Applying for this course

Applications for 2026 are now closed. Please register interest for next year's course. 

The application deadline was 23:59 (UK time) on Friday 22 May 2026. 

Please read LSHTM's Admissions policies prior to submitting your application.

LSHTM may cancel courses two weeks before the first day of the course if numbers prove insufficient. In those circumstances, course fees will be refunded.

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites in terms of qualifications, but participants should be familiar with statistical methods such as linear and logistic regression and interpretation of statistical inferences, including confidence intervals, p-values, and regression coefficients. Participants will also need to be familiar with the statistical software package R. Participants should ensure they have R installed and ready to use for computer practicals.