London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London: Global Health Policy (distance learning)

A 1st or 2nd class honours degree or the equivalent, from a university or other institution acceptable to the University of London, in: a scientific subject (e.g. biology, medicine, nursing or pharmacy); or a social science subject such as: anthropology, demography, development studies, economics, environmental studies, human rights, geography, international politics, international relations, sociology, policy studies, politics, political science, or water and sanitation. You will meet the English language requirement if you have passed, within the past 3 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; or 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; (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.

Assessment varies from module to module but will include a combination of unseen written examinations and written assignments.

Core modules: The economics of global health policy; the politics of global health policy; environmental change and global health policy; issues in global health policy; project module. Plus 5 elective modules from: Project management and research coordination; regulatory affairs, good clinical practice and ethics; data management; fundamentals of epidemiology; global epidemiology of non-communicable diseases; health systems; nutrition and infection; immunology of infection and vaccines; epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in developing countries; HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; analytical modules for decision making; communicable disease control; environmental epidemiology; health care evaluation; medical anthropology in public health; principles and practice of health promotion; conflict and heath; history and health.

A 1st or 2nd class honours degree or the equivalent, from a university or other institution acceptable to the University of London, in: a scientific subject (e.g. biology, medicine, nursing or pharmacy); or a social science subject such as: anthropology, demography, development studies, economics, environmental studies, human rights, geography, international politics, international relations, sociology, policy studies, politics, political science, or water and sanitation. You will meet the English language requirement if you have passed, within the past 3 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; or 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; (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.

Assessment varies from module to module but will include a combination of unseen written examinations and written assignments.

Core modules: The economics of global health policy; the politics of global health policy; environmental change and global health policy; issues in global health policy. Plus 4 elective modules from: Project management and research coordination; regulatory affairs, good clinical practice and ethics; data management; fundamentals of epidemiology; global epidemiology of non-communicable diseases; health systems; nutrition and infection; immunology of infection and vaccines; epidemiology and control of infectious diseases in developing countries; HIV/AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; analytical modules for decision making; communicable disease control; environmental epidemiology; health care evaluation; medical anthropology in public health; principles and practice of health promotion; conflict and heath; history and health.