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MPH (Degree) Program Duration and Credits
The Kabir Institute of Public Health, Peshawar offers MPH(Degree) Programme, designed to equip students with knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior necessary to understand and influence factors that effect the health of individuals and of communities. The curriculum conform to the requirements of PMDC. The MPH degree programmer will be of twenty four (24) months duration, comprising four semesters. The first three semesters will be dedicated to course work, while in the fourth semester the students will complete their research dissertation supervised by one of the faculty members. During the first three semesters, students will be expected to attend all classes at the KIPH. The total programmer consists of 60 credits. According to PMCD Rules “3” Credit Hours be Completed for Each Subject; 16 Teaching Hours = 1 Credit Hour. For Each Subject there shall be 2 Hours/ Week, 8 Hours per Month, 48 Hours per 6 Months and thus 3 Credit Hours per subject for Each Semester. 10 credit hours will be dedicated to Research/Dissertation writing .and field visits. English will be the medium of instruction and examinations. Semester-wise distributionSemester -1 Credit Hour 18
Semester-2 Credit Hours 18
Semester – 3 Credit Hours 18
Semester – 4 Credit Hours 06
Objectives for Semester - I Introduction to Public Health/Primary Health Care & its applications Credit Hours-2 This aim is to enable the students to use this information in the evaluation of current public health issues, and analyze a public health problem and evaluate interventions and policy alternatives using the problem-solving methodology. The students would also know about different methods of health education and promotion and components of PHC in Pakistan. Computer applications in public health Credit hour-1 Applied Epidemiology Credit Hours-2 The aim is to consolidate the knowledge and skills which the students have acquired in basic epidemiology, bio statistics, and computer applications in public health course and application of epidemiological methods in the field. Child Health and Preventive Paediatrics Credit Hours-3 This course will improve and strengthen the knowledge and skills of students in the field of child health including social problems. The students will understand the basic concepts and principles of essential programme areas of child health, the role of governmental, private and international health agencies, research methods, policy formulation and programme evaluation in child health Communicable and Non-communicable Disease Control Credit Hours-3 The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with the epidemiology of commonly occurring diseases in developing countries and their impact in endemic areas. It will mainly cover epidemiology of infectious diseases, some common non-communicable diseases, investigation of outbreaks, medical entomology, efficacy of vaccines, diagnostic laboratory techniques and control measures for selected communicable diseases. Community Nutrition & Health Credit Hours-3 This will familiarize the students with the fundamentals of nutrition. The assessment of nutritional status, effects on growth and common nutrition problems will be discussed in greater detail. More over they will get an opportunity learn about the nutritional care of the mother, infant and young children. Behavioural Sciences in Public Health Credit Hour-1 The main objective is to focus on psychological impacts of social, cultural, ecological, political and economic factors and their mutual interaction that influences the occurrence of disease and its management at individual and community level. Objectives for Semester - 2 It will cover the basic statistical methods to enable the students to use them in such disciplines as Epidemiology, medical demography, health planning and management and other areas of public health importance Environmental Health/Occupational Health/Disaster control Credit Hours-3 Health System Management & Information System Credit Hours-3 It will focus on issues such as health management information, quality assurance, and financial management, maintenance and repair, and personnel management. Applied Biostatistics and computer skills Credit Hours-3 The aim is to emphasize on development of practical skills in Biostatistics rather than on its mathematical basis. The student would thus acquire the ability to make appropriate tabulations and graphic displays of data, select and conduct appropriate methods of statistical inference and interpret the results of analyses through use of computers. Health Education, Promotion & its applications Credit Hours-3 This is an important intervention to change behaviours and attitudes of people to deal with largely preventable health problems. The objective is to enable the students to input their efforts in the form of proper planning, implementation and evaluation of Health Promotion programmes and projects. It will reorient the students to turn them into health promotion specialists and communicators. Health System Analysis Credit Hours-3 The objective is to make the students familiar with the methods used to assess the health care delivery system in particular and use of computer to input and analyze the data. They will also become familiar with methods used to identify health problems and health needs of communities. Objectives for Semester - 3 Credit Hours 18 The overall aim is to provide the students a knowledge, how to analyze, develop and improve health policies. It will also give concepts of Primary Health Care, its components, policies and strategies. Emphasis will be given on the tools and techniques of operational planning, whereas strategic planning is dealt with in the elective course on health policy. Administration & Management Credit Hours-3 The aim is to enhance the skills of students in hospital management to improve the quality of services being provided in hospitals. They will know about the essential components of a hospital system, the role of hospitals in relation to a primary health care system and the fundamental principles of management of hospitals with respect to financial, physical and personnel resource management. Communication Skills Credit Hours-2 In this course the students will be given training to develop how to communicate at different forums.. Reproductive Health/MCH Credit Hours-3 The goal is develop skills, knowledge and principles to design and manage effective community-based reproductive health programmes at the national, provincial and district levels. The objective is to make the students familiar with the research methodology used to assess the health care delivery system in particular and use of computer to input and analyze the data. Research Methodology and report writing Credit Hours-2 The students will develop a research proposal, do a literature review and provide the essential background, make statements for objectives, carry out data collection, apply statistical methods and computer skills to conduct data analysis, and finally, present their findings and research projects in the final semester Field Visits Credit Hours-3 The aim is to take the students to various places of public health importance so that they will know about their existing facilities; problems faced by the working personnels and give their recommendation with public health point of view. Objectives for Semester- 4 Credit Hours-06 Final Dissertation writing and presentation Method of Evaluation The students will be evaluated during each course on the basis of: 1. Internal assessment which is a mix of the class tests, attendance, assignments, class participation, interactive discussions, presentations and MID TERM TESTS depending on the course outline (Internal assessment); 2. Summative assessment based on the end of semester examination papers. Summative assessments comprised of theory papers will be held at the end of first three semesters. At the end of Final semester, the students will be examined in the Dissertation work. Fifty percent marks shall be reserved for the internal assessment and fifty percent for the semester tests in first three semesters. In the final semester, 400 marks are reserved for dissertation while 100 marks are allocated for the field visits.
Candidates obtaining less than 50% in any of the examinations will be deemed to have failed in that paper/semester of the MPH. A student failing in a paper (when scores of semester examination and internal assessment are less than fifty percent), will be allowed to clear that paper in the supplementary examination to be held within 3 months of the declaration of the result of the semester. However, a student accumulating more than two failures at any stage shall cease to be a student of the University. Semester I (Credit hours 18)
Semester II (Credit hours 18)
Semester III (Credit hours 18)
Semester IV (Credit hours 06)
Final Evaluation
Candidates passing all the semester examinations shall be declared to have passed the MPH programme and shall be awarded the Degree. The final evaluation of the students will be as per the existing HEC/University Regulations. The minimum passing marks in each of the subjects will be 50%; however the overall cumulative minimum marks required for passing the MPH programme will be 60%.
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