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  Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health)


Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine    Masters Programmes

Full time September MSc 1 year full time
Nursing & Health (27) Politics & Government (30) Social Work (32)

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The Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health) programme is perfect for those who want to make a difference in the field of public health. With a specialist focus on humanitarian assistance, this programme explores current policies and practices, equipping students with the knowledge and skills needed to tackle contemporary humanitarian problems. Whether you're a health professional or a graduate in a related discipline, this programme offers a wide range of module options to suit your interests. The programme also welcomes non-graduates with significant work experience in the health sector. Join this dynamic programme and become a leader in improving population health worldwide.

About the course

3 good reasons to study

  1. The Programme has a specialist focus on humanitarian assistance, examining current policies & practice in the field and exploring public health approaches to responding to the challenges of contemporary humanitarian problems.
  2. The new Master of Public Health programme will provide you with the knowledge and professional skills you need to take a leadership role and further develop your public health career in a wide range of local, national, or international settings. You will mix with and learn from staff who have vast experience and have worked in international public health for many years. You will develop your individual research skills, by undertaking a project in an area of public health of interest to you, guided and mentored by one of our key experts
  3. This new MPH Programme is for those who want to make a difference, tackle some of the most important public health issues of the day and have a lasting impact on the health of the populations they work with.

Programme Overview

This programme prepares students for leadership and equips them to assume an active role in and responsibilities for improving population health in a range of settings. It covers a wide breadth of contemporary issues in international public health and explores approaches to reducing health inequities by enhancing policy and practice based upon sound, evidence-based principles. The programme gives graduates key transferable knowledge and skills in epidemiology, research methods and social science.

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Entry Requirements

Open to health professionals and graduates in health or related disciplines. In addition, candidates with qualifications such as law, psychology, education, social work/care, finance, business management, engineering, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history, architecture and politics/international relations are welcome, particularly if they have relevant health related experience.

Non-graduates with considerable work experience in the health sector of low or middle-income countries and evidence of continued academic development through appropriate in-service training will also be considered.

Medical students who have completed at least three years of study and wish to intercalate are also accepted onto the programme.


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Student Profiles

Dr David Barr

Why LSTM? the reputation of the institution and the calibre of the people who are on the faculty here and I know from lots of people who I've met through my work in Infectious Diseases that LSTM's got a great reputation for teaching. (Dr David Barr, student 2015.

Dr Oluwasola Banke-Thomas

I ‘walked’ into my first lecture September 2014 naïve as regards what the year had in store. However, through it all, I ‘worked’ hard during my time at LSTM and indeed my post-graduate experience was an unforgettable one!! Now I am “waltzing” out into the real world, armed with core knowledge of a plethora of key theoretical concepts, expanded research capacity, improved fund-raising, programmatic and policy-making skills as well as a wider network of future public health experts (My many colleagues and friends from all over the world!) I would surely recommend LSTM for young public health professionals, particularly those interested in maternal and newborn health like me. My own experience made a world of difference!!

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