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

Programme structure

Students can complete an MSc, PGDip or PGCert, in London or online, full or part-time. 

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Compulsory modules for MSc, PGDip and PGCert 

• Concepts in Epidemiology 
• Statistics for Epidemiology & Public Health 1 
• Epidemiological Study Design & Implementation 
• Critical Appraisal & Evidence Synthesis 

Compulsory modules for MSc and PGDip 

• Intermediate Epidemiological Methods 
• Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health 2 

Elective modules for MSc and PGDip 

• Analysis of Electronic Health Record Data (London only) 
• Environmental Epidemiology (London only) 
• Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases 
• Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases 
• Evaluation of Public Health Interventions 
• Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (online only) 
• Modelling & the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases 
• Omics and Epidemiology 
• Social Epidemiology (London only) 
• Spatial Epidemiology in Population Health (London only) 
• Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health 3 

Note that restrictions and pre-requisites may apply to some of the modules above. Not all elective modules will be available every year.

Research Project (MSc)

MSc students will complete an original research project on a topic selected in consultation with their project supervisor. The project brings together everything you have learned and gives you the opportunity to independently apply epidemiological principles to a real-world research question. 

• 45 credits, with a maximum of 10,000 words 
• Submission in September 
• Supervised by an LSHTM staff member 
• Includes an oral assessment with your project marker(s)

View recent summer project report titles 

Combining in-person and distance learning

Regardless of what programme mode you register for, you may be able to take modules offered through the other mode. For example, many distance learning students find an intensive period of study in London rewarding and efficient. Conversely, in-person students have an expanded range of elective options and greater flexibility with distance learning modules. Options depend on your circumstances, including visa requirements. Please contact the Programme Directors to discuss what is possible for you. Please contact the Programme Directors to discuss what is possible for you.

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Prizes

In-person students only 

• The Nand Lal Bajaj and Savitri Devi Prize: best overall project 
• The Daniel Batty Memorial Prize for Epidemiology: highest MSc GPA  
• The Adrian Root Prize: best Electronic Health Records project  

Distance learning students only 

• The Dr. Aashrai Gudlavalleti Memorial Prize for Epidemiology: highest grade at the end of their MSc from a low- or middle-income country 

Shared in-person and distance learning project 

• The Norman Noah Prize: best Infectious Disease project