M.Sc. Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
| Application deadline: | The closing date for applications is 31 July 2013. |
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Credits: | 60 ECTS |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
| Partnership: | Joint |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Part-time, Full-time |
| Intensity: | Flexible |
Description
This course aims to provide people with the knowledge and skills to initiate, develop and oversee mental health policies and/or programmes in low-resource settings, and to conduct and critically evaluate research on global mental health. These skills and knowledge will make it possible for students to make valuable contributions in the domains of research, public health, policy and practice as they relate to the discipline of global mental health.
Objectives
By the end of the course, students will able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the mental health challenges facing low resource settings;
- devise locally appropriate and feasible strategies to reduce the burden of mental disorders;
- develop research protocols to investigate key issues in global mental health including epidemiological, intervention- and policy-related questions, and
- apply research skills to monitor and evaluate mental health programmes.
Contents
Structure
Students must complete eight modules, five of which are "core" (i.e. compulsory), pass two written examinations, and pass a project report of up to 10,000 words.
All participants take:
Term 1:
- Required 1-week orientation on studying at LSHTM and IoP-KCL, sessions on key computing and study skills
Core modules at LSHTM:
- Fundamentals in Global Mental Health
- Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health
Core module at IoP-KCL:
- Principles of Psychiatric Research and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Term 2:
Core modules at LSHTM:
- Packages of Care for Mental Disorders
Choice of 3 other modules from LSHTM and/or IoP-KCL
Term 3:
Core module at IoP-KCL:
- Scaling-Up Packages of Care
Project Report
Over the summer, students will complete a project and write a report of a maximum of 10,000 words. The report is due at the beginning of September.
Requirements
The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at LSHTM/KCL-IoP on a Masters programme is at least an upper second-class Honours degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or a registerable qualification in medicine, appropriate to the programme. A background (study, work or volunteer activities) in a mental health-related field is desirable but not essential.
Applications with an appropriate technical qualification, or equivalent qualification and experience from overseas, are also welcomed.
Funding
Funding News
We are pleased to announce that Janssen Pharmaceutica has made a gift in support of the MSc in Global Mental Health. Beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year, the Centre for Global Mental Health will award up to three full Janssen Pharmaceutica Scholarships a year to successful applicants. A strong preference will be given to applicants who are from or who work in low- and middle-income countries.
To find out about other funding opportunities for this course, please visit http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/funding/index.html
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