MSc in International Health Policy
Programme Code: TMIHEP
Department: Health Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units, including a half unit dissertation, as shown.
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 |
HP400 Financing Health Care (0.5) and HP402 Measuring Health System Performance (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
Paper 2 |
HP420 Health Economics (0.5) and HP424 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
HP401 Introduction to Health Policy and Politics (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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DV444 Global Health Challenges: Epidemics, Disease, and Public Health Response (0.5) # | |
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HP403 Health Systems and Policies in Developing Countries (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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HP422 Health Care Economic Evaluation (0.5) | |
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HP425 Statistical Methods in Health Care Economic Evaluation (0.5) # | |
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MY451 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
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PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0) | |
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SA4D1 Critical Population Health Issues in High and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |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SA4D3 Behavioural Economics and the Valuation of Health Outcomes (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SA4E9 Advanced Health Economics (0.5) # (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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SA4F8 Behavioural Public Policy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SA4L4 Behaviour, Happiness and Public Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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Another LSE course subject to the approval of the course tutor. Selected linear and study units at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine subject to the approval of the course tutor. | |
Paper 5 |
HP431 Dissertation in Health Policy (0.5) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
It is not always possible to offer students a place on each of their preferred courses. This is particularly the case where courses are offered outside the Department of Health Policy (i.e. not prefixed with 'HP').
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
