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Introduction
In Many African Universities training in Public Health is mainly at postgraduate level. This renders it difficult to produce enough Public Health professionals for public health services. Yet it is a very well known fact that no country can perform better than its educational system.
The interplay between education, health, economy and the life expectancy of a nation is very crucial. In Uganda institutions of higher learning especially those in science field are not many. There is also high disease burden attributed to the high prevalence of preventable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malnutrition. Yet there is a National Health Policy which emphasizes the importance of health promotion and disease prevention. But there are an inadequate number of professionals available with relevant public Health knowledge and skills to provide public health leadership in the region. Mountains of the Moon University has thus come in to contribute to the bridging of this gap by offering a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, in East Africa.
Course Objectives
The main objective of the programme is to enable the students to acquire professional knowledge, techniques and skills so that at the end of the training they will be able to do the following:
Course Duration
The programme duration is three years and runs along normal university semester system. It consists of six semesters during which students have theory, tutorial, practical and field attachment learning experiences. Field attachment will be done during the recess time of the first and second year.
Course Structure
The curriculum consists of the following major areas of public health, with seven core courses:
Major areas:
There core courses are:
Field attachment, Research dissertation and basic computer science are part of the programme, in addition to other foundational courses relevant to public health.
Admission Requirements
To join the programme, the applicants must fulfil the following requirements:
Career Prospects for Graduates
Our courses are focused on preparing graduates for diverse career opportunities in the health systems of Uganda and other African country’s ministry of health viz.
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