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MScLifestyle Medicine

Tuition fee €5,266 per year
Application fee €150 one-time

Non-refundable

Registration fee €250 one-time

Non-refundable

More information

lsmu.lt/..udies/lifestyle-medicine-blended 

Overview

Lifestyle medicine
1.5 years
Master of Public Health (MPH)
90 ECTS
Language of instruction – English.
Faculty (School) of Public Health was established in 1994. It is a place where variety of research and training competences meet together, enabling those who work in public health practice and research to effectively confront the challenges of rapidly changing health care system. Public health and health management fields require lifelong learning. The competences in biomedical, social, psychological and multicultural areas that affect health of population are necessary for the modern public health professionals, health managers or health politicians. To meet this challenge, new creative methods of training and research are widely applied in our training programmes. Our teachers are well-known researchers, policy makers, international public health activists and WHO experts sharing their wide experience with students and young researchers.
The study programme Lifestyle Medicine aims at training mediators in unifying classical community focused public health with person oriented health services. These health specialists will be able to prevent and manage different risk factors, change individual behaviors related to chronic noncommunicable diseases, and also work as members in medical teams, especially primary services setting, public health bureaus and private practice.

First year
Modules: Public Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health, Mental Health and Lifestyle, Master thesis and research methodology

Second year
Modules: Elective courses, Practice, Master thesis.

Description of the programme:

Graduate’s perspective – competences developed by the programme:
After the graduation you can:
- prevent and manage different risk factors, change individual behaviors related to chronic noncommunicable diseases, and also work as members in medical teams, especially primary services setting, public health bureaus and private practice;
- continue studies for doctoral degree;


Competences you will develop:
- consult individuals about healthy lifestyle (nutrition (diet), physical activity, harmful habits and stress control) on matters within their competences, according to the need in collaboration with health care professionals;
- evaluate the risk of harmful habits and addictions, unhealthy nutrition, lack of physical activity and other health risk factors;
- ability to increase personal motivation to change behavior, to create a personal behavioral correction plan and assess changes of behavior;
- ground priority of health strategy and policies, principles of health system management and evaluation, modern health impact assessment methods; promote and implement in practice modern healthy lifestyle principles for the society;
- define needs and possibilities of the primary, secondary and tertiary disease prevention; implement interventions, based on disease prevention programs, environment and lifestyle change projects; implement them and evaluate their effectiveness;
- identify and assess the environmental, lifestyle, psychosocial and biological health risk factors; holistically approach to their management;
- analyze and interpret the population health indicators, organize and implement population and individual health monitoring and evaluation;

Why study Lyfestyle medicine at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences?
- Blended learning study concept, merging distance and contact study formats, allowing for maximum convenience for non-residents and those needing to combine studies with current employment;
- Contribution of the most innovative professionals;
- Cooperation with USA Universities through a distance learning format;
- Well recognized diploma;
- Multicultural environment and student comunity – 17% of international students from 70 different countries;
- Tuition fees at good quality/cost ratio reasonable living costs in the country.

Programme structure

Structure of the programme

First year

Public Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health, Mental Health and Lifestyle, Research Work in Lifestyle Medicine, Preparation of Master’s Thesis

Second year

Elective Courses, Practice, Preparation of Master’s Thesis

Why study Lifestyle Medicine at LSMU?

Blended learning approach, merging onsite and online learning, providing optimal convenience, especially for non-residents and those who need to combine studies with current employment;
Contribution of highly skilled professionals to the teaching process;
Cooperation with USA Universities through a distance learning format;
Multicultural environment and student community: international students from 70 different countries make up nearly 17% of the total student body at LSMU;
Tuition fees at a good quality-to-cost ratio and reasonable living costs in the country;
Diploma recognized in Europe.

Career opportunities

After graduation you can:

Prevent and manage different risk factors, improve individual behaviour related to noncommunicable diseases, and achieve this by working in primary health care settings, medical teams, public health bureaus or private practice;

Continue your education by entering PhD programmes.

Apply now! Academic year 2024/25
This intake is not applicable
Studies commence
1 Sept 2024
Apply now! Academic year 2025/26
Application start
1 Nov 2024
Application deadline
6 Jul 2025, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! Academic year 2024/25
This intake is not applicable
Studies commence
1 Sept 2024
Apply now! Academic year 2025/26
Application start
1 Nov 2024
Application deadline
6 Jul 2025, 23:59:59
Eastern European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025