Study Mode | FULL TIME,PART TIME |
Level | POST-GRADUATE |
Duration | FULL TIME - 18 months , PART TIME - 36 MONTH S |
Intake | January May September |
Tution Fees | N/A |
The Master of Public health program under the Faculty of Science is designed to give students academic and technical skills in broad areas. This program prepares professionals to work on a wide range of public health initiatives;policy advocacy, health education, institutional administration, treatment delivery and disease prevention. The program combines the precise training in international relations theory and practice with the analytical and quantitative tools of policy making. The program teaches students a wide range of skills that are valuable for careers in government, business, and international organizations. Global health concerns such as AIDS, avian bird flu, SARS, malnutrition, global warming and the recent Ebola virus have significantly increased awareness and understanding of the critical importance of public health in today’s global society. The program would train students in a breadth of research and practice intended to improve population health across the life course. The program is designed as a trans formative program, which offers students the education, training, and first-hand experience essential for successful international careers.
Sl.No. | MQA Subject Code | Subject Name | Credits |
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1 | MSPH1014 | Health Services Systems | 4 |
2 | MSPH1023 | Principles of Environmental Health Sciences | 3 |
3 | MSPH1033 | Health Information Technology | 3 |
4 | MSPH1043 | Family Health | 3 |
5 | MSPH2064 | Epidemic and Disaster Management | 4 |
6 | MSPH2053 | Biostatistics | 3 |
7 | MSPH2074 | Economic Evaluation in Health Care | 4 |
8 | MSPH2083 | Non Communicable Disease | 3 |
9 | MSPH2093 | Tobacco, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs | 3 |
10 | MSPH2103 | Health Policy | 3 |
11 | MSPH3113 | Occupational Health | 3 |
12 | MSPH3124 | Epidemiology | 4 |
13 | MSPH3133 | Research Methodology | 3 |
14 | MSPH3164 | Health Impact Assessment | 4 |
15 | MSPH3174 | HIV/AIDS: Responses | 4 |
16 | MSPH3144 | Infectious Diseases | 4 |
17 | MSPH3154 | Health Promotion and Primary Prevention | 4 |
18 | MSPH4186 | Project Work | 6 |
The course will prepare students with the knowledge and skills so that these professionals could enhance health in human populations, through organized community effort to assure services essential to protect and promote the health of populations. These public health programs would focus on preparing individuals who will serve as practitioners,researchers and instructors, competent to carry out broad public health functions in local, state, national and international settings.Potential career positions include:
· Food safety inspector
· Health inspector
· Public health advisor
· Director of health
· Health communications specialist
· Counselor
· Psychiatric and medical social worker
· Research consultants and trainer
· Entrepreneur.