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MSc Control of Infectious Diseases

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    MSc one year full-time or two years by split-study

Course Description

This is a multidisciplinary programme that bridges the fields of epidemiology, laboratory sciences and public health. It includes the option of choosing modules with a significant practical component and the opportunity to undertake a research project overseas. The programme will train students in all aspects of the control of infectious diseases and prepare them for a career in a range of organisations.

This programme will equip students with specialised skills that will facilitate a career in the control of infectious diseases as staff of health ministries, health departments, national or international disease control agencies, aid organisations or universities.

The majority of the research projects are performed with collaborating public health or research organisations and NGOs. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this overseas opportunity, which is crucial to the nature of the programme.

Entry Requirements

A student must normally satisfy the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine general entrance requirements and the additional programme specific entrance requirements as follows:

The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration on a Master’s programme is at least one of the following:

  • a second-class honours degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a subject appropriate to that of the course of study to be followed; applicants with a strong academic background in ancillary subjects will also be considered
  • a registrable qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies

Applications with an appropriate technical qualification, or equivalent qualification and experience from overseas, are also welcomed.

Additionally for the MSc Control of Infectious Diseases, some prior public health/overseas experience is advantageous and will be considered but is not necessarily a prerequisite for this course.

Any student who does not meet the minimum entry requirement of a second-class honours degree or equivalent qualification but who has relevant professional experience may still be eligible for admission. Qualifications and experience will be assessed from the application.

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Student Destinations

Graduates from this programme enter a diverse range of positions and organisations across the fields of epidemiology, laboratory sciences and public health.

Below you will find just a few of the positions and organisations that our graduates from this course have entered after graduating:

Example job titles:

  • Assistant Professor
  • Doctor
  • Editorial Assistant
  • Epidemiologist
  • Immunisation Consultant
  • Infection Control Nurse
  • Malaria Data Analyst
  • Operational Researcher
  • Pharmacist
  • Programme Manager
  • Public Health Officer
  • Public Relations Executive

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