MSc One Health in Tropical and Infectious Disease

MSc One Health in Tropical and Infectious Disease is a postgraduate (master's) course in life sciences at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year full-time, with intakes in September.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is a public institution. Read the full course description, modules and entry rules on the official course page.

Tuition for international students is £26,099 a year, about ₹31.8 lakh.

2026/27 fee, listed on the fees page as One Health in Tropical Disease; 2027 fees are being finalised

Living costs for the UK as a whole: £12,000–18,000 a year. Approximate exchange rates (based on ECB reference rates, March 2026). Actual rates on your payment date will differ.

Job roles

• Research scientist (life sciences)
• Biomedical scientist
• Biotechnologist
• Clinical research associate
• Scientific laboratory technician
• Microbiologist

Employers hiring for these roles worldwide

• Roche
• Novartis
• Pfizer
• GSK
• AstraZeneca
• Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Bayer
• CSL
• BioNTech
• IQVIA

General entry requirements at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine for master's courses. Some courses ask for more, so check the course page.

• MRes: an honours degree at 2:1 or equivalent in the biological sciences, or a medical or veterinary degree. International applicants with other qualifications may be accepted, especially with relevant work experience.
• Entry requirements for the 2027 MPH and MSc courses were still being added to the course pages in October 2026; check each page before applying.
• LSTM issues a CAS once all academic and financial conditions are met, and may refuse a CAS if it thinks the visa may be refused.

For this course: IELTS 6.5 (5.5 in each component), PTE 62 (51 in each) or equivalent.

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This course starts in: September.

1. 1Check the entry requirements and the deadline on the official course page.
2. 2Take IELTS, PTE or the test the university accepts, if you need one.
3. 3Prepare your documents: transcripts, statement of purpose, recommendation letters and CV.
4. 4Apply on the university's application portal and pay any application fee.
5. 5Accept your offer, meet any conditions and pay the deposit.
6. 6Apply for your student visa for the UK, then arrange accommodation.

• Passport
• Degree certificate and transcripts
• English test result, or CBSE/CISCE Class 12 English mark sheet
• CAS questionnaire (after meeting offer conditions)
• ATAS certificate if your course is on the ATAS list

• Annie Elizabeth Evans Memorial Scholarship

  Postgraduate

  Value: One award of £6,000 off tuition fees (2026/27 entry)

  Indian nationals ordinarily domiciled in India with a conditional offer for the MSc Infectious Diseases and Global Health. The 2026/27 round closed on 15 April 2026; 2027 details are due later.

  Official page

• LSTM Future Leaders Scholarship

  Postgraduate (full-time, on-campus master's)

  Value: Several awards; value not stated

  Nationals of low- and middle-income countries living in such a country.

  Official page

• Thomas Mark Scholarship

  Postgraduate (full-time, on-campus master's)

  Value: Full scholarship: tuition, living costs, flights and visa

  Paediatric specialists from low- and middle-income countries.

  Official page

• Allen and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships

  Postgraduate

  Value: Several awards; value not stated

  Nationals of low- and middle-income countries living there, on the full-time on-campus Master of Public Health International, MSc Humanitarian Studies or MSc Tropical and Infectious Diseases.

  Official page

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) was set up in 1898 and says it was the first institution in the world dedicated to research and teaching in tropical medicine. Today it teaches postgraduate students on one-year master's degrees such as the Master of Public Health (Global Health), MSc Humanitarian Action and MSc One Health in Tropical and Infectious Disease, an MRes, research degrees and short professional diplomas, several of them online.

Indian doctors, nurses, public health graduates and life scientists look at LSTM for its specialist focus on infectious disease and global health. It accepts a CBSE or CISCE Class 12 English mark of 70% as proof of English, and it has run a scholarship for Indian applicants. LSTM is in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter near the city centre, and Liverpool is known as one of the more affordable UK student cities.

Life Sciences courses at other universities in the UK

• MSc Biomedical SciencesAbertay University12 months (September start) or 16 months (January start) · £18,950 / year
• MSc Psychology (conversion course)Bournemouth University1 year full time (September); 16 months (January) · £19,688 / year
• MSc Global Pharmaceutical and Biotech ManagementCoventry University1 year (full time) · £19,500 / year
• PgC / PgD / MSc Food Science and NutritionHarper Adams University1 year (full time) · £20,520 / year
• PgC / PgD / MSc Agroecology and Sustainable Management in AgricultureHarper Adams University1 year (full time) · £20,520 / year
• PgC / PgD / MSc / MRes Integrated Pest ManagementHarper Adams University1 year (full time) · £20,520 / year

More courses at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

• Master of Public Health – Global Health1 year full-time · £24,899 / year
• MSc Humanitarian Action1 year full-time · £24,899 / year
• MRes Tropical Health and Infectious Disease Research1 year full-time · £26,099 / year

We researched this page on 28 Oct 2026 from the university's own pages. Fees, entry rules and intakes change every year; confirm them on the official course page before you apply. Listing a course doesn't mean Admission Mantra represents the university.

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