Tuition Fees and Expenses 2007-08

(New & Continuing Students)

Tuition fees, which include registration, Library membership and examination fees, are reviewed annually. Fees are charged according to the fee status of the student - Home or Overseas. Fees for the compulsory field courses are given as a guide only. Agreed fees for the field courses will be shown on the tuition fee invoice.

Students undertaking projects overseas will need to find up to £1,500 in addition to cover costs involved.

Tuition fees shown below are for students commencing their studies in 2007-08.

Fees for 2006-07 students can be found by clicking here.

1. Masters Courses

Course	HOME		OVERSEAS		ALL STUDENTS
Course	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time	Field Trip
Biology & Control of Disease Vectors	£4,500	£2,250	£15,960	£7,980	£400
Community Eye Health	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Control of Infectious Diseases	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Demography & Health	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Epidemiology	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	£175
Health Policy Planning & Financing	£5,562	£2,781	£14,160	£7,080	-
Immunology of Infectious Diseases	£4,500	£2,250	£15,960	£7,980	£220
Medical Microbiology	£4,500	£2,250	£15,960	£7,980	-
Medical Parasitology	£4,500	£2,250	£15,960	£7,980	£400
Medical Statistics	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases	£4,500	£2,250	£15,960	£7,980	-
Public Health (All Streams)	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Public Health in Developing Countries	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	£150
Public Health Nutrition	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Reproductive & Sexual Health Research	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-
Tropical Medicine & International Health	£4,500	£2,250	£15,960	£7,980	-
Veterinary Epidemiology	£4,500	£2,250	£14,160	£7,080	-

2. Research Studies

Department	HOME		OVERSEAS
Department	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time	Part-time
Epidemiology & Population Health DrPH / MPhil / PhD	£3,450	£1,725	£10,450	£5,225
Infectious & Tropical Diseases MPhil/PhD Lab-based MPhil/PhD Non-lab based DrPH	£3,450 £3,450 £3,450	£1,725 £1,725 £1,725	£12,670 £10,450 £10,450	£6,335 £5,225 £5,225
Public Health & Policy DrPH / MPhil / PhD	£3,450	£1,725	£10,450	£5,225

3. Short Study Programme

Module Term 1	£1,370 Some fees will differ
Module Terms 2 and 3	£1,370

4. Distance Learning Courses

	DIPLOMA	MSc
Clinical Trials	£5,200	£8,830
Epidemiology	£5,200	£8,830
Public Health	£5,200	£8,830
Infectious Diseases	£5,200	£8,830

Further Information

A number of courses that the School offers, notably all MSc courses, charge separate tuition fees for 'Home/EU' (sometimes shortened to 'Home') and 'Overseas' students. The criteria used to decide whether a student should be classified as Home or Overseas is prescribed by the UK Government using rules which are followed by the Admissions Officer when assessing an application for study. The School has no powers to waive or amend these rules. An outline of these rules can be found on the UKCISA website

The Overseas fee for each course has been calculated by assessing the full cost to the School of providing teaching, taking into account building costs, materials, staff salaries etc.

The Home fee is recommended by the UK Government each year. The School receives an additional sum of money from the UK Government for each Home student to make up the difference between the Home and Overseas fee. Thus, although different fees are charged by the School for Home and Overseas students, the net income received by the School for each student is roughly the same irrespective of fee status.

Many short courses are not subsidised by the UK Government. For these courses, the Home and Overseas fees are the same.

Fee Status

Students are classified as ‘Home/EU’ or ‘Overseas’ for tuition fee purposes. A different fee is levied for each category. An assessment of the appropriate category is made under the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997.

Generally, Home/EU fees apply to those students who have the right to permanent residence in the UK or EU at the start of the course and have been continuously resident in the EU for the three years immediately before the start of their course. A number of exclusions and additions apply.

An assessment of fee status will be made for each applicant on receipt of their application form. Applicants can check their own fee status at the website of UKCISA - UK Council for International Student Affairs. .

Research Students

All Research students are required to be registered for a minimum of two years although it is expected that they will take at least three years to complete a research degree. They must spend at least nine months of their registration at the School. These nine months must include the first three months and the last three months of their registration. Any period away from the School must be agreed with supervisors.

DrPH students are normally required to spend at least the first six months of their registration at the School to complete the taught course element of their degree.

Part-time Students

The tuition fees for part-time students are for each year of study. The compulsory field trip for part-time MSc students is attended in the first year of study only.

MSc Summer Projects

Students undertaking projects overseas will need to find up to £1,500 in addition to cover costs involved. It is not compulsory to undertake MSc projects overseas.

Expenses

All students are required to have sufficient funds to cover tuition fees, project costs and maintenance expenses for the duration of their studies before starting their course of study. It is expected that single students who budget carefully and efficiently should be able to live modestly on approximately £12,500 for a calendar year. Tuition fees for the course and any travel to and from the United Kingdom should be added to this sum.

Because of the intensive nature of the School’s courses, it is unlikely that full-time students will be able to undertake employment while studying at the School. Students should not plan their budget on the basis that they will receive employment income while studying.

Financial Guarantees

The School is not able to provide financial assistance to any student whose funds prove to be inadequate at any stage during their course. Students offered admission will be provided with a form Financial Undertaking which they will be required to sign confirming their understanding of this situation and that they will have sufficient financial support for the duration of their studies.