This MSc will help you to understand the complex relationships between health and inequality, in and across low- and middle-income countries. It explores the key issues and inter-relationships that exist between health, global politics, and international development.
Many of the challenges faced by international development policymakers are related to global health issues, and this programme will provide you with the skills needed to help address and overcome these challenges.
Uniquely situated in a world-leading university specialising in social sciences, the programme will support you to evaluate multi-disciplinary evidence on a range of global health issues and interventions. You’ll also apply this evidence to policy analysis. Topics include population health, sexual and reproductive health, health in crises, infectious diseases, chronic diseases and beyond. Our courses reflect contemporary and emerging health and development issues, including pandemics, conflict and humanitarian crises and labour shortages.
The experience you’ll gain from studying the MSc in Health and International Development will enable you to understand how health, poverty and inequality interact. Critical perspectives encourage interrogation of taken-for-granted principles and practices.
As a flexible programme, you’re able to shape your studies to your own needs and interests. If you want to gain experience of consulting work, there is a guaranteed option of undertaking a course in Consultancy in International Development for an external client. Other optional courses include: Poverty; Advocacy, Campaigning and Grassroots Activism, Information Communication Technologies and Socio-economic Development, Evaluation in Health, Development and Public Policy; African Development; Migration; and Economic Development Policy, to name a few. Students who choose to concentrate their electives and dissertation in a certain topic area may elect to have a specialist in "African Development", "Population Studies", "Environment" or "Applied Development Economics".
Additional extra-curricular optional activities on the programme typically include careers-focused networking events, and a UK-based weekend residential programme focused on health and development.
The MSc welcomes full- and part-time students, including those who want to combine work with study. The programme also welcomes applications from intercalating medical students from all countries.
For those who plan to do the MSc Health and International Development with a Population Studies specialism, nominations may be made to the Population Investigation Committee (PIC) Masters Studentship Scheme in Population Studies.
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Formed in 1990, our department provides a focus for postgraduate teaching and research on the processes of social, political and economic development and change.
We’re proud of LSE’s reputation as one of the top universities in the world for development studies. Our academics and researchers explore the causes of poverty, social exclusion, economic stagnation, humanitarian crises and human security. We look at why and how some late developing countries have succeeded in overcoming these problems while others have not or have seen their progress derailed by disasters and conflicts.
Currently, we offer six taught MSc programmes and a stimulating research programme – with research projects across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Teaching staff, who have considerable experience living and working in the developing world, engage in policy-relevant research and consultancy with international development agencies and non-government organisations. Research within the department spans several broad themes .
Our study programmes attract talented students from all over the world. Graduates find rewarding careers in a wide variety of government, non-government, UN, academic and private-sector organisations.
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in any discipline.
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The English language requirement for this programme is Higher . Read more about our English language requirements .
Competition for places at LSE is strong. So, even if you meet the minimum entry requirements, this doesn't guarantee you an offer of a place.
However, please don’t feel deterred from applying – we want to hear from all suitably qualified students. Think carefully about how you can put together the strongest possible application to help you stand out.