Public Health

The undergraduate degree program in Public Health examines various aspects of population health at local, national, and international levels with respect to the aims specific to the discipline of public health. The Programme, as aligned with the Public Health Skills and Career explores ways of measuring health and disease, and improving the health and wellbeing of groups of individuals (e.g. those in a specific geographical area, those with a specific disease, those from a particular ethnic community), preventing and minimizing the consequence of disease, prolonging valued life and reducing inequalities Health is an exciting, dynamic and multi-­‐disciplinary area of study, and public health focuses on the health of populations, locally and globally.

The entry requirements for this degree program are:

1. Full grade twelve certificate (English, Maths, Biology plus one Science and any other subject) with credit or better.
2. Completed A Levels
3. Equivalent health related qualification (Diploma of Clinical medical sciences, Diploma in Environmental Sciences, Diploma in Laboratory Sciences, and Diploma in Dentistry, Ophthalmology and Diploma in Social Work, Diploma in counselling).
4. Bachelor’s degree in any related field (Nursing, Social work, Clinical Medicine etc.)
5. Exceptional consideration for In-service staff: those in service who have done a diploma in medical sciences; these cadres are clinical officer General, Environmental Health Technologist, pharmacy Technology, Diploma in Nursing, Radiographer. These cadres have a medical background, and most of the courses that are covered in the first year first semester and first year second semester were covered during their diploma level.

If you’re looking to be a part of various aspects of population health at local, national, and international levels with respect to the aims specific to the discipline of public health, this is the best degree for you.