Public Health MPH - Full time Program
Overview
The MPH program is intended principally for graduating students to pursue a career in professional Public Health practice offered by the Public Health Institute (PHI).
The amalgamation of knowledge and experience will give the MPH degree the flavor of full range of Public Health activity, preparing students to analyze, develop, implement, and advocate for PH solutions.
Structure
The program consists of two compulsory levels:
1) Post Graduate Certificate:
The program is introduced through the foundation module equivalent to 8 credit hours delivered in 10 weeks. – This module equips the participants with the generic knowledge and basic skills in public health, health systems and disaster management.
The principal module starts after completion of the foundation module .This module will provide participants with basic concepts of the core principles of public health. It is a 10- credit hour module delivered in a duration of 10 weeks, offering coursework in each of 5 major disciplines of public health,
namely epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, biostatistics,
public health ethics and health promotion. Through this module learners will explore the field of public health, its foundations, disciplines, values and ethics. The module develops the learners’ analytical thinking through cooperative learning techniques and case studies.
Case studies of global and regional public health issues will be analysed in relation to each of the core disciplines of public health mentioned above.
The modules covered in the principal module are listed below:
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MPH Principal Module |
Credit hours |
Duration |
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Principals of epidemiology: |
2 |
2 weeks |
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Basic biostatistics: |
2 |
2 weeks |
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Environmental & occupational health |
2 |
2 weeks |
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Health promotion |
2 |
2 weeks |
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Public Health Ethics |
2 |
2 weeks |
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Total |
10 Credit hours |
10 weeks |
2) Post Graduate Diploma
It is the second phase after successful completion of the PGC. It is of 12 weeks duration and 12 credits hours. This phase is followed by a research dissertation relevant to the track to complete the Master of Public Health degree requirements.
There are three different tracks in the Public health program (Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Women & Child’s Health and Public Health). Each track in the post graduate Diploma consists of a total of 12 credit hours.
The modules covered in each track are listed below:
|
Public Health Track |
Credit hours |
Duration |
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Primary Health Care |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Communicable and Non-communicable disease |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Health Information System |
3 |
3 weeks |
|
Research Methodology |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Total |
12 Credit hours |
12 weeks |
|
Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
Credit hours |
Duration |
|
Advanced Epidemiology |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Advanced Biostatistics |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Surveillance system and response |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Research Methodology |
3 |
3 weeks |
|
Total |
12 Credit hours |
12 weeks |
|
Woman and Child Health track |
Credit hours |
Duration |
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Women health |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Child health |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Nutrition |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Research Methodology |
3 |
3 weeks |
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Total |
12 Credit hours |
12 weeks |
Complementary research dissertation relevant to selected track:
The Dissertation is a formal report on a specific research topic carried out by the student. It is expected to reflect sound theoretical, conceptual and
methodological knowledge relevant to the public health research.
The purpose of writing the Dissertation is to show that the student is able to critically analyze and discuss public health problems in a systematic way.
The dissertation is a key component of the MPH program. Therefore, conducting a final research is one of the pre-requisites of awarding the master’s degree.
Entry Requirement:
Bachelor degree in Medicine, Public Health, Health Science or anyother health related discipline in addition to 2 years relevant Public Health work experience .
Duration
The total duration of the Master of Public Health program is 18 months.
Degree Awarded
Upon successful completion of the taught modules and research dissertation, the student will be awarded a master degree of Public Health in the selected track as listed below:
Msc Public Health - Public Health specialization.
Msc Public Health - Epidemiology and Biostatistics specialization.
Msc Public Health - Woman and Child Health specialization.
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