TabsSummary Course details Course type: Master’s ProgrammeDirector of studies: Dr Nara Tagiyeva-MilneDirector of studies email: mylstm@lstmed.ac.ukMode of study: FTDuration: 1 YearHome fee: £11,200Overseas fee: £23,000 / LMIC fee £12,500Additional costs: Overseas Research Projects incur additional costsAttachments MPH (Managing Health Services) 2023.docx3 good reasons to study The programme provides additional knowledge and skills in leadership and management of health services. It has a specialist focus on the theories and methods for improving and managing health systems and human resources.The new Master of Public Health programme will provide you with the knowledge and professional skills you need to take a leadership role and further develop your public health career in a wide range of local, national, or international settings. You will mix with and learn from staff who have vast experience and have worked in international public health for many years. You will develop your individual research skills, by undertaking a project in an area of public health of interest to you, guided and mentored by one of our key experts.This new MPH Programme is for those who want to make a difference, tackle some of the most important public health issues of the day and have a lasting impact on the health of the populations they work with. You can find out more at one of our online or in-person Open Events. Register your place at one of our events here.Programme Overview This programme prepares students for leadership and equips them to assume an active role in and responsibilities for improving population health in a range of settings. It covers a wide breadth of contemporary issues in international public health and explores approaches to reducing health inequities by enhancing policy and practice based upon sound, evidence-based principles. The programme gives graduates key transferable knowledge and skills in epidemiology, research methods and social science. The Managing Health Services stream provides additional knowledge and skills in leadership and management of health services. It has a specialist focus on the theories and methods for improving and managing health systems and human resources. It aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to enable them to enhance the effectiveness of health care organisations using quality and human resource management initiatives. Following the taught component, students on this stream complete a research dissertation project on a topic relevant to the healthcare services leadership, planning and management, either overseas or locally, and could be desk based or field work. The programme is underpinned by LSTM’s mission to reduce the burden of sickness and mortality in disease endemic countries through the delivery of effective interventions which improve human health and are relevant to the poorest communities. The programme has been developed around a series of Public Health competencies derived from the international reference points and mapped to these competencies (see Programme Specification). This stream has been developed using the Leadership Competencies for Healthcare Services Managers (2015) https://www.ache.org/-/media/ache/about-ache/leadership_competencies_healthcare_services_managers.pdfProgramme Structure The MPH (Managing Health Services) programme is modular in structure with each taught module worth 20 credits and the dissertation project 60 credits. Each module (20 credits) represents 200 hours of student learning including assessments and self-directed study. The MPH (Managing Health Services) is offered within a dynamic research-led environment and its content is informed by the cutting-edge research activities of the academic staff. It is designed to enable the professional development of the student, to be relevant to students from both the UK and overseas and to promote approaches to study that will enable graduates to continue their learning into the future. Students can carry out a fieldwork-based dissertation project overseas, in a local setting or can conduct a literature-based project that does not involve travelling abroad. All types of project have the key aims of developing the students’ skills in formulating a research question, designing and implementing a research project and critically interpreting and presenting the findings. The timing of modules across the academic year recognises the financial and time constraints faced by LSTM students, many of whom are from outside UK. The modules available to students following the programme are shown in the programme specification. Required modules are necessary to achieve the programme learning outcomes and must be taken by all students following the programme. The optional modules have been identified as most suitable for contributing to the attainment of the programme learning outcomes. Entrance RequirementsAcademic requirements: Open to health professionals and graduates in health or related disciplines. In addition, candidates with qualifications such as law, psychology, education, social work/care, finance, business management, engineering, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history, architecture and politics/international relations are welcome, particularly if they have relevant health related experience. 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 programme.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 Master's 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 international public health issues or evidence of appropriate training.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. AimsThis course aims to: Equip students with public health (Level 7) knowledge, skills and analytical tools to recognise, evaluate and analyse public health challenges at relevant local, national and global levels. Underpin students’ abilities to contribute to developing high quality, effective interventions that address health inequities, strengthen health systems and improve health in resource poor settings. Provide students with knowledge and skills that will help to protect populations against contemporary and emerging threats or hazards and enable them to influence the wider social, environmental and structural determinants of health. Enhance students’ epidemiological, and other qualitative and quantitative research skills, so they can critically appraise evidence, plan and implement evidence-based interventions, undertake research, and monitor and evaluate public health activities. Enable students to develop as resilient, effective public health leaders with excellent communication skills and high professional standards who have the ability and motivation to continue learning and work effectively and efficiently within global health systems. Provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to take a leadership role in managing resources for health and enhancing the effectiveness of health care. CareersManagement of health services can be seen by the huge deployment of staff/other resources from govt. & Public Health (PH) organisations, NGOs, UN Agencies, WHO & Military during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ebola Outbreak (W. Africa), influenza, Zika Virus, & MERS, as well as through response planning to natural disasters. Those with Public Health, planning & management skills are highly sought after; careers cover a variety of options e.g. disease outbreak control, disease surveillance, health service re-design, development/delivery of non-communicable disease strategies, childhood vaccinations, development of govt. policies/strategies, & reducing infant mortality. Graduates can become global health consultants, educators, researchers, managers, health promoters/protectors, global health specialists/diplomats, advocacy workers, community workers etc. This stream prepares for career opportunities in global health leadership & management. 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