SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

INTRODUCTION

Public health is concerned with the protection, preservation and promotion of the health of communities and populations. Public health professionals therefore need to be appropriately trained to respond to the various community health problems. Through training and acquisition of relevant knowledge and skills in a multidisciplinary manner, public health professionals will understand how to identify and approach issues affecting populations, be able to develop appropriate strategies for resolving them, and monitor their implementation. The School of Public Health (SPH) thus provides opportunities for such training, as well as for research and public health practice.

The School of Public Health offers post-graduate training programme leading to the award of the degree of Master of Public Health (MPH), with specialisation in the following areas: Hospital Administration, Health Services Management, Epidemiology and Disease Control, Health Promotion, Occupational Health and Safety, Human Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, and Disaster Management and Preparedness.

OBJECTIVES

The MPH programme provides a comprehensive preparation of students to address the various challenges of public health.
At the end of the programme, graduates should be able to:

• Develop and participate in the formulation of health policies.
• Plan, manage and evaluate various public health programmes.
• Develop research proposals, implement and manage research projects in public health.
• Mobilize and manage resources for the promotion of public health.
• Promote and coordinate the development of health promotion programmes at both local and national levels.

  DURATION OF M.PHIL PROGRAMMES

  The duration of the programme shall be a minimum of two (2) academic years of full time study. An academic year is divided into two Semesters, each comprising 16 weeks. The programme shall be by coursework, examination and Thesis. The coursework will be covered during the first year of study while research and thesis will be undertaken in the second year of study.

  DESIGN OF THE PROGRAMME

  The Master of Public Health programme has a total of 51 units, including 18 units of the six core common courses, 18 Units of required courses for the various areas of specialization and 15 Units of research and thesis. In addition, students may take a maximum of six units of optional courses during their second year of study.

  Before a candidate can graduate, he/she must have the minimum number of units required by their area of specialization. These include:

  1. Hospital Administration (PHA)
  2. Health Services Management (PHS)
  3. Epidemiology and Disease Control (PEC)
  4. Health Promotion (PHP)
  5. Occupational Health and Safety (POH)
  6. Human Nutrition (PHN)
  7. Maternal and Child Health (PMC)
  8. Disaster Management and Preparedness (PDM)
  9. Applied Field Epidemiology (PAE)
  10. Laboratory Management and Epidemiology (PLM)

  COURSE STRUCTURE

  Core Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PEC 801	Principles of Epidemiology	3
  PHP 801	Principles of Public Health	3
  PBS 801	Basic Biostatistics	3
  PRM 801	Research Methods	3
  PSD 801	Social Dimensions of Health	3
  PHS 801	Health Care Organization and Management	3
  PCA 801	Computer Applications in Health	2
  Sub-Total		18
  Total		18

  
  Courses by Area of Specialization
  Hospital Administration
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PHA 802	Human Resource Management	3
  PHA 803	Health Policy and Planning	3
  PHA 804	Health Management Information Systems for Hospital Administration	2
  PHA 805	Health Care Financing	3
  PHA 806	Management of Hospital Supplies	3
  PHA 807	Management of Catering and Housekeeping	2
  PHA 808	Maintenance of Buildings and Equipment	2
  Sub-Total		18
  Total		36
  PHT 899	RESEARCH AND THESIS	15
  Total		51

  Health Services Management
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PHS 802	Health Economics	3
  PHS 803	Population, Health, and Development	3
  PHS 804	Health Management Information Systems	3
  PHS 805	Project Management and Evaluation	3
  PHA 803	Health Policy and Planning	3
  PHA 805	Health Care Financing	3
  Sub-Total		18
  Total		36
  PHT 899	RESEARCH AND THESIS	15
  Total		51

  Epidemiology and Disease Control
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PEC 802	Epidemiologic Methods	3
  PEC 803	Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control	3
  PEC 804	Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control	4
  PEC 805	Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation	4
  PBS 802	Statistical Methods in Epidemiology	4
  Sub-Total		18
  Total		36
  PHT 899	RESEARCH and THESIS	15
  Total		51

