Demography plays an important role in understanding population dynamics - how populations change in response to the interplay between fertility, mortality and migration - and its impact on the health and healthcare needs of a population.

This programme will help students acquire technical expertise in demography and an understanding of the interlinkages between population studies and health, including fertility, sexual behaviour, ageing, health inequalities and life expectancy.

Why study the MSc Demography & Health at LSHTM?

• Learn demography within the wider context of public health in a world-leading specialised institution
• Tailor your degree to meet your needs thanks to the modular structure of the programme  
• Gain practical skills through student-led seminars, data analysis tasks or mini-research projects
• Specialise and apply your learning with the MSc research project
• Learn to formulate research questions and use bio statistical data and analysis to address them
• Assess population studies and apply your research findings to policy, backed by sound knowledge
• Learn to present results of bio statistical analyses through written and oral presentations
• Understand population trends in low-, middle- and high-income countries
• Choose to focus on the technical aspects of data analytics and estimation, or, take a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of population and health

What are my career prospects as a health demographer?

The course teaches research skills which are highly valued in the job market generally and are welcomed in a wide variety of research fields. The teaching draws on several related disciplines within LSHTM and because of the modular approach can be tailored to suit different needs.

Graduates from this programme leave with a set of key skills and experience in theories and methods of population sciences, biostatistics, epidemiology, research methods and data analysis which enable them to embark on a diverse range of careers in:

• public health
• academic research
• NGOs
• reproductive health programmes
• health services
• government statistical offices
• policy and planning

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Why choose LSHTM?

• LSHTM is a specialist public health institution, renowned all over the world for its research excellence and prestigious postgraduate study programmes
• We consistently rank highly in various global university league tables, including: #2 in the world and #1 in the UK for Public Health (ShanghaiRanking 2024) and #1 for the key measure of impact, providing the highest quality contribution to the economy or society (Times Higher Education REF2021 Impact Scores) and. Read more about our rankings
• We have a strong academic and media presence worldwide
• The international character of LSHTM contributes significantly to the quality and range of its teaching and training: our students come from over 155 countries, with over 60% from outside the UK
• Our global graduate network of over 35,000 actively engaged alumni and international research collaborations create fantastic networking opportunities for students

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