OVERVIEW - The Prasanna School of Public Health (formerly known as the Department of Public Health) offers Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. The course offers a perfect blend of interactive lectures alongside with field visits, practicals and internship. The final semester consists of hands on training for students in the form of a research project.

Master of Public Health (MPH) Program Curriculum at Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH) is Validated by APHEA (Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation).

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MPH PROGRAM -

• Global Health specialization students get an opportunity to spend a semester at Maastricht University, The Netherlands 
• Global Health symposium is a two-week annual event in the MPH program where MAHE joins hands with Maastricht University, The Netherlands and McMaster University, Canada to host intercultural and interethnic health symposium where students from more than 30 countries participate

SPECIALIZATIONS OF THE MPH PROGRAM -

• Epidemiology 
• Global Health 
• Maternal & Child Health 
• Environmental & Occupational Health 
• Health Policy

CURRICULUM DETAILS - 

• Epidemiology- Nutritional Epidemiology, Clinical Research & Ethics, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Infectious disease
• Maternal and Child Health-Policy and legislations, Demography, Global issues in Maternal & Child Health, Sustainable development goals
• Environmental & Occupational Health-Basics of Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Environmental exposure and toxicity
• Global Health- Anthropology, Global Public Health in emergencies
• National Health policies and programs

Common subjects: (Epidemiology - Basic & Applied), Statistics -Basic and Applied, Research methods, Social and Behavioral sciences, Health economics, Health Services Administration and Management, Monitoring & Evaluation of Public Health programs, Health communication. Training on application of Statistical packages.

• Field work for integration of theory and practice (hands-on experience)
• Participation in seminars/workshops/conferences
• Presentation of papers at national and international seminars/conferences
• Hands-on Training on proposal development in an international setting

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES -

• Public Health specialist & Consultants
• Program manager, Monitoring & Evaluation  
• Academicians
• Researchers in various organizations

ASSESSMENT - 

• Internal & external assessments with theory and comprehensive practical exams
• One University exam for each subject at the end of each semester
• Two internal exams for each subject during the semester
• Internship & field reports, Manuscripts, Journal/Seminar Presentations and assignments
• Project viva
  

2 years (4 semesters)