Martin Luther Christian University
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Master of Public Health
About the Programme: The MPH course will prepare a competent cadre of professionals who have a basic understanding of the various aspects of public health and are able to successfully apply this knowledge towards meeting public health challenges in the Indian context.
Duration: 2 years (four semesters or 2040 hours) with 1½ Years didactic + 4 months Dissertation+ 2 months Internship.
Eligibility: Candidates with an undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university in India or abroad.
Public health is a multidisciplinary area and applicants from diverse academic backgrounds such as medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, AYUSH, nursing, paramedical sciences, biological sciences, veterinary sciences, management, social work, engineering, law, commerce, accounting, communication, etc. are eligible to apply.
Candidates having non-science background are encouraged to undertake additional MOOCS courses concurrently to update their knowledge of biology and mathematics.
| Semester I | Subject Code | Subject Title | Credits | Hours | |
| Theory | Practicum | ||||
| MPH 500 | Introduction to Public Health | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 501 | Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health | 1 | – | 15 | |
| MPH 502 | Project Management | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 503 | Epidemiology-1 | 3 | – | 45 | |
| MPH 504 | Biostatistics and Data Management-1 | 3 | – | 45 | |
| MPH 505 | Tribal Health | 1 | – | 15 | |
| MPH 506 | Social and Behavioural Sciences in Health | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 507 | Environmental and Occupational Health | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 508 | Community Orientation | – | 4 | 120 | |
| Winter Internship | – | – | 120 | ||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 510 | ||
| Semester II | Subject Code | Subject Title | Credits | Hours | |
| Theory | Practicum | ||||
| MPH 550 | Introduction to Reproductive & Child Health | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 551 | Epidemiology-2 | 3 | – | 45 | |
| MPH 552 | Biostatistics and Data Management-2 | 3 | – | 45 | |
| MPH 553 | Health Promotion and Communication | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 554 | Health Policies, Systems and Programs | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 555 | Qualitative Research | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 556 | Research Methods | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 557 | Ethics in Public Health Research | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 558 | Health Facility Posting | – | 2 | 60 | |
| Summer Posting | – | – | 120 | ||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 450 | ||
| Semester III | Subject Code | Subject Title | Credits | Hours | |
| Theory | Practicum | ||||
| MPH 600 | Public Health Nutrition | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 601 | Introduction to Health Economics | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 602 | Monitoring and Evaluation | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 603 | Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 1 | 15 | ||
| MPH 604 | Introduction to Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology | 1 | – | 15 | |
| MPH 605 | Systematic Reviews | 2 | 30 | ||
| MPH 606 | Demography | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 607 | Disaster Management | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 608 | Mental Health | 2 | – | 30 | |
| MPH 609 | Apprenticeship in Health Policy and Programs | – | 4 | 120 | |
| Preparation of Research Proposal | – | – | 120 | ||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 480 | ||
| Semester IV | Subject Code | Subject Title | Credits | Hours | |
| Theory | Practicum | ||||
| MPH 650 | Dissertation work, Data collection, synthesis, Analysis, Dissertation submission and defence | – | 16 | 480 | |
| MPH 651 | Internship | – | 4 | 120 | |
| Total | – | 20 | 600 | ||
| Total credits & hours from Semester I to Semester IV = 80 credits & 2040 hours. | |||||
Total Course Fee: Rs. 4,74,260/- (Four lakh seventy four thousand two hundred sixty rupees)
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