MS Public Health

Details & Semester Outlines for MS Public Health (MSPH)

MSPH at SZABIST is a two-year program distributed into two streams i.e., MSPH (36 credit hours) and MSPH (60 credit hours). For MSPH (36 credit hours), the curriculum includes 10 courses of 3 credit hours each and a research project (thesis) of 6 credit hours or 2 IRS (3 credit hours each). All MSPH students can also take two additional courses in lieu of Thesis in order to complete total credit hours. The maximum time limit to complete the MSPH degree is four years. For MSPH (60 credit hours), the curriculum includes 18 courses of 3 credit hours each and a research project (thesis) of 6 credit hours or 2 IRS. The maximum time limit to complete the MSPH degree is four years.

MSPH – (36 Credit Hours)

First Year

Fall Semester

MSP 5104 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health
MSP 5101 Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MSP 5102 Environmental and Occupational Health
MSP 5103 Health Promotion, Advocacy and Social Mobilization

Spring Semester

MSP 5201 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MSP 5203 Research Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative
MSP 5202 Health System
MSP 5xxx Elective-I

Second Year

Fall Semester

MSP 5xxx Thesis-I or IRS-I or Elective
MSP 5xxx Elective -II Practicum OR One Publication in Peer Reviewed Journal (HEC Indexed Journal)

Spring Semester

MSP 5xxx Thesis-II or IRS-II or Elective
Elective-III Practicum OR One Publication in Peer Reviewed Journal (HEC Indexed Journal)

MSPH – (60 Credit Hours)

First Year

Fall Semester

MSP 5111 Sociology of Health and Disease
MSP 5106 Population Dynamics
MSP 5107 Professional Ethics
MSP 5105 Mental Health
MSP 5104 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health

Spring Semester

MSP 5206 Microbiology
MSP 5204 Entomology
MSP 5207 Parasitology
MSP 5205 Health Care Risk Management
MSP 5203 Research Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative

Second Year

Fall Semester

MSP 5101 Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MSP 5102 Environmental and Occupational Health
MSP 5103 Health Promotion, Advocacy and Social Mobilization
MSP 5202 Health System
Thesis-I or IRS-I or Elective

Spring Semester

MSP 5201 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MSP 5xxx Thesis-II or IRS-II or Elective
MSP 5xxx Elective-I
MSP 5xxx Elective-II
MSP 5xxx Elective-III Practicum OR One Publication in Peer Reviewed Journal (HEC Indexed Journal)

Elective Courses/Tracks

Track 1: Epidemiology and Biostatistics

MSP 5223 Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MSP 5224 Epidemiological Report Writing
MSP 5321 Epidemiology of Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases

Track 2: Health Policy, Management and Economics

MSP 5323 Human Resource Management for Health
MSP 5222 Health Policy, Planning and Management
MSP 5226 Financial Management
MSP 5225 Applied Health Economics
MSP 5322 Health Care Financing
MSP 5324 Supply Chain Management

Track 3: Applied Nutrition and Reproductive Health

MSP 5327 Nutrition for Children, Adolescent and Mothers
MSP 5228 Community Management of Malnutrition

MSP 5329 Survey Sampling
MSP 5227 International Food Organizations
MSP 5325 Demography and Population Dynamics
MSP 5221 Community Based RH Interventions
MSP 5326 Gender Development