We organise and lecture on a number of courses related to humanitarian crises and public health at LSHTM.
Health in Humanitarian Crises by Distance Learning
Our new Health in Humanitarian Crises distance learning programme (PGCert, PGDip & MSc) focuses on the knowledge and skills to improve the health of populations affected by humanitarian crises in different settings around the globe. You will be encouraged to develop transferable and subject-specific skills to address multi-faceted and current health problems in their local setting, as well as internationally.
This course is aimed at professionals who may already be involved in delivering public health projects in humanitarian crises at community, hospital or district level, in research, in ministries of health or other health- or development-related organisations. The self-study programme will suit practitioners, policy-makers or researchers who wish to deepen their understanding of humanitarian issues and increase their potential for career development in public health.
Crises-related MSc modules
Within the LSHTM Master's programmes, the following crises-related MSc modules are available to registered students and also to a small number of external students:
- Conflict and Health (intensive)
- Conflict and Health (distance learning)
- Nutrition in Emergencies (intensive)
Crises-related teaching is also available in the MSc courses, Global Mental Health (distance learning) and Designing Disease Control Programmes (intensive) and the Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing.
Find out all the courses available at LSHTM
Summer projects
As a Centre, we don’t offer a list of summer projects for MSc students, so if you're interested in doing a project on a humanitarian-related topic we recommend looking at our research page to find Centre members that are working on a topic you're interested in. We recommend contacting them directly to ask about summer project opportunities.