Master of Public Health (MPH)
Admissions 2023

The course consists of 6 core suites which are compulsory –

1. Epidemiology
2. Biostatistics
3. Public Health Biology
4. Environmental& Occupational Health
5. Social and Behavioral Science
6. Health Care, Health System Management & Health Economics

Practicum

• Three practicum at the end of each semester
• Capstone project in the fourth semester

In all classes which are mandatory, the emphasis is on the relevancy of information and skills to public health practice.

The most important one and the most advantageous and key area in the course is the Applied Learning Experience (ALE), a self-designed field study during the course. It lets students integrate what they have learned into a real-world public health problem in a community-based setting.

Master of Public Health (MPH) program mission is the education and training of students within a course of study that promotes an understanding of the theoretical, scientific, and practical aspects of public health.

• To equip students to have an overall perspective on public health
• To create good programme managers in public health
• To inculcate interdisciplinary approach to problem solving skills in public health
• To encourage interdisciplinary research in public health
• To improve leadership skills in public health.
• To prepare students to tackle current and emerging global public health problems such as pandemic flu, AIDS, bioterrorism, obesity, diabetes, disparities in access to healthcare, and many other critical public health problems.
• To recognize and make the student understand that in today’s world, a thorough and rigorous public health education must embrace multiple areas viz: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health services administration, social and behavioral sciences, biological sciences, ethics, information technology, health policy and law in health.
• To have an in depth field experience that serves as a capstone project that helps students integrates knowledge across courses.

Career Opportunities for MPH Graduates

Graduates of this program typically enter services as public health administrators, advisors, managers, researchers, practitioners, educators, and consultants in a wide variety of public health and NGO and international agencies. Many serve as health educators or health promotion specialists in business, industry, higher education, voluntary agencies, government, and private health care settings.

Program Highlights

• Competency based
• Specially designed to develop leadership, communication and problem solving skills(ALE)
• Positioned for true integration of public health science and practice (ALE)
• Additional certifications as per the students’ choices
• Includes 3 practicums and capstone project to give real experience before graduation
• Individualized Goals Analysis of each student

Scheme of Exam

• Internal Assessment
• Modular Examinations
• University Examinations

Certification Program
Two certification programmes will be offered during the course and the decision on the subject for certification will be the prerogative of Amrita centre for public health.

Sponsored students (Government of Kerala, Govt. of India & Non-government organizations) : One seat each will be earmarked for these categories.

Age : The upper age limit was kept as 40 and for government sponsored candidates it will be as per government norms.

The Eligibility criteria for the course are as follows:

• Medical / Dental / Nursing / AYUSH / Pharmacy / Physiotherapy / Biomedical engineering / Allied sciences / Vetinary Sciences / Life Sciences / Statistics / Biostatistics / Demography / Population sciences / Nutrition/Sociology / Psychology / Anthropology / Social work / Agriculture

Demonstrated work experience in a healthcare-related field is highly desirable.

Duration of the course

• This course is designed to be a two years’ full time program which includes dissertation

Special Features of the course:

• In order to ensure hands on experience, we provide opportunities for two practicums of which one will be group work and another will be individual field activity. This will enable the students to have a real time experience in the field of Public Health.
• We also provide an opportunity for students to do Internship with potential employers for a month in Government organizations and also reputed NGOs as per the interest of the students.

Selection is based on the Marks obtained in the qualifying examination and Personal Interview and group discussion.

Application Fees
Candidates should submit applications by online mode only.

Online Application Fees:  Rs. 750/- (Rupees Seven Hundred and Fifty Only)

Prospectus 2023