Master of Public Health (MPH)
Tuition fee: Local TZS 5,550,000 | International $ 4,900
Offered At: KCMC University
Directorate of Postgraduate Studies.
To encourage a multi disciplinary approach to the problems of public health and to train professionals who will be better able to cope with the continuing process of change and who will act as leaders in initiating and developing these changes.
To provide MPH level training to physicians (e.g.RMOs, DMOs), senior nurses and allied health professionals in Tanzania and other countries, to enable them to implement action orientated intervention programmes, particularly in disease control.
Objectives
One of the key strengths of the MPH program is its emphasis on fostering a holistic understanding of public health issues. Students delve into the core principles of disease prevention, health promotion, and healthcare management, gaining a solid foundation that enables them to analyze and respond to health disparities, epidemics, and emerging global health threats.
MPH
Language: English
Duration: 1 Year
StudyType: Postgraduate
Level: Masters
Mode: Full Time
Intake: October
What you will study
Year One
Semester 1
- KMBE 1104 – Bioethics.
FBIO 1102 – Biostatistics.
FEPI 1102 – Epidemiology.
FCM 115 – Research Management And Leadership.
FRM 1104 – Research Methods.
PHD 101 – Sociology Of Health And Illness.
Semester 2
- CD 1110 – Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases.
NCD 1111 – Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases.
HE 1114 – Health Economics & Health Care Financing.
PHD 106 – Health Promotion.
HSM 101 – Health System And Health Policy.
TCL 111 – Leadership In Public Health Programs.
ME1217 – Monitoring and Evaluation.
PHD102 – Sexual & Reproductive Health.
CR612DS – Disease Surveillance.
Entry Qualifications
Medical Doctors, Dentists, Pharmacists, Environmental Health Scientists, or graduate Nurses from this University College or any other recognized University, OR;
Candidates from any other recognized University in health- or health-related fields such as Sociology, Anthropology, Biostatistics, Demography, Food sciences, Veterinary sciences, Epidemiology, Health information science, and Law.
Graduates must have a minimum GPA of 7 or a B grade average.