Continuing Professional Development and Short Courses
"The Continuing Professional Development Programme enables participants to refresh their skills and to keep in touch with the latest research and knowledge underlying efforts to improve public health and global health. An important aspect of the School's teaching role is to be able to respond to the needs of individuals who require short specialised training and study opportunities. Such individuals may not have the time to study for a year in London, nor to undertake a distance learning degree, or may wish to undertake more selective study."
Before you apply - Frequently Asked Questions
London-based
MSc programme modules
The School offers eighteen MSc Courses in London, all designed on a modular basis. A wide range of modules is available within these programmes and places are offered as single courses of study. These modules offer an opportunity for individuals to update their skills, enhance career development and study with health professionals from other institutions in a multicultural environment. Click here for more information on London-based MSc programme modules.
Short courses
Short courses are run in London throughout the year and vary in length from one day to three months. All short courses are at postgraduate level and provide opportunities for intensive study of specialised topics in addition to those available through the MSc programme. The School continually reviews its portfolio of short courses to ensure that its expertise is made available to health professionals in a timely and appropriate manner. Click here for more information on London-based short courses.
Distance Learning
The School is aware of the difficulties some students find in finding the time and funding to come to London to study, and has developed a range of distance learning courses to make widely available its specialised advanced training.
MSc programme modules - distance learning
All of the modules that comprise our distance learning MSc programme can be studied on an individual basis or as themed groups. The modules and themed groups of modules enable participants to refresh their skills or develop new skills, and to keep in touch with the latest research and knowledge underlying efforts to improve public health worldwide. Click here for free taster sessions and a list of available MSc programme modules.
Online short courses
These courses, designed for online learning, are aimed at health professionals wishing to maintain and improve their knowledge of public health, epidemiology and infectious diseases.
The Distance Learning for Development (DL4D) website provides high-quality postgraduate training to those working in the field of international development. This site has information on over 140 online short courses from the University of London, including LSHTM. Further details can be found on the DL4D website.
Other Forms of Continuing Professional Development
- Postdoctoral studies may involve supervised research design and analysis or use of specific facilities. Other needs might be for academic supervision of a research project that forms part of a research degree at another institution.
- Occasional studies may involve attendance at just one element of a course, or laboratory training in a particular technique.
- European Union Masters of Science (Epidemiology) is a collaboration with 14 European epidemiology teaching institutions. Students registered on the course can integrate LSHTM modules into their learning programme.
- European Short Course in Epidemiology (ECTE) is an intensive, collaborative course held at difference European venues annually. The course aims to build knowledge and skills around basic epidemiology amd medical statistics and will use computer packages appropriate to these skills.
