Specialised programmes, recognised worldwide
Our taught programmes can be tailored individually to your personal learning needs and career goals through a choice of specialised elective modules. The programmes are stimulating, with a truly global outlook, and dedicated, experienced staff, who are often active researchers themselves, carry out the teaching.
- Intensive in-person taught programme: A campus-based programme completed over one year full-time or two years part-time/split-study, featuring face-to-face teaching, practical sessions, and on-site learning.
- Intensive online taught programme: A programme delivered entirely online over one year full-time or two years part-time, offering a structured and interactive format with live sessions and virtual collaboration.
- Distance learning programme: A flexible, part-time online programme, over two to five years. This is a directed self-study programme, that enables students to study remotely and at their own pace alongside professional or personal commitments.
A rich, international learning environment
Studying at LSHTM, whether in London or by distance learning, gives you access to a wealth of knowledge and expertise. This is done through contact with students and staff from very diverse backgrounds, the fusion of which provides a rich environment for our students to learn, as you can tap into each other’s wealth of personal, professional and academic experience. We have staff from 68 different countries of origin, and both London-based and distance learning students from 150 different countries of origin.
Practical and career-focused
Our courses will equip you with a comprehensive knowledge base and a toolkit of practical skills to develop a successful career in public & global health. All programmes play a key role in responding to public health challenges around the world. LSHTM graduates go on to diverse career paths, becoming clinicians, policy-makers, academics and laboratory scientists, to name just a few.