The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is a multi-disciplinary school committed to improving health worldwide. Established in 1899, it has been classed as a world leading centre for research, and has been ranked one of the top 3 research institutions in the country in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of excellence’, which is based on the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

Why study with us?

The School’s academic staff are leading experts in their fields giving students unparalleled access to their knowledge and experience. With students coming from over 140 countries and a wide range of backgrounds, the School provides a rich environment in which students learn from each other.

Teaching and training are carried out by dedicated academic staff who are leaders in their fields and have considerable links with key universities and research institutions around the world, together with extensive academic, practical and international experience.

The School offers 18 London-based Masters and 5 via distance learning. The teaching programme has a combination of laboratory based biological courses and non-laboratory social scientific courses to cover all areas of public and population health, epidemiology, control of infectious diseases and tropical medicine. Research degrees (MPhil/PhD or DrPH) are offered in many areas of the School’s work. On successful completion of their studies, students gain a University of London degree.

Students are therefore incredibly well-equipped to tackle the issues of public health in a broader context and so the career opportunities available are exceptional. Graduates go on to work in a range of capacities in NGOs, ministries of health, health services in the UK and overseas, academia, charities and private industry.