Postgraduate study in Infectious Diseases
Is this course for me?
This course provides a broad understanding of infectious diseases and is of particular relevance to in-service health professionals such as doctors or laboratory staff. You will develop strategies for the control and treatment of infectious diseases, acquiring new knowledge and updating your current expertise.
Course aims
The course aims to provide:
- a comprehensive understanding of the role of biology of infective agents and hosts on the outcome of infection
- the use of this knowledge, in combination with epidemiological and public health approaches, to develop rational strategies for the control and treatment of infection.
Course summary
| You study | Study period | Cost (2011-2012) | |
| MSc | 12 modules OR 9 modules plus a project report | 2-5 years | £10,845 |
| Postgraduate Diploma | 8 modules | 2-5 years | £8,580 |
| Postgraduate Certificate | 4 modules | 1-5 years | £6,300 |
| Individual modules | Studying individual modules is an ideal option if you wish to update your professional knowledge or sample the programme. The fee is £1,575 per module. | ||
'Fighting Dirt with Disgust '
University of London academic Dr Val Curtis (left) looks at a key issue relevant to the Infectious Diseases MSc - improving hygiene to reduce the spread of infectious diseases in the developing world. [video, 5.14 mins].
Note: this and other videos about our programmes are also available from our YouTube Channel [external link]
Academic Inspiration Session
Prestige
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is the leading postgraduate medical institution in Europe in the subjects of public health and tropical medicine.
Excellent support
Comprehensive study materials include paper-based readings and exercises, and CD-ROMs (for some modules). There is email tutorial support and group discussions through web-based and email conferencing facilities.
Summary of key dates
| Application deadline | 30 June | ||
| Registration deadline | 31 August | ||
| Course starts | October | ||
| Examinations take place | June |
Stuart Gray
Current MSc Infectious Diseases student, Canada.
“My reason for studying Infectious Diseases was as a result of my two experiences in East Africa. In 1994 I served as a volunteer aid worker in Rwanda and experienced first-hand the horrors of war and its aftermath. On my second trip, to Tanzania, I served as a volunteer in a clean water project around a region of Lake Victoria where diarrheal disease was (and still is) a large component of infant and child morbidit /mortality.
I've definitely benefited from my studies so far and feel much more knowledgeable even though I've just completed my first year. I would very much like to return to Africa again one day and this time, equipped with an MSc in Infectious Diseases, think I could make a more important contribution to public health with the expertise gained from the course.”