Applying for this course

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

The application deadline for this course was 6 June 2026, 23:59 UK time. We strongly advise that you apply early as courses may close earlier than the stated deadline if they become full.

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

Prerequisites

This course assumes some basic R knowledge. This course is for you if:

• You can read data into R and make common types of graphs
• You are familiar with functions from ggplot2
• You have started to link analysis tasks together, for example by using the pipe function %>% in the {tidyverse} or {magrittr} packages and/or |> in newer versions or R.

We expect participants to have some exposure to basic statistical, mathematical and epidemic theory concepts, but not necessarily familiarity with analytics or modelling. This course requires learners to be familiar with:

• Statistics: Familiarity with common probability distributions, such as the Normal, Gamma, Lognormal, and Negative binomial distributions.
• Epidemic theory: Familiarity with common epidemiological parameters, such as the incubation period, generation time, and serial interval, and metrics such as the reproduction number.