc Degree, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Award.

Work experience:

Candidates generally require professional or voluntary experience in health or a related area in a low or middle income country. Candidates without this experience are eligible, provided they can demonstrate an understanding and engagement in global health problems.

English language requirements:

The programme is taught in English. Applicants whose first language is not English must normally provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years. Other English Language Tests and country specific English Language qualifications are also accepted – a full list with details of levels required can be found on the LSTM website (http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements). Applicants who have recently completed a degree level qualification taught in a majority English speaking country (as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)) may also be accepted at the discretion of the Director of Studies.

Other requirements:

None.

Aims

This course aims to:

Provide a critical understanding of a range of health policies and strategies in a variety of social, epidemiological, cultural, economic and political settings in middle- and low- income countries

Enable students to analyse critically, evaluate and conduct responsive, public health-related research and apply evidence to everyday practice.

Produce graduates who are experienced, committed, informed, proactive and effective professionals, capable of taking substantial and leading professional roles in order to promote improved health and well-being in middle and low income countries

Facilitate high quality learning that is informed by critical analysis of current research

Develop independent and reflective approaches to study that will enable graduates to continue to learn in the future

Careers

There are many career opportunities within the field of Public Health throughout the world. Public Health emergencies have been highlighted recently by the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, H5N1 Avian Influenza, Zika Virus, and MERS. People with public health skills are highly sought after. Public health careers cover a wide variety of options from disease control, disease surveillance, non-communicable disease strategies, childhood vaccinations, government policies and strategies, reducing infant mortality, etc - to name but a few.

Our alumni are employed in the fields of disease control and surveillance, vaccination programmes, government policy, NGOs, United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO) Ministries of Health, national and international Public Health agencies
Our student stories are inspiring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WHVrVKax0Q

Testimonials

"LSTM was remarkable year of broadening my knowledge and research proficiency with amazing colleagues and staff" - Victoria Simpson 2019/20

Dr Oluwasola Banke-Thomas (MIPH 2014/15). I ‘walked’ into my first lecture September 2014 naïve as regards what the year had in store. However, through it all, I ‘worked’ hard during my time at LSTM and indeed my post-graduate experience was an unforgettable one!! Now I am “waltzing” out into the real world, armed with core knowledge of a plethora of key theoretical concepts, expanded research capacity, improved fund-raising, programmatic and policy-making skills as well as a wider network of future public health experts (My many colleagues and friends from all over the world!) I would surely recommend LSTM for young public health professionals, particularly those interested in maternal and newborn health like me. My own experience made a world of difference!!

Oluwasola completed her Masters in International Public Health with distinction at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. She conducted her dissertation which focused on understanding utilisation of maternal health services of Kenyan adolescent mothers, under the supervision of Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health’s Dr Charles Ameh. She was awarded the Ken Newell bursary to support the publication of her research findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Full Testimonial can be viewed on the Maternal & Newborn Health Unit website - http://www.mnhu.org/about-cmnh/blog/january-2016/walking-working-and-waltzing-my-way-through-my-experience-on-the-masters-in-international-public-health-programme/

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Start date	End date	Home fee	Overseas fee
27 September 2021	12 September 2022	£9,850	£22,000	Apply

Start date:
27 September 2021

End date:
12 September 2022

Home fee:
£9,850

Overseas fee:
£22,000

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International Public Health