Master Public Health
OVERVIEW
The world today is facing with challenging health threats consisting of a variety of emerging and remerging diseases. Public health medicine is a discipline of preventing disease and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society, organisations, public and private, communities and individuals.
This programme prepares students to handle these challenges through multidisciplinary methods that fuse the latest public health knowledge, rational thinking and decision making, professionalism, ethic and collaboration. The Master of Public Health offered by Universiti Putra Malaysia will definitely assist students in their attempt to improve the health of the population. The programme covers all major disciplines in public health medicine such as epidemiology, medical statistic, health services management, health promotion, family health, environmental medicine and occupational medicine.
This programme seeks to produce medical and health professionals who have strong foundation in the broad field of public health medicine, as well as adequate training and preparation to take up speciality and/or sub speciality discipline of their own choice.
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
FIRST SEMESTER:
-Coursework and assessment of courses in Public Health Medicine.
-Practical Training of Public Health
SECOND SEMESTER:
-Elective and elective assessment of Public Health Medicine
-Dissertation and dissertation assessment.
TRAINING METHODS:
Teaching methods:
-Lecture/Classes
-Student-centered-learning
-Hands-on training at the government clinics, hospitals and health institutions
-Visitation
-Case and case report
-Seminar
-Research and dissertation writing
-Learning Opportunity
TOTAL CREDITS:
In12 months, students are required to meet the needs of 45 credits.
ENTRY REQUIRMENTS
1. Applicant should possess a Medical Degree (MD) or Medical Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgeri (MBBS or MBBCh) or other equivalent medical degree from UPM or other local or international universities approved by the Senate, and
2. Applicant must be registered with the Malaysian Medical Council and has a valid Annual Practising Certificate.
OR
International applicants are required to submit relevant equivalent documents for approval by the Senate
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
A Malaysian candidate must have obtained at least a credit in English at SPM level or have passed English courses conducted at the Diploma or Bachelor’s level.
INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
1. For direct admission, all international candidates from countries where English is not a medium of instruction must have obtained one of the following:
i. 550 for the TOEFL Paper-based Test (Academic Version)
ii. Band 6.0 for IELTS (Academic Training)
iii. 70-80 for TOEFL Internet-based Test (Academic Version)
iv. 213 for TOEFL Computer-based Test (Academic Version)
The validity period for requirement should not be more than 5 years.
TOEFL ITP is not an acceptable alternative.
Note: An exemption from the English Language proficiency requirment may be given to the following:
i. An applicant who has obtained a degree from any public university in Malaysia shall not be subjected to the English Languange proficiency requirement.
ii. An applicant who has undergone secondary school and Bachelor degree education in the English language shall be exempted form the requirement. Application for exemption must be accompanied by supporting documents that have been certified by the relevant certificate-issuing bodies.FEES
Fee Structure
CONTACT INFORMATION
Programme Coordinator : Dr. Zawiah Mansor, Department of Community Health
Contact number : 03-9769 2424
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
OVERVIEW
Doctor of Public Health Program is a full-time program for 3 years or 6 semesters. Each semester runs for 6 months or 24 weeks. The maximum period to graduation is 6 years or 12 semesters.
This program prepares public health professionals as a human resource with expertise in the field of public health. The program also provides an opportunity for public health professionals get special training to enhance their careers and meet the high demand for public and private sector for public health human resource professionals who have the expertise in the field of public health.
As a result, graduates of Doctor of Public Health is able to apply knowledge of public health, research and information technology to solve the problem of public health at the local, national and international levels.
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
FIRST YEAR consists of two semesters, namely the First Semester and Second Semester. Each semester is 26 weeks.
First Semester, students must enroll in courses:
- Four compulsory courses
- Two elective courses Public Health Expertise
- Doctor of Public Health Research SPH6922
This course is conducted in two phases: the first phase is for 16 weeks, and the second phase is for 10 weeks
Second semester, students must enroll in courses:
- A compulsory course, SPH6903 Dissertation Seminar for Doctor of Public Health, and
- The five elective courses from the list of Public Health Specialist Elective courses offered by the department according to the chosen field by the students, and
- Doctor of Public Health Research SPH6922
Students will sit for the Comprehensive Examination for the Doctor of Public Health. The implementation of Comprehensive Examination will be coordinated at faculty level or togerther with the Joint Committee on Public Health Malaysia (Malaysia Public Health Conjoint Board).
SECOND YEAR consists of two semesters, namely, Third and Fourth Semester Semester. Each semester is 26 weeks.
Third Semester, students need to enroll in courses:
- Public Health Doctoral Research SPH6922
Fourth Semester, students need to enroll in courses:
- Public Health Residency SPH6911
- SPH6922 Doctor of Public Health Research
- Development Seminar SPH6904
THIRD YEAR consists of two semesters, namely, Fifth Semester and Sixth Semester. Each semester is 26 weeks.
Fifth semester, students must enroll in courses:
- Public Health Residency SPH6911
- SPH6922 Doctor of Public Health Research
Sixth semester, students must enroll in courses:
- Public Health Doctoral Dissertation SPH6922, and
- Final Seminar SPH6905, and
- SPH6906 Scientific Writing For Publication
In the sixth semester, students will also submit a dissertation for examination held at the end of the sixth semester.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students must have appropriate qualifications from a university recognized by UPM, as follows:
- Have a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS or MBBCh) or other equivalent degree from an overseas university or recognized by the Senate, and
- Have a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) or equivalent with a CGPA of not less than 3.2
FEES
CONTACT INFORMATION
Program Coordinator : Dr. Rahmat Dapari, Department of Community Health
Contact number : 03-9769 2424