Master of Public Health (MPH) - Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

AMCHSS, the Public Health and Health Sciences Wing of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology is devoted to Public Health, and Social Sciences in relation to health care and development. It commenced the MPH Programme in January 1997, Ph.D. Programme in 2003 and DPH in 2005. Central to its mission are: 1) Educating students to assume leadership roles in public health policy and practice; 2) Advancing knowledge of the social, biological, economic and behavioral dimensions of health and to perform costing, cost-efficiency, and epidemiological studies and policy analysis; and 3) To provide technical expertise and consultancy service on public health issues to the public, NGO and the private sector. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India has accepted this Centre as a "Centre of Excellence for Public Health Training".

Objectives

The objectives of the Master of Public Health course are

To provide a broad understanding of the core areas of public health and related disciplines

To develop through a field-intense practical training programme the individual ability to identify a health problem and conceptualize the related research questions, design a community-based study to investigate the problem, collect relevant data from the field, analyze the data and present the findings in a policy or scientific context.

To help acquire knowledge and skills to analyze health situations and help devise appropriate policies and programmes in a cost-effective manner.

To inculcate interdisciplinary approach to problem solving skills in public health.

Duration

The programme is a 24-month full time residential course commencing on the 1st of July every year. This has been designed to build understanding, knowledge, skills and attitude for better public health practice and research.

1.1 Admission Requirements and Procedures

1.1.1 Admission requirements

Medical graduates (MBBS), Dental graduates (BDS), Graduates of AYUSH (BAMS,BNYS,BUMS,BSMS,BHMS), B.Tech or BE (Any Branch) and graduates of four-year degree programs in Veterinary/Nursing Sciences, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Pharmacy, or students with a postgraduate degree in Statistics/Biostatistics, Demography, Population Studies, Nutrition, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Management or Law. Work experience in a health-related field is desirable.

Age: Forty years as on 1st July of the year of the commencement of the course, relaxable in exceptional cases.

1.1.2 Selection procedure

Indian students

Prospective candidates will be evaluated on the basis of educational qualifications, professional experience, relevant to the field of public health, written test and interview. Overseas candidates have to provide certification for proficiency in English.

Overseas students

Selection will be based on educational qualifications, professional experience, assessments made by the sponsoring organizations and a telephonic interview. Applicants are required to submit two reference letters in sealed envelopes from experts working in the field of Public Health along with the application form.

1.2 MPH Programme Structure

The programme is modular and runs over a period of 24 months commencing on the 1st of July every year. It is a full time residential course.

The name of modules and credits attached is given below.

MPH Programme Structure - Year I

	Name of Course	Number of Credits
1	Basic Biostatistics	4
2	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
3	Health and Development	3
4	Basic Health Economics	2
5	Gender Issues in Health	2
6	Health Policy Analysis 1	2
7	Anthropological Perspectives in Health	1
8	Quantitative Research Methods	2
9	Health Management	4
10	Ethics in Public Health	2
11	Health Care System in India	2
12	Health and Environment	3
	Total credits for Year I	30

MPH Programme Structure - Year II

	Name of Course	Number of Credits
1	Intermediate Biostatistics	4
2	Intermediate Epidemiology	2
3	Qualitative Research Methods	2
4	Infectious disease Epidemiology	2
5	Health Policy analysis II	1
6	Public Health Technologies	2
7	Chronic Disease Epidemiology	2
8	Dissertation	15
9	Internship	Nil
	Total credits for Year II	30
	Total credits for two years	60

All the listed modules are compulsory and a pass in each of the module is mandatory for the award of the degree of MPH.

MPH Program Curriculam

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THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR, SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, TRIVANDRUM-695011, KERALA, INDIA.

Telephone: 0471-2524140

E-mail: dreg@sctimst.ac.in

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