MSc in Global Mental Health

Join our unique course to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding the new discipline of global mental health

The MSc in Global Mental Health is jointly run by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and King’s College London, providing a unique course of study for students who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding the new and rapidly developing discipline of global mental health. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills required to design, implement and evaluate mental health programmes in low resource settings as well as learn how to conduct and critically evaluate research. Our course constitutes an excellent preparation for careers in policy, public health, research and work in international agencies.

Course objectives

By the end of the programme, 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 health conditions
• 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

 

Career prospects

Our graduates will be well-equipped to enter careers in national mental health policy and planning, epidemiological and mental health services research, and advisory and advocacy roles in government, international agencies and non-governmental organisations.

As highlighted in our Centre 10-year report published in 2019 (pages 10-11), “our MSc graduates have gone on to contribute to the Global Mental Health field in a variety of ways and through a wide range of career trajectories. Many have pursued academic careers by enrolling in/completing doctoral degrees. Others have become clinicians and allied health professionals in mental health, or are working at UN agencies, government agencies, and local or international NGOs, such as WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, War Child, Médecins Sans Frontières, and the Carter Foundation to name a few.” Please also have a look at the report which also includes testimonials from some of the alumni.

Further information and how to apply

A comprehensive and most up-to-date information about the programme is available on our respective pages.  

• LSHTM MSc GMH web page
• KCL MSc GMH webpage

All applications to the MSc in Global Mental Health must be submitted through the King’s College London portal.