Study at LSTM
Courses designed by world-leading experts in infectious diseases, tropical medicine and public and humanitarian health.
Explore postgraduate study at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), with master’s degrees, research degrees, professional diplomas and CPD courses designed for people who want to improve health around the world.
Study in Liverpool or online and learn from experts working across research, policy and practice. Whether you are developing your career, building specialist knowledge or preparing for further research, you will join an international community focused on tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.
What can I study at LSTM?
Master’s degrees
Develop your knowledge and skills through specialist postgraduate study at LSTM. Our master’s degrees combine current research with practical learning and include options to study in Liverpool or online.
Professional diplomas
Build specialist knowledge through intensive postgraduate training designed for health professionals. Our professional diplomas draw on LSTM’s long-standing expertise and experience of working in health settings around the world.
Research degrees and PhDs
Take the next step in your research career at LSTM. Work alongside experienced researchers, access specialist expertise and facilities, and contribute to research addressing important challenges in global health.
CPD short courses
Build new skills or update your knowledge with focused professional development. Our short courses offer practical learning for people working across health, research and related fields, with in-person and online options available.
Prepare for LSTM
International students
Our global community is made up of academics and students from more than 70 countries. We’re all united by a commitment to reducing health inequalities for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Join us to make meaningful international connections and benefit from a diverse and collaborative environment.
Studying at LSTM
Facilities
Discover our ultra-modern multi-million-pound teaching facilities, complete with flexible study zones and an immersive virtual reality suite to elevate your learning.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a vibrant city steeped in history and brimming with modern energy. It offers great transport links, affordable living and a friendly multicultural community.
Intercalated study
An intercalated master’s degree gives medical, dentistry and veterinary students the chance to take a year out from their main degree to study a specialist subject in more depth.
Research shapes what you learn
Our teaching draws on research tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Learn from experts generating evidence, testing new approaches and working with partners to put research into practice.
See our research in action
Tiny Targets
Tiny Targets is an innovative vector control initiative led by LSTM and partners to reduce the spread of sleeping sickness. The aim was to reduce tsetse fly densities below the threshold that allows transmission of the disease.
TOCSINS Drug Trial
TOCSINS (Trial of Oral Combination Therapies for Snakebite Envenoming) is a groundbreaking project aiming to develop and test oral snakebite treatments that can be easily administered in the field
Urban SHADE
Urban SHADE is a three-year research initiative that aims to enhance the responsiveness of health services to extreme weather events in 10 urban informal settlements across seven cities in India, Kenya, and Sierra Leone.
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