Degree programme

Lifestyle Medicine

Course details

1.5 years
MSc in Health Sciences
90 ECTS credits
5,000 EUR per year
Taught in English

The degree programme Lifestyle Medicine aims at training mediators who bring together the best in traditional community-focused public health with the best in person-oriented health care. These specialists will be able to help people implement the needed lifestyle changes in diet, exercise, smoking and stress management; evaluate the risk of harmful habits and addictions; identify and assess the environmental, lifestyle, psychological and biological health risk factors and ground priority of health strategy and policies.

AFTER GRADUATION YOU CAN:

Prevent and manage different risk factors, improve individual behaviours 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

Programme structure

What you will learn each year:

Year 1

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

Year 2

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 87 different countries make up over 23 % 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 European Union and other countries

PLEASE CONTACT ADMISSION OFFICER

Aušra Dapkevičienė

+370 37 396052

ausra.dapkeviciene@lsmuni.lt

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