Overview

The Public Health programme at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine aims to equip its graduates with the experience to deal with the particular challenges of understanding and adapting scientific knowledge in order to achieve public health gains, as well as the analytical and practical skills required by managers and leaders in public health.

Features

The DrPH therefore has a dual focus on developing both expertise to conduct and evaluate research and skills crucial for leadership roles in public health policy and practice.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

A taught component comprising two compulsory modules

Research Study I: an Organisational and/or Policy Analysis (OPA) project

Research Study II: a research project leading to the production of a thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health View 74 other PhDs in Public Health in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at the School on a Doctoral programme is evidence of an aptitude for research and at least one of the following:

a master’s degree in a subject appropriate to the course of study to be followed (recommended)

a qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies

an upper second-class honours degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a relevant subject.

have an IELTS score of 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each component.

Tuition Fee

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International

21140 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 21140 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

6740 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6740 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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