Program Overview
The Demography & Health By Distance Learning at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a Postgraduate Diploma programme in Medicine & Health Sciences over 24 months, delivered Online. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of medicine & health sciences. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Demography & Health By Distance Learning programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: Online
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 9,750 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 9,750 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Demography & Health By Distance Learning programme are prepared for diverse careers in medicine & health sciences:
- Healthcare Professional
- Clinical Researcher
- Health Policy Analyst
- Public Health Specialist
- Medical Writer
- Healthcare Manager
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- MSc: 9 modules plus a project report or 12 modules
- Postgraduate Diploma: 8 modules (6 compulsory core modules plus 2 elective modules)
- Postgraduate Certificate: 4 modules (the first 4 compulsory modules)
- Introduction to demographic analysis
- Population studies
- Fundamentals of epidemiology
- Statistics with computing
- Demographic data: sources, collection and evaluation
- Demographic analysis: further methods and models
- Contemporary demographic trends and issues
- Demographic analysis: applications and extensions
- Analysis of survey and population data
- Writing and reviewing epidemiological papers
- Study design: writing a grant application
- Epidemiology of communicable diseases
- Elective modules from group GHM
- The economics of global health policy
- The politics of global health policy
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Academic Requirements
- An undergraduate degree (e.g. bachelor) which is considered at least comparable to a UK second class honours degree, from an institution acceptable to the University, provided that the degree is in a subject appropriate to that of the course of study to be followed (suitable undergraduate degrees would include any social science, quantitative or public health topic. For example, geography, sociology, economics, political sciences, statistics, anthropology, maths, human sciences, biological sciences or similar subject);
- a registrable qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies.
Applications with an appropriate technical qualification, or equivalent qualification and experience from overseas, are also welcomed.
Applicants who do not satisfy either of the above requirements may still be admitted at the discretion of the University on the basis of their academic qualifications, work experience and references.
Applicants must have evidence of numeracy skills, at least equivalent to a UK GCSE grade A or B in maths or statistics; or a good grade in a maths or statistics module of an undergraduate degree (which should include arithmetic and basic algebra, including the manipulation of logarithms and exponents).Language Requirements
You will meet the English language requirement if you have passed, within the past three years:- Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English when a minimum overall score of B or 190 is achieved,
- (IELTS) International English Language Testing System when an overall score of at least 7.0 is achieved with a minimum of 7.0 in the Written sub-test and a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Reading and Speaking,
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) overall score of 68 or above, with a minimum of 68 in Writing and a minimum of 59 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, or
- (TOEFL) iBT Test of English as a Foreign Language overall score of 100 or above with at least 24 in Writing, 23 in Speaking, 22 in Reading and 21 in Listening.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 9,750 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 9,750 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 9,750 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 9,750 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, United Kingdom
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in...
University Profile- Start Date 2017-10-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months
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