About the MSc programme
The MSc Global Health will prepare you for a unique career improving health globally by combining social science and population health methods with policy analysis. The programme provides high-quality, integrated courses which are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the field of global health policy.
Based in the Department of Social Policy, the MSc Global Health is delivered by faculty based in LSE Health. LSE Health is one of the Department’s associated research centres and one of the world’s most highly rated research centres in international health policy and health economics, both for its research and its institutional links. You will be taught by specialists at the forefront of research into global health policy.
Our wide variety of courses gives you the flexibility to customise your curriculum so that you can pursue the areas that most interest you, suit your background, experience and goals.
You will leave LSE with the high-level knowledge and range of skills to help you master new challenges and expand your choice of careers. This programme will prepare you to explore new research, advisory, consulting, and leadership roles. In addition to gaining a theoretical and conceptual understanding of health policy and health economics, you will acquire new skills to accelerate or refocus your career.
Programme details
You can find the most up-to-date list of optional courses for MSc Global Health in the Programme Regulations section of the current School Calendar.
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Graduate destinations
Possible professional destinations after completing the degree include international organisations and agencies, consultancies, insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, national health services, government departments and agencies and NGOs as well as employment in research or further study for a PhD.