  Health Promotion
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PHP 802	Theory and Principles of Health Promotion	3
  PHP 803	Human Behaviour and Health	3
  PHP 804	Health Promotion and Practice	3
  PHP 805	Practicum	3
  PHA 803	Health Policy and Planning	3
  PHS 805	Project Management and Evaluation	3
  Sub-Total		18
  Total		36
  PHT 899	RESEARCH and THESIS	15
  Total		51

  Occupational Health And Safety
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  POH 802	Occupational Health Services and Safety	5
  POH 803	Principles of Occupational Hygiene	3
  POH 804	Occupational Health Epidemiology	3
  POH 805	Occupational Ergonomics	3
  PEC 802	Epidemiologic Methods	3
  Sub-Total		17
  Total		35
  PHT 899	RESEARCH and THESIS	15
  Total		50

  Human Nutrition
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PHN 802	Principles of Human Nutrition	3
  PHN 803	Principles of Nutritional Assessment	3
  PHN 804	Nutrition and Primary Health Care	3
  PHN 805	Policy in Food and Nutrition	3
  PEC 802	Epidemiologic Methods	3
  Sub-Total		15
  Total		33
  PHT 899	RESEARCH AND THESIS	15
  Total		48

  Maternal and Child Health
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PMC 802	Organization and Management of MCH Services	3
  PMC 803	Social and Family Health Aspects of MCH	4
  PMC 804	Applied clinical practice in MCH	4
  PMC 805	Community participation in MCH and PHC programmes	3
  PEC 802	Epidemiologic Methods	3
  Sub-Total		17
  Total		35
  PHT 899	RESEARCH AND THESIS	15
  Total		50

  Disaster Management and Preparedness
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PDM 802	Disaster Management	4
  PDM 803	Humanitarian Laws and Policies	3
  PDM 804	Health Services for Displaced Persons	3
  PDM 805	Environmental Health Issues in Disasters	3
  PDM 806	Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Displaced Persons	3
  PEC 802	Epidemiologic Methods	3
  Sub-Total		19
  Total		36
  PHT 899	RESEARCH and THESIS	15
  Total		52

  Applied Field Epidemiology
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PAE 802	Field Epidemiology	4
  PAE 803	Public Health Surveillance	4
  PAE 804	Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases	4
  PAE 805	Management and Leadership	3
  PAE 806	Advanced Epidemiology	4
  PAE 808	Economic Analysis and Evaluation	3
  PAE 809	Special Topics in Public Health	2
  Sub-Total		22
  Total		40
  PHT 899	RESEARCH and THESIS	15
  Total		55

  Laboratory Management and Epidemiology
  Required Courses

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PAE 802	Field Epidemiology	4
  PAE 803	Public Health Surveillance	4
  PAE 804	Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases	4
  PAE 805	Management and Leadership	3
  PLM 802	Survey of Laboratory Methods	3
  PLM 803	Laboratory Management	4
  PLM 804	Laboratory Policy, Regulations, and System Design	3
  Sub-Total		23
  Total		41
  PHT 899	RESEARCH and THESIS	15
  Total		56

  Optional Courses
  During their second year of a study, student’s may take up to six (6) units of optional courses after satisfactory completion of the core and required courses in their area of specialization. The range of optional courses includes those listed below as well as courses not listed as core or required for the student’s specific program but which are offered as required courses for other SPH programmes.

  Course Code	Course Title	Units
  PHS 810	Health Policy Analysis and Development	3
  PHS 811	Principles of Management	3
  PHS 812	Supplies Management	3
  PEC 813	Public Health Aspects of Sexually Transmitted Infections	3
  PEC 814	Epidemiology and Public Health Policy	3
  PEC 815	Epidemiologic Basis of TB Control	3
  PEC 816	Injury Epidemiology and Control	3
  PEC 817	Clinical Epidemiology	2
  PEC 818	Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology	3
  PEC 819	Gender, Sexuality, and Health	3
  PEC 820	Law and Public Health	3
  POH 816	Workplace Hazard Monitoring and Control Strategies	3
  POH 817	Occupational Medicine	3
  PBS 814	Operations Research	2

  CONTACT ADDRESSES

  Dean, School of Public Health,
  P.O. Box 4606
  Eldoret, Kenya
  Tel: +254 - 53 - 2031637
  Fax: +254 - 53 - 2031637
  Email: deansph@mu.ac.ke
  

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