MScLifestyle Medicine
Lithuania, Kaunas
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Academic field | Health (ISCED 091) |
| Type | Graduate, distance learning |
| Nominal duration | 1,5 years (90 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc (Master's Degree in Health Sciences) |
| Course code | 6211GX006 |
| Accreditation | Accredited for 7 years |
| Tuition fee | €5,266 per year |
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| Application fee | €150 one-time Non-refundable |
| Registration fee | €250 one-time Non-refundable |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) BSc in Biomedical Science. Transcript of Grades shall be attached to the Bachelor’s Degree Diploma. High School Certificate shall be provided, too. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is recommended to provide original qualification documents together with verified translated copies. You must take the original entry qualification documents as well as verified copies along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English B2 level in English or equivalent is required. If you have taken an internationally recognised exam, please attach it to the application. |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. The evaluation and recognition of qualifications is the main step of admission procedure and all applicants must pass the recognition process of their credentials. By submitting the application, applicant confirms that submitted documents are correct, truthful and complete. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: The same requirements are applied for EU/EEA and non-EU applicants. Additionally for non-EU applicants: Validation of education documents by the Center for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC), www.skvc.lt, could be required additionally. |
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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
Individual and Public Health Care and Leadership, Chronic disease and their prevention, Mental Health and the Basics of Patient Counselling, Harmful Behavior and their Prevention, Health Policy. Law, Ethics and Social Environment, Organization of Scientific Research Work, Nutrition and Health, Physical Activity and Health, Epidemiological Studies.
Second year
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 88 different countries make up nearly 29% 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.
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