Structure (online)
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.
Lectures and practicals for this online programme will be delivered live during the UK timezone, on weekdays, usually between 09:00 and 17:00.
- Structure of the year
Term 1 (September - December) consists of ten teaching weeks, 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, plus a Reading Week in the middle of the term, followed by the Spring break.
Term 3 (April - September) consists of a further five weeks of teaching, followed by the research project.
*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.
- Term 1
All students take three compulsory modules and one elective module in Term 1.
Compulsory modules:
- Fundamentals of Climate Change & Planetary Health
- Concepts in Epidemiology
- Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health 1
Elective module options:
- Promotion, Prevention, and Protection (Distance Learning*)
- Health Economics, Systems and Policy (Distance Learning*)
- Social Research Methods for Public Health (Distance Learning*)
* Our distance learning modules are delivered entirely online through directed self-study and materials on Moodle, our Virtual Learning Environment. Study at times convenient to you, within assessment schedules, with tutorial support and opportunities to connect with other students through online discussions and study groups.
- Term 2
All students take three compulsory modules in Term 2. Students take three modules in the four teaching blocks in Term 2, leaving one block for Project preparation. Non-assessed support will be available to help with the planning of student Projects.
Compulsory modules:
- Methods in Climate Change & Planetary Health 
- Environmental Epidemiology 
- Population, Poverty & Environment
- Term 3
All students take two compulsory modules in Term 3.
Compulsory modules:
- Planetary Health Research in Practice
- Environmental Epidemiology
Students will start working on their summer project in June for submission by early September. The project will typically involve formulating strategies and concepts, deciding and acting on own initiative, planning, organising and time keeping, analysing critically, systems thinking, relating and networking, adapting and responding to change, expressive writing and scientific reporting and presenting and communicating information.