Global Health Policy (Distance learning) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Overview

With our master degree of Global Health Policy (Distance learning) delivered by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine you will have an opportunity apply this knowledge to issues such as health systems, environmental health and infectious disease, with the support of academics who are active global researchers and policy influencers. With our flexible online format, you will be able to access your study materials wherever you are in the world and study at your own pace, at a time convenient to you.

Probe big topics such as the impact of economics and politics on global health and global health policy. Explore how climate change and environmental degradation affect health and challenge health policymaking. Soon you’ll develop the conceptual understanding you need to make a difference in your field.

Key Facts

• Sharpen your knowledge of key issues, core economic and political concepts affecting global health

• Apply your knowledge of politics and economics to real-world global health policy issues

• Discover the global nature of the health threats and challenges posed by environmental change

• Develop analytical skills to apply concepts to practical challenges and research issues facing global health policymaking

• Grow your ability to analyse and critically discuss complex health policy questions

• Apply your understanding of the core disciplines of economics, politics, and political economy to real world global health policy debates and challenges

• Demonstrate knowledge of a range of key global health issues.

This self-study course is delivered online. You won’t have to pause your career and you can study from anywhere in the world, at your own pace for up to five years. You will have an opportunity to complete an independent research project on a global health policy issue of interest to you.