Master of Public Health
Introduction
Public health education has been a focus in the country since the Bhore Committee report in 1946. Since then, there have been several initiatives in the country to improve human resources in public health. Recently, the NHP 2002 and the NRHM documents highlight the need to train public health professionals as an important requirement for the improvement of the heath situation in the country. Existing courses on public health largely focus on health management or clinical research. Taking into consideration the kind of public health problems the country is facing in the social, cultural and economic context in which people are located, the need of the hour is to develop a public health programme with focus on social epidemiology. Thus, there is a definite need to start a full-time course in public health at the post-graduate level, which will not only cater to the need for trained human power in public health, but also help in the protection and maintenance of public health with a focus on social epidemiology.
This programme explores link between social environment and health of the population along with strong methodological and technical foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, quantitative analysis, and national and international public health policies. The Master of Public Health (MPH) curriculum has emphasis on research-related courses and development of public health paradigms. The internship component of the MPH programme involves interaction with different health institutions, followed by an independent research study.
The graduates of the programme are expected to occupy technical and leadership positions in the public health programmes of the state and non-state organisations and institutions.
Eligibility
(a) A Master's Degree in any discipline, or
(b) A Bachelor's Degree in medicine, or
(c) A Bachelor's Degree (other than medicine) with at least 2 years experience in the health sector after graduation.
Notes: i) A Bachelor's Degree of a candidate must be of a minimum of three year's duration or its equivalent (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education) from a recognised university.
ii) Medical graduates should complete their internship on or before June 21, 2008. Otherwise their candidature/admission will be automatically cancelled.
Selection Procedure
The weightage for the different components of the selection procedure are as follows:
(a) Written Test (Essay) = 70
(b) Personal Interview = 100
(c) Academic Background = 30
To be eligible for the Personal Interview, a general candidates should obtain a minimum of 50% marks in the Written Test and SC and ST Candidates should obtain a minimum of 40% marks in the Written Test.
Distribution of Hours
Year |
Detail |
Credits |
First |
Courses |
31 |
| Internships | 12 |
|
Second |
Courses |
23 |
Internships |
06 |
|
Research Project |
06 |
|
| Total | 77 |
Semester-wise Listing of Course
Semester |
Course Title |
|
I |
|
|
| FC 1 | Understanding Society | 2 |
FC 2 |
Introduction to Basic Economics |
2 |
FC 5 |
Social Science Perspectives on Health |
2 |
BC 1 |
Research Methodology I - Quantitative Methods |
2 |
BC 2 |
Research Methodology II - Qualitative Methods |
2 |
BC 3 |
Introduction to Epidemiology |
2 |
PH 1 |
Introduction to Public Health |
2 |
PH 2 |
Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases - I |
2 |
1st Internship |
6 |
|
II |
|
|
| FC 3 | Development Experience, Social Conflict and Change | 2 |
FC 4 |
Human Development, Identity, Culture and Media |
1 |
FC 6 |
Social and Behavioural Influences on Health |
2 |
BC 4 |
Introduction to Biostatistics |
2 |
PH 3 |
Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases - II |
2 |
PH 4 |
Health Care Management |
2 |
PH 5 |
RCH and Adolescents |
2 |
PH 6 |
Health Policy Formulation and Implementation |
1 |
2nd Internship |
6 |
|
III |
|
|
| BC 5 | Health Policy and Systems Research | 2 |
BC 6 |
Evaluation Research in Public Health |
1 |
BC 7 |
Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
2 |
PH 7 |
International Public Health |
2 |
PH 8 |
Public Health Surveillance and Information Systems |
2 |
PH 9 |
Public Health Financing |
2 |
PH 10 |
Population Dynamics and Health |
2 |
PH 11 |
Ethics and Public Health: Principles and Practice |
2 |
3rd Internship |
6 |
|
IV |
|
|
| PH 12 | Health Education and Communication | 2 |
PH 13 |
Environmental Health |
1 |
PH 14 |
Mental Health |
1 |
PH 15 |
Public Health Nutrition |
1 |
PH 16 |
Public Health Legislation |
2 |
Dissertation (Process to begin from Semester I) |
6 |
|
* Note: The sequence of courses is only suggestive and may change during the programme.
Contact Details
Postal Address:
Mumbai: P.O. Box 8313 , Deonar, Mumbai 400 088.
Telephone
Mumbai: 91-22-2556 3289/90/91/92/93/94/95/96; 91-22-2552 5000
Fax
Mumbai: 91-22-2556 2912
Mumbai: webmaster@tiss.edu