MSc in Global Health Policy
Programme Code: TMGLHP
Department: Health Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
(formerly MSc in Global Health)
Full year programme. Students take four compulsory half unit courses, one semi-compulsory half unit, options to the value of 1.0 unit, and a dissertation.
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 |
HP401 Introduction to Health Policy and Politics (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
HP404 Global Health Policy: Institutions, Actors and Politics (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
HP400 Financing Health Care (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
HP421 Economic Analysis for Health Policy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) | |
Paper 5 |
One of the following methods based courses: | |
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HP407 Evidence Review and Synthesis for Decision Making (0.5) | |
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HP422 Health Care Economic Evaluation (0.5) | |
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HP428 Randomised evaluations of health programmes: from design to implementation (0.5) | |
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MY421 Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
Paper 6 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
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DV444 Global Health Challenges: Epidemics, Disease, and Public Health Response (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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DV456 Population, Health and Development: Evidence and Projections (0.5) # | |
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DV457 Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (0.5) | |
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HP402 Measuring Health System Performance (0.5) | |
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HP403 Health Systems and Policies in Developing Countries (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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HP405 Social Determinants of Health (0.5) | |
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HP406 Principles of Modern Epidemiology (0.5) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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HP407 Evidence Review and Synthesis for Decision Making (0.5) | |
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HP422 Health Care Economic Evaluation (0.5) | |
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HP424 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (0.5) | |
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HP425 Statistical Methods in Health Care Economic Evaluation (0.5) # | |
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HP428 Randomised evaluations of health programmes: from design to implementation (0.5) | |
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HP429 Behavioural Incentive Design in Health and Health Care (0.5) | |
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MY405 Research Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5) | |
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SA4C8 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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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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Or another LSE course subject to the approval of the course tutor. | |
Paper 7 |
HP431 Dissertation in Health Policy (0.5) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.