At a Glance

Faculty	: Faculty of Health Science
Department	: Faculty of Health Science
Program	: Master of Public Health
Duration	: 1-2 Years (3 - 6 Semesters)
Total Credit	: 51 (1year & 1year 8 month) and 80 (2 years MPH)
Academic System	: Open Credit Hours System

Course structure:

A) Dissertation Mode:

Course type	No of courses	Credit hours
Core courses	6	18
Elective & Major area	7	20
Practicum/Internship	1	3
Dissertation	1	10
Total	15	51

B) Non-Dissertation Mode:

Course type	No of courses	Credit hours
Core courses	6	18
Elective & Major area	7	20
Practicum/Internship	1	3
Directed courses	3	10
Total	17	51

 

Sl no		Course Code	Course Title	Credit
Core Courses	MPH 5101		Epidemiology-I	3
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2	MPH 5102		Public Health Administration & Management	3
3	MPH 5207		Biostatistics- I	3
4	MPH 5208		Research Methodology	3
5	MPH 5211		Environmental Health	3
6	MPH 6347		Public Health Information, Education & Communication	3
Elective courses				3
1	MPH-5106		Demography & population dynamics	3
2	MPH 5212		Epidemiology-II	3
3	MPH 5215		Principles of Hospital Management	3
4	MPH 5216		Public Health Nutrition	3
5	MPH-6320		Hospital resources planning & management
6	MPH 6321		Human resources development & management
7	MPH 6322		Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases	3
8	MPH 6339		Clinical Nutrition	3
9	MPH 6340		Community Dentistry & Epidemiology of Dental Diseases
10	MPH 6341		Public health aspect of HIV/AIDS	3
11	MPH 6345		Practicum/Internship
12	MPH 6349		Health Management & Information System	3
13	MPH 6350		Reproductive Health	3
14	MPH 6351		Maternal & Child Health	3
15	MPH 6352		Health education & Health promotion
16	MPH 6353		Biostatistics-II	3
17	MPH 6355		Adolescent Health	3
18	MPH 6356		Clinical Epidemiology	3
19	MPH 6360		Public Health aspects of Nutritional deficiency	3
20	MPH 6365		Maternal & Child Nutrition	3
21	MPH 6374		Behavior Change Communication	3
22	MPH 6376		Seminar in Directed Course	4
23	MPH 6346		Dissertation	10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major Areas:

Epidemiology

Hospital Management

Reproductive Health

Public Health Nutrition

Health Promotion and Health Education

 

Entry Requirements

 

1. Bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent professional degree in alternate medicine, dentistry (BDS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD) from any recognized national and overseas university with at least two years of practical exposure in the professional field. The doctor must have to be registered with Bangladesh medical and Dental Council/ National Registration Authority.

2. Four-year undergraduate degree from a recognized university with a grade point average of 2.5 or more on a scale of 4.0 in social sciences, anthropology and economics,

3. Three-year bachelor degree with honors, with at least a second class in social sciences, anthropology and psychology

4. Master degree in a health related subject or in any social science and science subjects with an experience of working in health related fields

5. A two years’ graduation in nursing from any recognized university after duly completed four years registered nursing course from government recognized institutes. Students other than medical graduated may be required to appear before Examination Committee to prove their understanding about human health and diseases. They may require taking additional preparatory courses at Northern University Bangladesh even after qualifying the test.

 

The candidate must qualify in an admission application consisting of a statement containing the perspective and goal of the candidate in the field of public health as well as undergo an interview. An entrance exam designed to measure basic writing, numeric and logical skills need to be attended.

 

Lab Facility

Department of Public Health provides laboratory facility for the students to provide them practical knowledge on the theoretical knowledge achieved. The laboratory well equipped to render practical knowledge on environmental health, anthropology, occupational safety and nutrition.