MSc Demography & Health

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, UK
One year full-time; half-time or split-study over two years

This MSc provides rigorous training in demography and population studies. The curriculum comprises demographic methods and theory, epidemiology, statistics and data analysis.

The MSc Demography & Health equips students with the theories and skills to understand and quantify macro-level population dynamics and their downstream implications for health and health policies. Students are further trained in the analysis of micro-level processes that govern population change, including fertility and reproductive behaviour, the exposure to health risks, and population mobility. Analysis tools and techniques are applied to high-income settings where high-quality data are usually abundant to resource constrained settings that are covered by partial or deficient information systems.

Objectives
By the end of this programme students should be able to:

demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of scientific, evidence-based approaches to the study of population issues
assess and apply these approaches to inform development, health and population programmes
formulate research questions and use demographic and health data, and appropriate methods of analysis, to address them
identify causes and consequences of population change and relate these to underlying population dynamics
demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of demographic behaviour in social, economic and policy contexts
assess and apply findings of population studies to health and social policy
demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of major population trends, including historical trends, in developed and developing countries.

Structure
The modular structure allows you to select from a wide range of modules in statistics, epidemiology public health, and the social sciences, and thus tailor your curriculum to either focus on the technical aspects of data analytics and demographic estimation, or, take a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of population and health.

Compulsory modules:

Demographic Methods
Basic Epidemiology or Extended Epidemiology
Population Studies
Principles of Social Research
Statistics for Epidemiology & Population Health
Population Dynamics & Projections

Elective modules include:

Research Design & Analysis
Family Planning Programmes
Population, Poverty & Environment
Social Epidemiology

View full programme structure and module choice

Project report
You will complete a research project on a relevant topic of your choice, usually revolving around an empirical analysis of an existing dataset, a literature review or collection and analysis of primary data.

Entry requirements

a second-class honours degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a relevant subject or
a master’s degree in a relevant subject, or
a professional qualification appropriate to the programme of study to be followed

In addition, applicants will have to show evidence of numeracy skills

English Language Requirements
As part of the application process, applicants are required to demonstrate how they meet LSHTM’s minimum English Language requirements.

Video: Mollie tells us about her experience of studying the MSc Demography & Health at LSHTM, the skills she has learned and her plans for the future.

How To Apply

Please apply via the LSHTM online application system.

Open Days
Join us at our London campus open day on 12 February 2020 or online during our virtual open day on 4 March 2020 – find out more and register.

Funding Opportunities
Please visit the LSHTM website to view the up-to-date list of scholarships for our master’s programmes.

Get in Touch
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