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Short courses

Short courses provide opportunities to study specialised topics in a broad range of public and global health fields in addition to those available through the MSc programmes.

We offer various learning formats, including in-person, hybrid, and online, to accommodate your schedule year-round. Each course emphasises practical knowledge and real-world applications, providing you with skills that can be applied in your field. 

Advance your career with LSHTM’s specialised short courses designed to fit your interests and professional goals. Our programmes are often taught by active researchers ensuring a high level of expertise and insight.

Available courses

The courses below are planned to run in 2025/2026. If the course is not yet open to applications, please register your interest.

Course titleLocationDates
Advanced Course in Epidemiological AnalysisLondon or OnlineSeptember
AI in Health: Introduction to Key Concepts and ApplicationsLondonJuly
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary ApproachOnlineJuly
Cancer Survival: Principles, Methods and ApplicationsLondonJuly
Conducting Research on the Commercial Determinants of HealthOnlineDecember
Global Adolescent HealthLondon or OnlineSeptember
Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology & PharmacovigilanceOnlineMarch
Introduction to PharmacoepidemiologyOnlineNovember
Introduction to PharmacovigilanceOnlineFebruary 
Model Fitting and Inference for Infectious Disease DynamicsLondonSeptember
Modern Techniques in Infectious Disease ModellingLondon or OnlineSeptember
Outbreak Analytics and Applied Modelling in ROnlineJuly 
Professional Certificate in Pharmacoepidemiology & PharmacovigilanceOnlineNovember - June
Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene RefresherLondonJuly
Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTM&H in London)LondonSeptember - December
Professional Diploma in Tropical NursingOnlineMarch - July / September-January
Real-World Evidence in PharmacoepidemiologyOnlineOctober 
Travel MedicineLondonNovember

Future courses

The courses below may be offered in the future. Please register your interest and we will contact you when we open for applications.

Course titleLocationDates (usually in)*
Design & Analysis of Cluster Randomised and Stepped Wedge TrialsLondon or OnlineJune - July
Epidemiological Evaluation of Vaccines: Efficacy, Safety and PolicyLondonJune - July
Essentials of Clinical Trials (The Gambia)The GambiaMarch - April
Essentials of Clinical Trials (London)London or OnlineJune
Global Eye HealthOnlineNovember 
Global Health Primer for DoctorsOnlineMarch - May
Introductory Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics (The Gambia)The GambiaJanuary - February
Introductory Course in Epidemiology & Medical StatisticsLondon or OnlineJune - July
Infectious Disease 'OmicsLondon or OnlineApril
Introduction to Global Disability Issues: Developing Skills in Inclusive Research and Health PracticeOnlineJuly
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and Its ApplicationsLondon or OnlineJune 
Pandemics: Emergence, Spread and ResponseOnlineJanuary - February
Real-World Evidence in Oncology: Evaluation, Interpretation, Applications and ExecutionOnlineApril - July
Researching Gender-based Violence: Methods and MeaningLondon or OnlineJune 
Statistical Analysis with Missing Data Using Multiple ImputationOnlineJune 
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Health ResearchOnlineNovember 

*Please note: dates provided are for guidance only and some short courses may run at alternative dates to previously in any given year.

Courses delivered at partner organisations

These short courses have previously been delivered together with partner organisations at the partner institution. These courses are currently closed for applications, but please check back for updates.

Course titleLocation
Building trust, managing risk around vaccines: from trials to deliveryUniversity of Antwerp
Vaccine HesitancyUniversity of Hong Kong
Vaccinology: Science and Public HealthNagasaki University

Modules

Our modules focus on a range of specialised topics in public and global health and benefit from the range of academic and research expertise at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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