Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health)

Master of Public Health: How it Works

The Master of Public Health is available as five different programmes, each with its own unique study stream. Much of the core content is the same across all programmes, but each stream has a particular focus enabling you to take control of your studies and delve deeper into the areas of international public health that you're most passionate about.

The five streams are:

• Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health)
• Master of Public Health (International)
• Master of Public Health (Managing Health Services)
• Master of Public Health (Outbreak Control Health Protection)
• Master of Public Health (Sexual and Reproductive Health)
• Master of Public Health (Humanitarian Health) stream

While building a broad knowledge of international public health, you'll specialise with a core module to help you develop essential skills for taking on a leading role in humanitarian health.

This stream focuses on current policies and practice, exploring public health responses to the challenges of today's humanitarian issues. You'll look at the particular challenges, constraints and requirements of working in the humanitarian sector, preparing you to operate confidently and effectively in conflict or unsafe situations, with refugees and displaced people.

Why should I study Public Health?

Public health matters for everyone, and is absolutely critical for societies to thrive. The health and wellbeing of populations has far-reaching and long-lasting effects on a community's success, sustainability and stability, and often has a regional, national and even global impact.

In the world's poorest countries, a lack of consistent high-quality public health has led to stark health inequalities. The impact of this has stifled prosperity and economic growth, widening the socio-economic divide and limiting quality of life.

By taking your public health expertise to the next level, you will build the professional toolkit to lead the improvement of health systems in low-resource settings, tackle global inequalities and change lives for the better.

What will I get out of it?

Taught by public health experts from across the globe, and learning from the valuable experience of your peers, you'll examine a broad range of contemporary issues in international public health, and build the knowledge and skills to identify and address public health challenges at every level.

Your final project will enable you to explore an area of public health you're really passionate about. It will give you the chance to apply your new skill-set to real-life experience, and you'll have the opportunity to do it abroad.

As a Master of Public Health, you will have the tools to influence social, environmental and structural determinants of health, help protect populations against current and emerging threats, and become part of a global solution.

Is international public health for me?

It takes a diverse range of people with different strengths and skills to build a robust and sustainable workforce to successfully tackle the challenges faced in international public health.

If you want to improve people's health, wellbeing and life outcomes, and are passionate about closing the gap on global health equality, you're looking in the right place.

The majority of our students are health professionals and graduates in health or related subjects, but we also welcome candidates with qualifications in other subjects and non-graduates with considerable relevant experience.

Why LSTM?

Learn from a diverse range of subject experts, and the experiences of your peers from across the world to build a comprehensive understanding of contemporary issues in international public health.

Understand public health challenges specifically associated with humanitarian crises, and develop the skills and confidence to support vulnerable people in challenging conditions.

Apply your enhanced skills in the real-world through your self-directed project, at home or abroad.

Meet our Director of Studies, Nara Tagiyeva-Milne