Thanks a lot! Genetic epidemiology is among my research interests i have to admit.. Do you have a medical background as well?

I am a doctor in the middle of my specialty training in paediatrics. i decided to apply for a MSc in Epidemiology in the UK and i got two conditional offers from LSHTM and Imperial so far. I am also waiting response from Cambridge. I am not sure what course to choose... I like Imperial because it gives you the opportunity to choose a specialty within its course (Infectious diseases, Biostatistics, Epidemiology of chronic diseases), I like Cambridge because of its academic reputation and research quality, I like LSHTM because of its exlusive interest in public health and epidemiology. My intention is to contitue for PHd studies and utilise my epi skills in my future academic and clinical career..
Any piece of advice???

Hazyjane do you have any experience from postgraduate studies in epidemiology to share?

With regard to research quality and according to Research Assessment Examination 2008, the University of Cambridge was ranked first in the field of Epidemiology and Public Health. Imperial was ranked second and LSHTM third.

http://www.rae.ac.uk/Results/qualityProfile.aspx?id=6&type=uoa

This is the only objective measure of comparison between these universities in this field!

So, in terms of research quality Cambridge comes first.

In the UK several universities offer MSc in Epidemiology. Among them, LSHTM (MSc Epidemiology), Cambridge University (MPhil Epidemiology) and Imperial College (Modern Epidemiology) are considered to be the most prestigious.
What do you think? Which master is the best in terms of academic excellence, quality of research or career prospects?
Fell free to join the discussion!