Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivale
Master of Public Health (MPH) is an interdisciplinary programme, drawing from social sciences, medicine, management, technology, public policy and law among others.
The Programme aims to:
The programme is designed to leverage the strengths of Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) in alignment with its vision, i.e. perceiving public health as an instrument of social justice and transformation. The programme is designed keeping Indian public health concerns and human resource requirements in mind. While it aims to learn from existing public health schools in the country and outside, it also aims to carve its own sphere of influence.
The Programme expects to have students from a mix of disciplines that includes social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, medicine, paramedical fields, engineering and technology, and other fields
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivale
The MPH Programme, with a total of 72 credits will be offered over 2 years, split into 4 semesters. Inter-semester breaks will involve students taking up internships or short workshops. The first semester core courses are foundational in nature imparting basic knowledge and skills on public health, health system, epidemiology, applied statistics and social sciences. Apart from the core courses distributed across the 2nd and 3rd semesters, students are also offered electives equivalent to 8 credits in the third semester. Aspects that require imparting skills, such as use of data analysis softwares, awareness about key health databases, Geographic Information System (GIS) and academic / research writing will be transacted in the form of short credited workshops. About 20 credits are devoted to research skills and field practicum, which include concurrent field placements, internship, and dissertation.
Semester-I | Semester-II | Summer Break | Semester-III | Semester-IV |
Introduction to Public Health (4) | Public Health Nutrition & Food Security (4) | Internship -I (4) | Public Policies in Health (4) | WS3@ Quantitative Analysis software (1)
WS4@ Qualitative Analysis software (1)
WS5@ Public Health Ethics (1)
WS6@ Basic GIS and mapping in Public Health (1) |
Health system (4) | Environment, Sanitation and Water (4) |
| Introduction to Public Health Management (4) | |
Essentials of Epidemiology (4) | Health Economics and Financing (4) |
| Electives (4) * | |
Social Science Perspectives in Public Health (4) | Introduction to Public Health Research (4) |
| Electives (4)* | Dissertation or Internship - II (8) |
Biostatistics - I (2) | Health behaviour, promotion & communication (2) |
| Law and public health (2) |
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| Field practice-I (1) | WS1@ Writing & critical reading (1)
WS2@ Health Data Bases (1) | Field practice -II (1) |
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18 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 10 |
| Total : | 72 |
*Electives may be of 2 or 4 credits with a total of 8 credits for electives.
@WS3-6 – Any 2 out of 4 workshops have to be completed.
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivale
On successful completion of the programme the graduates are expected to have:
The programme emphasizes on the following competencies:
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivale
Careers: Graduates after completing MPH programme in similar universities and institutions contribute to research institutions and the development sector, particularly in the fields of public health, family welfare, nutrition, sanitation, environment, urban development, rural development, women and children etc. The graduates are also absorbed as consultants in government agencies working in similar domains. Students with a certain skill set may also enter into consultancy
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivale
Course Code | Course Name | Course Credit |
SGA2PH401 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
SGA2PH402 | Health System | 4 |
SGA2PH403 | Essentials of Epidemiology | 4 |
SGA2PH404 | Social Science Perspectives in Public Health | 4 |
SGA2PH405 | Biostatistics - I | 2 |
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivale
Applicants need to have a bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 45% marks or equivalent grade from a recognised University (Relaxation of 5% of marks for ST / SC / PwD /D-OBC (NCL) / Defence / KM candidates). Candidates appearing/appeared in qualifying examination and where results are yet not declared can also apply, provided that they produce results at the time of seeking admission.