Program Overview

Public Health: Primary Healthcare

Program Description

The Master in Public Health (M.PH.), with a concentration in Primary Healthcare, at EUC equips students with knowledge and understanding of the principles, values, and organization of primary healthcare globally. The program provides students with clinical skills in prevention and management of the most common acute and chronic conditions in primary care.

Program Summary

• Languages: English | Greek
• Duration: 18 months
• Mode of Study: Online
• ECTS: 90

Career Opportunities

Our graduates work in:

• Government Hospitals
• Private Hospitals
• Private Sector
• Research Centres

Program Structure

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1| Degree Requirements| ECTS
2| Compulsory core courses| 30
3| Compulsory Concentration Courses| 10
4| Elective Concentration Courses| 20
5| Master Thesis| 30
6| Total Requirements| 90

Courses

Compulsory Courses

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1| Compulsory Courses| 30 ECTS
2| Code| Course Title| ECTS
3| PHE600| Introduction to Public Health| 10
4| PHE605| Epidemiology| 10
5| PHE610| Biostatistics| 10

Compulsory Concentration Courses

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1| Compulsory Concentration Courses| 10 ECTS
2| General Track| 10
3| Code| Course Title| ECTS
4| PHE620| Health Promotion| 10
5| Primary Healthcare| 10
6| Code| Course Title| ECTS
7| PHE630| Prevention and Management of Common Diseases in Primary Health Care| 10
8| Infection Prevention and Control| 10
9| Code| Course Title| ECTS
10| PHE640| Essentials of Infection Prevention and Control| 10

Elective Courses

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1| Elective Courses| 20 ECTS
2| (students select two courses)
3| General Track| 20
4| Code| Course Title| ECTS
5| PHE622| Health Economics| 10
6| PHE624| Management, Organization and Quality of Health Services| 10
7| PHE626| Nutrition in Public Health and Health Safety| 10
8| PHE628| Environmental Health| 10
9| Primary Healthcare| 20
10| Code| Course Title| ECTS
11| PHE624| Management, Organization and Quality of Health Services| 10
12| PHE634| Prevention and Management of Mental Health Problems in Primary Health Care| 10
13| PHE636| Screening and Prevention in Primary Health Care| 10
14| PHE642| Infectious Diseases: Clinical Approach and Principles of Antimicrobial Use| 10
15| Infection Prevention and Control| 20
16| Code| Course Title| ECTS
17| PHE642| Infectious Diseases: Clinical Approach and Principles of Antimicrobial Use| 10
18| PHE644| Essentials of Microbiology in Infection Prevention and Control| 10
19| PHE646| Design of a Surveillance System, Collection and Interpretation of Surveillance Data| 10
20| PHE648| Research Methods in Infectious Diseases| 10

Master Thesis

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1| Master Thesis| 30 ECTS|
2| Code| Course Title| ECTS|
3| PHE670| Master Thesis| 30|

Teaching Personnel

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Rankings and Accolades

• 5 Stars Distinction for Online Learning: European University Cyprus has received the Five Stars distinction in the area of Online Learning on the QS TOP UNIVERSITIES (QS Stars University Ratings) rating of institutions around the world.
• THE World Rankings by Subject 2025: Medical and Health: European University Cyprus has been ranked among the top 501+ universities globally on the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings by Subject 2025 for Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.