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Short courses

Short courses provide opportunities to study specialised topics in a broad range of public and global health fields in addition to those available through the MSc programmes.

We offer various learning formats, including in-person, hybrid, and online, to accommodate your schedule year-round. Each course emphasises practical knowledge and real-world applications, providing you with skills that can be applied in your field. 

Advance your career with LSHTM’s specialised short courses designed to fit your interests and professional goals. Our programmes are often taught by active researchers ensuring a high level of expertise and insight.

Available courses

The courses below are planned to run in 2024. If the course is not yet open to applications, please register your interest.

Course titleLocationDates
Conducting Research on the Commercial Determinants of HealthOnlineNovember
Global Health Primer for DoctorsOnline March - May 
Introduction to Spatial Analysis in ROnlineJanuary
Professional Certificate in Pharmacoepidemiology & PharmacovigilanceOnlineNovember - June
Professional Diploma in Tropical NursingOnlineMarch - July 2025
Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTM&H in London)LondonSeptember - December
Real-World Evidence in PharmacoepidemiologyOnlineOctober 
Travel MedicineLondonNovember

Future courses

The courses below may be offered in the future. Please register your interest and we will contact you when we open for applications.

Course titleLocationDates (usually in)*
Advanced Course in Epidemiological AnalysisLondon or OnlineSeptember
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary ApproachOnlineJuly
Cancer Survival: Principles, Methods and ApplicationsLondonJuly
Design & Analysis of Cluster Randomised and Stepped Wedge TrialsLondon or OnlineJune
Epidemiological Evaluation of Vaccines: Efficacy, Safety and PolicyLondonJuly 
Essentials of Clinical Trials (London)London or OnlineJuly 
Essentials of Clinical Trials (The Gambia)The GambiaNovember - December
Global Adolescent HealthLondon or OnlineJune 
Global Eye HealthOnlineNovember 
Infectious Disease 'OmicsLondon or OnlineDecember 
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and Its ApplicationsLondon or OnlineJune 
Introductory Course in Epidemiology & Medical StatisticsLondon or OnlineJune - July 
Introductory Course in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics (The Gambia)The GambiaNovember 
Laboratory Diagnosis of MalariaLondonJune 
Laboratory Diagnosis of ParasitesLondonJune 
Model Fitting and Inference for Infectious Disease DynamicsLondonJuly 
Modern Techniques in ModellingLondon or OnlineSeptember
Pandemics: Emergence, Spread and ResponseOnlineJune - July 
Researching Gender-based Violence: Methods and MeaningLondon or OnlineNovember 
Statistical Analysis with Missing Data Using Multiple ImputationLondonJune 
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Health ResearchOnlineNovember 

*Please note: dates provided are for guidance only and some short courses may run at alternative dates to previously in any given year.

Courses delivered at partner organisations

These short courses have previously been delivered together with partner organisations at the partner institution. These courses are currently closed for applications, but please check back for updates.

Course titleLocation
Building trust, managing risk around vaccines: from trials to deliveryUniversity of Antwerp
Vaccine HesitancyUniversity of Hong Kong
Vaccinology: Science and Public HealthNagasaki University