Global Mental Health
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
Scholarships now available! New MSc scholarships for students applying for 2018 entry including the Johnson & Johnson Global Mental Health Scholarships Find out more and apply.
The Global Mental Health MSc is jointly run by King’s College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, providing a unique course of study for students who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding the new discipline of global mental health. You will acquire the knowledge and skills required to design, implement and evaluate mental health programmes in low resource settings as well as learning how to conduct and critically evaluate research. Our course constitutes an excellent preparation for careers in policy, research and work in international agencies.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.
Key benefits
Wide range of modules available.
Teaching and supervision delivered by leading researchers from the Centre for Global Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Welcomes applications from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds, including: clinicians, researchers, development workers and those working in policy and planning.
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Subjects
- Mental Health
- Psychiatry
- Hygiene
- Design
- Global
- School
Course programme
Year 1 Required Modules
- Students on this course are required to take:
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Fundamentals in Global Mental Health 1 (15 credits)
- Fundamentals in Global Mental Health 2 (15 credits)
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Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health (15 credits)
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Epidemiology for Mental Health Research (15 credits)
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Design and Evaluation of Mental Health Programmes (15 credits)
- Theory to Practice in Global Mental Health (15 credits)
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Global Mental Health Dissertation (45 credits)
Optional Modules
In addition, you will take 45 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:
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Applied Statistical Methods in Psychiatric Epidemiology (15 credits)
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Measurement in Mental Health (15 credits)
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Qualitative Research Methods (15 credits)
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Social Psychiatry: Theory, Research and Methods (15 credits)
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Systematic Reviews in Mental Health (15 credits)
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Mental Health Economic Evaluation (15credit)
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Conflict and Health (15 credits, LSHTM )
- Health Promotion Approaches and Methods (15 credits, LSHTM)
- Health Systems (15 credits, LSHTM)
- Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases 15 credits, (LSHTM)
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Social Epidemiology (15 credits , LSHTM)
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Statistical Methods in Epidemiology (15 credits , LSHTM)
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Design and Analysis of Epidemiological Studies (15 credits , LSHTM)
Global Mental Health