International Master Program in Public Health (IMPH)

The majoring of International MPH is dedicated to develop skilled professionals

 who are committed to improve the community health by translating rigorous scientific 

research into sound, evidence based public health policy and practice.

 Students participated in the International Health are expected to develop

 the following eight competencies:

    Analysis and assessment in public health

    Policy development and program planning in public healt

    Communication skills in public health

    Cultural competency in public health

    Community dimensions of practice in public health

    Application of public health sciences

    Financial planning and management in public health

    Leadership and system thinking skills.

The integrated International MPH curriculum is built based on ten

 discipline-specific domains, including: biostatistics, epidemiology and disease control,

 environmental health, health promotion, health policy, health system, 

health care management, health economics and health financing,

 public health research, and study skills.

 Specific core competencies are developed within each domain,

 and the competencies are directed in providing a basic knowledge

 and skill for health professionals working in the field of public health.

 The lists of competencies are expected to be achieved through a number of courses.

 As each course is not independent of each other, the courses will complement each

 other to provide students with full competencies.

The curriculum is structured in two semesters with a total of 40 credit units.

 A total of 16 credit units is allocated in the first semester,

 and the other 24 credit units in the second semester, 

including 8 credit units for thesis writing. One credit unit 

is equal to 3 hours of student's effort per week or 48 hours per semester.

 A semester consists of on-campus and off-campus periods.

 During the on-campus period, students should attend intensive classes

 for different courses. During the off-campus period, distance learning 

model will be implemented with teaching and learning activities are conducted

 through internet modalities. Field supervision will be conducted during 

the off-campus period to monitor progress in research and thesis developments.