PROGRAMME REVIEW
Public health refers to all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent diseases, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus on entire populations, not on individual patients or diseases. (Source: World Health Organization)
Entry Requirement
Bachelor’s Degree related health
CGPA of 2.50 or CGPA below 2.50 with at least 5 years of working experience
in a relevant field
English Language Requirements
Local Students
MUET score of at least band 3
International Students
IELTS score of at least 5.0 or TOEFL score of at least 500
Career Prospects
- Academia
- International Health Organisations
- Non-Governmental Organisations
- Researcher
- Health related organisations in private (Pharmaceutical, Oil and Gas) and Government Sectors
- As a stepping stone to pursue a PhD in Public Health
Curriculum Structure
Core Modules
- Foundations of Family and Public Health
- Introduction to Biostatics
- Health Promotion and Behaviour Change
- Basic Epidemiology
- Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Policy and Management
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Research Proposal Development
- Research Report Writing
- Elective modules
Elective Modules
- Environmental health
- Occupational Health
- Industrial and Environmental Toxicology
- Occupational Safety
- Occupational Safety and Health Legislation
- Occupational Safety and Health Management
- Observational Epidemiology
- Interventional Epidemiology
- Clinical Epidemiology
Candidate must complete all the 10 core modules including Research Methodology, 2 elective modules and a Management Project
Why Master of Science (Public Health) at Perdana University?
- Public Health Programme with an Occupational Health Focus
- Packaging (with Doctor of Medicine and MBA programmes)
- Provides for an Industrial Attachment (Local and Home Country)
- Reasonable fees
