The below structure outlines the proposed modules for this programme. Programme and module specifications provide full details about the aims and objectives of each module, what you will study and how the module is assessed.

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Structure of the year

Term 1 (September - December) consists of ten teaching weeks for AB1 slot modules, plus one Reading Week* in the middle of the term. Followed by the Winter break.

Term 2 (January - March) consists of a further ten weeks of teaching for C and D slot modules, plus a Reading Week in the middle of the term. C modules are taught in five half-week blocks before Reading Week. D modules are taught in five half-week blocks after Reading Week. Followed by the Spring break.

Term 3 (April - September) consists of revision time, examinations (for students taking modules with June examinations) and the project report.

*Reading Week is a week during term where no formal teaching takes place. It is a time for private study, preparing for assessments or attending study/computer skills workshops. There are two Reading Weeks at LSHTM: one in November and the other in February.

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Term 1

Term 1: Compulsory modules (PGCert, PGDip and MSc)

Students take the following compulsory AB1 modules:

• Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
• Understanding and Applying Research Evidence
• Health Policy and Systems for Sexual and Reproductive Health
• PHM103 Introduction to Health Economics (by distance learning) or PHM107 Foundations for Health Promotion (by distance learning) or  PHM108 Health Services (by distance learning) *

*Students choose one of the three modules. PHM103 and PHM108 are assessed by a written exam in June. PHM107 is assessed by assignment only; submission deadline 31st May.

Term 2

Term 2: Compulsory and elective modules (PGDip and MSc)

Students take a total of four study modules, one from each timetable slot (C1, C2, D1, D2). The list below shows recommended or compulsory modules.

C1 slot

• Gender and Reproductive Rights

C2 slot

• Abortion Policy and Programming
• Family Planning Programmes (hybrid)

D1 slot

• Current Issues in Maternal and Perinatal Health (hybrid)
• Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections (hybrid)
• Programme Monitoring and Implementation Research

D2 slot

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy & Programming (compulsory)

Distance Learning modules: Students may also select from the following Distance Learning modules to study in C/D slots, to be taken instead of the options in C1, C2 and D1 above.

• Conflict and Health
• Economic Analysis for Health Policy
• Economic Evaluation
• Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
• Globalisation and Health
• Health Care Evaluation
• Health Systems
• HIV
• Law and Global Health Policy
• Managing Health Services
• Organisational Management
• Principles and Practice of Health Promotion
• Research Design and Methods for the Analysis of Global Health Policy

Term 3

Term 3: Project report (MSc)

Students complete a written report (May-August) which may be undertaken as part of a placement, to apply the skills and knowledge acquired during the programme, exploring an area of SRHR in depth. The report may also take the form of an intervention design and piloting, for example, or a policy or programme evaluation. Not all placements in a sexual and reproductive health-focused organisation may lead to the identification of a suitable problem for a summer project, therefore students may also opt for a more traditional type of summer project (i.e. a systematic review, data analysis) depending on their skills and choice of modules.

Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma

This programme also offers students the opportunity to register for a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) or Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip). Details of what each course entails are summarised in the table below.

If you study the PGCert, most of your study and assessments will be concentrated in the Autumn Term (October-December) with some assessments in May or June. If you study the PGDip you will additionally take modules in the Spring Term (January-March). Further details on compulsory and elective modules and when they run are available above.