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.

This is a joint programme provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and King's College London - Institute of Psychiatry.

We anticipate that graduates will enter careers in national mental health policy and planning, epidemiological and mental health services research, and advisory and advocacy roles in governments, international agencies and non-governmental organisations.

Course Duration
Full-time for one calendar year and part-time or split study for 2 calendar years.

Highlights

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,
* Apply research skills to monitor and evaluate mental health programmes.

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

6-8 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Mission Statement

To contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in national and international public health and tropical medicine, and through informing policy and practice in these areas.

Year Founded

1899