London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The following Term 2 and Term 3 modules are available to external candidates in the academic year 2020/21. The deadline for submission of completed applications is 15 January 2021:

• 1301 - Environmental Epidemiology
• 1503 - Globalisation & Health
• 1606 - Health Decision Science
• 2407 - Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Disease
• 2412 - Advanced Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
• 2429 - Population Dynamics & Projections
• 2442 - Nutrition Related Chronic Diseases
• 2451 - Nutrition in Emergencies
• 2472 - Social Epidemiology
• 3177 - Immunology of Parasitic Infection
• 3192 - Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections
• 3198 - Applying Public Health Principles
• 3461 - Global Disability and Health
• 2464 - Modelling and the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

Module availability

The link below shows all the modules offered by the School. Module specifications provide full details about the aims and objectives of each module, what you will study, how the module is assessed and whether there are any prerequisites that have to be met before registering for the module.

• See the list of modules and specifications

Module schedule

Each module takes place once per year. Teaching for Term 1 modules usually occurs over ten weeks, and five weeks for Terms 2 and 3 modules. The time students are required to attend the School will vary according to the teaching strategy of the module, but will usually be 20-45 hours for Term 1 modules and 50-60 hours for Terms 2 and 3 modules. Learning time, including reading, is estimated to be 150 hours per module.

The module specification indicates the timetable slot (AB1, C1 etc.) for the module, which corresponds to the below terms and teaching times. See term dates. 

Modules in the same half of the week run concurrently and only one of these may be taken in any given year.

Please note that the application deadlines and module fees below apply to external module students only. Different timelines and fees apply to blended learning MSc students.

Module fees 2020/21

• Terms 2 and 3: £2,340 per module

Module fees 2021/22

• Term 1: £24.50 per learning hour (subject to a minimum overall fee of £2,450 per module)
  **Students taking Term 1 modules do not take any formal assessments and consequently will not be awarded any credits for these modules**
• Terms 2 and 3: £2,450 per module

Changes to the course

LSHTM will seek to deliver this course in accordance with the description set out in this course page. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the School to make changes in course provision, either before or after registration. For further information, please see our changes to courses page.