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Public Health (MPH)

COURSE DIVISIONS

  1. GROUP A: Major in Epidemiology
  2. GROUP B: Major in HIV/AIDS, Emerging & Remerging Health Problems
  3. GROUP C: Major in  Reproductive & Child Health
  4. GROUP D: Major in Communicable Disease Control
  5. GROUP E: Major in Health  Management & Development
  6. GROUP F: Hospital Management
  7. GROUP G: Major in Health Behavior & Change Communication
  8. GROUP H:   Major in Public Health Dentistry
  9. GROUP I: Major in Public health  Nutrition
  10. GROUP J: Major in Health Management Information System (HMIS)
  11. GROUP K: Major in  Environmental Health
  12. Group L: Major in Non-communicable disease control
  13. Group M:  Major in Population And Demography
  14. GROUP N:: Major in Biostatistics

Total Courses for Group A: Epidemiology

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Epidemiology

MPH 5212              Epidemiology II
MPH 6353              Biostatistics II
MPH 6356               Clinical Epidemiology

3

3

3

 

 Elective courses

11

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

 

Total Courses for Group B:HIV/AIDS, Emerging & Re-emerging Health Problems

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required Courses For Major In HIV/AIDS And Communicable Disease Control

 

MPH 5213
MPH 6341
MPH 6366

International Health
Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS/STDs
HIV/AIDS & Community Participation

3

3

3

 

Elective courses

11

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

 

Total

51

 

Total Courses for Group C:  Reproduction & Child Health

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Reproductive & Child Health

MPH  6351      Maternal and Child Health
MPH 6350         Reproductive Health
MPH  6365         Maternal and Child Nutrition

3

3

3

 

Elective Courses

11

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

 

 

Total Courses for Group D:  Communicable Disease Control

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Reproductive & Child Health

MPH 6373 Public Health Aspects of Emerging & Re-Emerging Communicable Diseases 
MPH  6322         Epidemiology of Communicable Disease                  
MPH  6369         Communicable Diseases & Community Participation
MPH 6354           Tropical Medicine

3

3

3

3

 

Elective Courses

8

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

Total Courses for Group E:  Health  Management & Development


Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Hospital Management

MPH  6362           Good Governance & Total Quality Management (QLM)
MPH  6367            Leadership Development & performance Appraisal
MPH  6321            Human Resource Development & Management (HRD & HRM)
MPH  6349            Health Management Information System
MPH  6368           Crisis and Conflict Management

3

3

3

3

3

 

Elective Courses

5

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

Total Courses for Group F:  Hospital Management


Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Hospital Management

MPH  5215          Principles of Hospital Management
MPH 6320             Hospital Resources Planning & Management
MPH  6348             Health Economics and Health Care Financing
MPH 6362             Good Governance & Total Quality Management (QLM)

3

3

3

3

 

Elective Courses

8

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

Total Courses for Group G: Health Behavior & Change Communication


Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Health Education & Health Promotion

MPH 6352               Health Education and Health Promotion
MPH  6359              Health Behavior and Education
 MPH 6364              Behavioral Aspects of Health and Illness
 MPH 6374             Behavior Change Communication

      3

2

3

3

 

Elective courses

9

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

 

Total Courses for Group H: Public Health Dentistry


Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Public Health Dentistry

MPH  6340          Community Dentistry & Epidemiology of Dental Diseases
MPH  6363           Orodental Hygiene

3

3     

 

Elective courses

14

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

Total Courses for Group I:   Public Health Nutrition 

                               


Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Public Health Nutrition

MPH 5216             Public Health Nutrition
MPH 6360            Public Health aspects of Nutritional deficiency
MPH  6339           Clinical Nutrition

3

2

2

 

Elective Courses

13

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

 

Total Courses for Group J: Health Management Information System


Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Health Informatics

MPH 6349         Health Management  Information System
MPH  5212          Epidemiology II
MPH  6353          Biostatistics II

3

3

3

 

Elective Courses

11

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

Total Courses for Group K:  Environmental Health

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in  Environmental Health

 

MPH 6337           Occupational Hazards & Diseases
MPH 6338           Environmental Toxicology

3

3

 

Elective courses

14

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship(with health development agency-posting or home)

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

Total

 

51

Total Courses for Group L: Non-Communicable Disease Control

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required Courses For Major In Non- Communicable Disease Control

 

MPH 6357

Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases

3

MPH 6358

Epidemiology of Accidents and Injury

3

MPH 6331

Public Health Genetics

2

 

Elective courses

12

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

 

Total

51

 

Total Courses for Group M: Population and Demography

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required Courses For Major In Population and Demography

 

MPH 6353

Biostatistics II

3

MPH 5106

Population and Demography

3

MPH 6349

Health Management Information System

3

 

Elective courses

11

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

 

Total

51

 

Total Courses for Group N: Biostatistics

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

 

Core public health courses

18

 

Required courses for major in Biostatistics

 

MPH 6353        Biostatistics II
MPH 6370      Regression Methods for Public Health Studies
MPH 6349       Health Management Information
MPH 6371        Non parametric statistics
MPH 6372        Epidemiological Research Methods

3

3

3

3

3

 

Elective courses

5

MPH 6345

Practicum or internship

3

MPH 6346

Dissertation

10

 

Total

51