Master of Public Health

Program Overview

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program is designed for professionals in public health or related fields, seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills. This part-time, modular program emphasizes population health, data analysis, communication, and ethical considerations in public health practice. By completing this program, students gain the ability to address health-related needs and concerns, analyze factors impacting human health, and promote health and prevent disease across the lifespan.

Program Outline

Master of Public Health Program Extraction:

Degree Overview:

• Program Description: The Master of Public Health (MPH) program is designed to cater to the development needs of professionals working in public health or related fields like occupational health, environmental health, primary care, or health promotion.
• Target Audience: The program is suitable for individuals working in health and social care organizations, including health authorities, government departments, and health service providers such as hospitals and clinics.
It is also appropriate for those seeking a career in academic public health or wanting to learn more about epidemiology and statistics for research or health service evaluation.
• Program Format: The program is part-time and modular, with teaching delivered during intensive courses held from 0830 to 1700, Wednesday to Saturday.
• Program Objectives:
• To provide a comprehensive understanding of the history, philosophy, core values, concepts, functions, and leadership roles of public health.
• To equip students with knowledge of population health concepts, processes, approaches, and interventions to address major health-related needs and concerns of populations.
• To develop students' skills in public health data collection, analysis, and interpretation, using evidence-based reasoning and informatics approaches.
• To analyze the biological, environmental, socio-economic, behavioral, cultural, and other factors impacting human health, influencing the global and societal burden of disease, and contributing to health disparities.
• To compare the characteristics and organizational structures of selected health care systems.
• To understand the legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy.
• To develop public health-specific communication and social marketing skills, including technical and professional writing.
• To examine the relationship between globalization, sustainable development, and population health.
• Program Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
• Utilize advanced concepts, methods, and tools for public health data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
• Identify and address major health-related needs and concerns of populations using population health concepts and methods.
• Analyze the biological, environmental, socio-economic, behavioral, cultural, and other factors impacting human health.
• Employ effective communication and strategies for promoting health and preventing disease across the lifespan.
• Compare the characteristics and organizational structures of health care systems in selected countries.
• Explain the legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy.

Outline:

• Program Structure: The program is modular, with teaching delivered during intensive courses.
• Course Schedule: The program is part-time, with intensive courses held from 0830 to 1700, Wednesday to Saturday.
• Required Credit Hours: A minimum of 34 credit hours is required for program completion.
• Public Health Major Required Courses (18 credit hours):
• CMPH601: Fundamentals of Public Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH602: Biostatistics (2 credit hours)
• CMPH603: Epidemiological Methods (2 credit hours)
• CMPH606: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2 credit hours)
• CMPH609: Introduction to Public Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH614: Public Health Assignments I (2 credit hours)
• CMPH616: Public Health Assignments II (2 credit hours)
• CMPH623: Public Health Assignments III (2 credit hours)
• CMPH629: Skills for Public Health Practice (2 credit hours)
• Elective Courses (16 credit hours):
• CMPH604: Health Care Evaluation and Needs Assessment (2 credit hours)
• CMPH605: Public Health Management (2 credit hours)
• CMPH607: Health Protection (2 credit hours)
• CMPH613: Occupational Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH615: Clinical Epidemiology (2 credit hours)
• CMPH617: Environmental Public Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH618: Current Issues in Public Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH620: Maternal and Child Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH622: Chronic Disease Epidemiology (2 credit hours)
• CMPH627: Advanced Epidemiological Methods (2 credit hours)
• CMPH628: Global Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH630: Advanced Biostatistics (2 credit hours)
• CMPH633: Advanced Public Health (2 credit hours)
• CMPH631: Advanced Environmental Health (2 credit hours)