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Bachelor of Public Health

- by The Cavendish Eye

Doctors know the treatments that heal diseases, and the preventative measures that keep patients healthy. But who helps them with medical policies that keep hospitals open, or strategic planning that gets mobile clinics to remote areas. Public Health Scientists. Study with us and become your favourite doctor’s hero.

This Degree provides a three-year full time day, evening and weekend program of intensive study for students wishing to earn a Bachelor of Public Health degree. Students study the broad range of public health concerns, including individual disease prevention and injury reduction behavior, distribution and development of disease through epidemiological assessment and community program development, implementation, and evaluation.



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Course Overview

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME
YEAR I SEMESTER I
BPH114 Introduction to Public Health and Ethics
BJC110 Communication Skills and Learning Skills for Employability
BIT110 Introduction to Information and Communication Technology
BPH112 Health and Health behavior
BPH212 Principles of Environmental Health
BPH113 Human Biology
YEAR I SEMESTER II
BPH121 First Aid and emergency Rescue
EHS121 Biostatistics
BPH124 Diseases of Public Health Importance
BPH122 Public Health Microbiology and disease surveillance
EHS112 Principles of Epidemiology
YEAR II SEMESTER I
BPH211 Public Health Nutrition
BPH215 Principles of Health Promotion
BPH216 Principles of Disease Control
EHS214 Principles of Demography and Population Dynamics
BPH323 Health Informatics
YEAR II SEMESTER II
BPH221 Public Health in Emergency situations
BPH222 Principles of Health Education and advocacy
EHS223 Occupational Health & Safety
RSC001 Research Methodology
BPH224 Health Policies and Laws
YEAR III SEMESTER I
BPH 311 Community Health practice
BPH312 Field Training
BPH313 Family and Reproductive Health
EHS313 Health Monitoring and Evaluation
BPH314 Social Marketing for Health
YEAR III SEMESTER II
BPH321 Health Economics and Financing
EHS323 Institutional Health Management
BBA322 Project Planning and Management
BPH325 Research project
BPH326 Health Service Management


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  • Students learn to use educational interventions to provide health information, gain experience in assessing the needs of target populations, clarify program goals and objectives, and develop strategies to motivate and involve their clients/patients in educational interventions.
  • Public Health Majors typically work in voluntary health agencies, public health departments, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, corporate worksites, community health organizations, family planning clinics, and managed care facilities, to name a few.


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As one of the most innovative academic institutions in Uganda, we’re renowned for our accredited programmes, quality education and student-centred way of doing business that creates responsible, educated, employable and entrepreneurial citizens (REEE).



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