MSc in Global Health
Programme Code: TMGLHE
Department: Social Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full year programme. Students take five compulsory half unit courses, options to the value of 1.0 unit, and a dissertation.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
HP405 Social Determinants of Health (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
HP404 Global Health Policy: Institutions, Actors and Politics (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
HP408 Financing Health Care: Comparative Perspectives (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
Paper 4 |
HP421 Economic Analysis for Health Policy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) # | |
Paper 5 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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HP403 Health Systems and Policies in Developing Countries (0.5) or | |
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HP407 Evidence Review and Synthesis for Decision Making (0.5) | |
Paper 6 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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DV456 Population, Health and Development: Evidence and Projections (0.5) # | |
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DV457 Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (0.5) | |
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HP401 Introduction to Health Policy and Politics (0.5) | |
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HP402 Measuring Health System Performance (0.5) | |
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HP403 Health Systems and Policies in Developing Countries (0.5) | |
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HP406 Principles of Modern Epidemiology (0.5) (not available 2019/20) | |
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HP407 Evidence Review and Synthesis for Decision Making (0.5) | |
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HP422 Health Care Economic Evaluation (0.5) | |
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HP424 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (0.5) | |
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HP427 US Health Policy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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MY405 Research Methods for Evaluation in Health, Development and Public Policy (0.5) # | |
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SA4C8 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SA4D1 Critical Population Health Issues in High and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SA4D3 Behavioural Economics and the Valuation of Health Outcomes (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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Or another ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ course subject to the approval of the course tutor. Or selected linear and study units at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine subject to the approval of the course tutor. | |
Paper 7 |
HP431 Dissertation in Health Policy (0.5) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .
This programme has been retitled to MSc in Global Health Policy for 2018/19. Last year of entry 2017/18.
