MSc in Global Health Policy
Programme Code: TMGLHP
Department: Health Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
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)
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 |
HP421 Economic Analysis for Health Policy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
One of the following 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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HP436 Evidence Appraisal for Health Policy Analysis (0.5) | |
Papers 5, 6 & 7 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 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) # | |
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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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DV461 Critical Population Health Issues in High and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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DV465 Labour, Social Services and Development (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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HP400 Financing Health Care (0.5) | |
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HP402 Measuring Health System Performance (0.5) | |
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HP405 Social Determinants of Health (0.5) | |
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HP407 Evidence Review and Synthesis for Decision Making (0.5) | |
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HP412 Global Health Security (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) (not available 2024/25) | |
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HP433 Health Care Regulation (0.5) | |
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HP435 Global Access to Medicines (0.5) | |
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HP436 Evidence Appraisal for Health Policy Analysis (0.5) | |
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MY405 Research Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5) | |
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MY421A Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) | |
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MY421W Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) | |
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SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) | |
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Or another LSE course subject to the approval of the course tutor. | |
Paper 8 |
HP431 Dissertation in Health Policy (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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.