- General welcome
On behalf of both schools, a very warm welcome to the MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing. We look forward to meeting you and hope you will find the programme stimulating and enjoyable.
If you have any concerns or questions between now and the start of the MSc, you can contact:
- Grace Flaherty (Programme Administrator at LSHTM) at [email protected]
- Muheez Busari (Postgraduate Programmes Manager, LSE Department of Health Policy) at [email protected]
Programme Directors: Tracey Chantler (LSHTM), Emilie Courtin and Mrigesh Bhatia (LSE)
- Enrolment
At the start of the programme, you will need to enrol formally at both LSHTM and LSE to obtain access to all the resources of both schools.
LSHTM: please visit our Pre-arrival & enrolment FAQs page.
LSE: please visit the LSE Registration page.- Welcome Week
- Tutors & Mentors
One of the first tasks we have is to allocate students a personal mentor/tutor (LSE uses the term mentor/mentee, LSHTM uses the term tutor/tutee).
To assist us in doing this, we ask that incoming students please fill in this short survey by Monday,15th September which the Programme Directors will then use to allocate students. Many thanks for your assistance.
- MSc programme handbook
View the MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing handbook (pdf)
- LSE information and support
Welcome from the Programmes Team at LSE
We are the Programmes Team at the Department of Health Policy at LSE, consisting of Muheez (Programme Manager), Zaina and Rana (Programme Administrators). We are here to support you over the next few months to help prepare for your studies.
In this section, we want to highlight some of the services and opportunities available at LSE, they can be found in the section below, under ‘LSE Services and Opportunities’.
In the meantime, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions about starting your programme and studying at LSE.
We very much look forward to welcoming you to the programme in September!LSE Services and Opportunities
If you require any support from LSE during the Welcome Week or LSE enrolment period you can contact [email protected] and the team will be able to advise you.
LSE Careers
The LSE Careers team are looking forward to supporting you in your career plans whilst you are here at LSE. They run a range of events across the year which can help you with all aspects of career development, enable you to hear from employers and network with health policy alumni. Once you arrive, you will have access to CareerHub – an online platform with listing of jobs, internships and events as well as opportunities to book individual appointments with their team of career consultants. Find out more about the LSE Careers team.
LSE Life
LSE LIFE is the academic, personal and professional development centre for undergraduate and master’s students at LSE. Housed in a specially designed space on the ground floor of the Library, it hosts an extensive programme of one to one, small group and workshop-style events designed to help you acquire and develop skills that will complement your academic studies and equip you for whatever you choose to do after LSE Life. Find out more about LSE Life.
Disability and wellbeing
LSE is committed to enabling all students to achieve their full potential in an environment characterised by dignity and mutual respect and aims to ensure that all individuals are treated equitably. To this end, the School’s Disability and Mental Health Service (DMHS) offers confidential advice and support to all disabled students. This includes support for students with physical impairments, long-term health conditions, mental health conditions, specific learning difficulties, and autistic spectrum conditions. Find out more about services provided by the DMHS here.
Student services
The LSE Student Services Centre offers a range of services to support you throughout your time at the LSE. Visit their webpages and discover what each team does and how you can contact them.
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