Executive Master's Programmes
Courses to challenge and sharpen your global health leadership skills
The programmes benefit from the School's exceptional links with the outside world, both within the academic community and with organisations and policy practitioners.
LSE offers a range of executive master's degrees for mid-career to senior level professionals, which cover a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines in global health. The programmes benefit from the School's exceptional links with the outside world, both within the academic community and with organisations and policy practitioners.
Each degree also has its own dedicated team of professional support staff to manage the programme. This dedicated team will support you throughout the degree and ensure that you get the most from your LSE experience. The information on this page summarises all the Executive Master's programmes LSE offers with relation to global health. Programmes are organised within the host Department.
Programmes offered in the 2025/2026 academic year:
Executive MSc Behavioural Science
This unique and dynamic programme provides the opportunity for full-time professionals working in any sector to obtain a graduate qualification in behavioural science, allowing you to pursue new and expanded opportunities within this emerging and exciting field.
The programme is taught by specialists at the forefront of research in behavioural science, in a multidisciplinary environment with links to specialist research groups based in departments across LSE. It is taught in a modular format, with courses taking place at LSE during three two-week sessions. In betwen teaching sessions you will be required to complete various assessments. You will also complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice.
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
The Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management offers a comprehensive interdisciplinary toolkit to elevate your career in the health sector. The two-year taught modular degree integrates rigorous health economics training with insights into the policy process, the design and analysis of health services research, and discusses current health management problems. The degree programme brings together leading UK, US, and European academics and policy experts to train change-makers and leaders in the health care sector.
Executive MSc Healthcare Decision-Making, in collaboration with NICE
The Executive MSc in Healthcare Decision-Making is a unique programme developed in collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), known internationally for its contribution to the quality and efficiency of healthcare and its scientific rigour. This approach combined with the academic excellence of LSE’s faculty has led to a truly exceptional programme, with a tailored offering of skill-oriented and policy-based courses that will enable a strategic view of healthcare systems required to transition into a senior leadership role.
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Clinical Sciences
The Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Clinical Sciences is a specialist programme for healthcare professionals and industry leaders. The programme offers a set of tailored courses in health economics, outcomes research, and healthcare management. In your first year of study, you'll learn a core set of skills in health economics, health policy and leadership in health care. In your second year, you'll select from a range of modules constructed to expand your analytical ability and methodological toolkit for working in health care, pharmaceutical, hospital, and related sectors. This allows you to specialise according to your career aspirations.
Executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy
The one year programme is intended for professionals in the public, private, or NGO sectors with at least four years of work experience aiming to proceed to senior positions. Places are deliberately restricted to ensure high calibre discussion and intellectual engagement. With a select intake, the programme gives you a powerful networking opportunity with a diverse cohort of international students.
Examine the changing landscape of international relations, with a focus on the emergence of new strategic actors, economic trends, security challenges, and global flashpoints. In sharply-focused seminars, you will challenge conventional wisdom on these topics. Workshops and simulations on crisis management, policy assessment and diplomatic negotiations will provide you with the practical skills to operate in a fast-moving world. You will learn how to deal with emerging threats and risks by operating strategically, and how to solve problems by negotiating with stakeholders as well as adversaries.