Course Schedule

Master of Public (MPH)
A candidate is expected to obtain a minimum of 39 credits and a maximum of 48 credits of studies.

(a) Core Courses - 16 credits
(b) Seminars - 3 credits
(c) Public Health Practice - 2 credits
(d) Dissertation - 12 credits
(e) Departmental Required and Elective Courses - 15 credits
Please note that a graduate student needs a minimum of 12 credits per Semester.

Course Summary
Semester I Core Courses Credits
EPDC 607 Principles of Epidemiology 3

Semester II Departmental Required and Elective Courses
Departmental required courses in the department are available as elective courses for students in the department.
Course Code Course Title Credits
EPDC 602 Advanced Epidemiology 2
EPDC 604 Disease Control 2
EPDC 606 Disease Outbreak Investigation and Response 2
EPDC 626 Introduction to Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology 2
EPDC 622 Scientific Communications 2
EPDC 618 Injury Epidemiology 2
EPDC 628 Economic Analysis & Evaluation 2
EPDC 632 Epidemiology of Malaria and Planning its Control 2
EPDC 634 Epidemiological Methods for Evaluating Health Programs and Services 2
EPDC 636 Selected topics in Epidemiology 3
EPDC 638 Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology 2
EPDC 642 Pharmacoepidemiology And Pharmacovigilance 2
EPDC 620 Computers in Public Health Research 2

MPhil in Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control

Course Summary
Year 1
Programme Core Courses
Semester IEPDC 603 Principles of Field Epidemiology 3
EPDC 605 Public Health Surveillance I 3
EPDC 601 Epidemiological Research Methods 2
EPDC 609 Laboratory Methods in the field 2
EPDC 613 Introduction to Non Communicable Disease Epidemiology 2
PFRH 613 Introduction to Population Studies 2
EPDC 690 Data Management Information Systems 2

Semester II
Laboratory Public Health CoreEPDC 608 Public Health Surveillance II 3
EPDC 690 Data Management Information Systems 2
EPDC 614 Management & Leadership 2
EPDC 616 Laboratory Management, Policy & System Design 3
BSTT 602 Methods in Biostatistics II 3

Epidemiology CoreEPDC 608 Public Health Surveillance II 3
EPDC 602 Advanced Epidemiology 2
EPDC 690 Data Management Information Systems 2
EPDC 614 Management & Leadership 2
EPDC 624 Fundamental Laboratory Methods 2
BSTT 602 Methods in Biostatistics II 3

Electives (Maximum of 6 credits)
EPDC 636 Selected topics in Epidemiology 3
EPDC 628 Economic Analysis and Evaluation 2
*EPDC 606 Disease Outbreak Investigation and Response 2
EPDC 634 Epidemiological Methods for Evaluating Health Programs and Services 2
EPDC 632 Epidemiology of Malaria and Planning its Control 2
EPDC 638 Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology 2
BEOH 602 Environmental Health 2
PFRH 606 Introduction to Family Health 2
BEOH 612 Occupational Health 1
PFRH 614 Public Health Nutrition 1
*EPDC 618 Computers in Public Health Research 2
*EPDC 622 Scientific Communications 2
EPDC 617 Injury Epidemiology 2

* Recommended electives for FELTP Residents

Year II
Semester III - Seminar IEPDC 610 Seminar I 3
EPDC 680 Research Work 30

Semester IV - Seminar IIEPDC 610 Seminar II 3
EPDC 680 Research Work 30