Master of Public Health
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
AED 1,800 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* per credit hour
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Introduction
Overview
The program is designed to meet the development needs of professionals working in the field of public health or related fields such as occupational health, environmental health, primary care or health promotion. It is appropriate for those working in health and social care organizations, including health authorities, government departments and health service providers such as hospitals and clinics. The course will also be appropriate for those who wish to pursue a career in academic public health or to learn more about epidemiology and statistics for research or health service evaluation. The program is part-time. The program is modular with teaching taking place during intensive courses 0830-1700 Wednesday-Saturday.
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Curriculum
Degree Requirements
Required Credit Hours: minimum of 34 hours
Public Health Major
| Required Courses (18 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| CMPH601 | Fundamentals of Public Health | 2 |
| CMPH602 | Biostatistics I | 2 |
| CMPH603 | Epidemiological Methods | 2 |
| CMPH606 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 2 |
| CMPH609 | Introduction to Public Health | 2 |
| CMPH614 | Public Health Assignments I | 2 |
| CMPH616 | Public Health Assignments II | 2 |
| CMPH623 | Public Health Assignments III | 2 |
| CMPH629 | Skills for Public Health Practice | 2 |
| Elective Courses (Not offered every year, Students must select 8 courses out of the list) (16 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| CMPH604 | Health Care Evaluation and Needs Assessment | 2 |
| CMPH605 | Public Health Management | 2 |
| CMPH607 | Health Protection | 2 |
| CMPH613 | Occupational Health | 2 |
| CMPH615 | Clinical Epidemiology | 2 |
| CMPH617 | Environmental Public Health | 2 |
| CMPH618 | Current Issues in Public Health | 2 |
| CMPH620 | Maternal and Child Health | 2 |
| CMPH622 | Chronic Disease Epidemiology | 2 |
| CMPH627 | Advanced Epidemiological Methods | 2 |
| CMPH628 | Global Health | 2 |
| CMPH630 | Advanced Biostatistics | 2 |
| CMPH633 | Advanced Public Health | 2 |
| CMPH631 | Advanced Environmental Health | 2 |
Merit Fellowship Award
To receive the Merit Award, students are expected to have high academic credentials and maintain their academic success at the UAEU. The Merit Fellowship Award offers a financial assistance in form of partial tuition waiver to qualified students. Students in STEM and strategic areas of the country (renewable energy, transportation, health, water resources, technology, space) will have priority.
Student Eligibility:
- Have Excellent Academic Standing (GPA ≥ 3.6/4.0).
- Maintain a GPA ≥3.6/4.0 during study at UAEU.
- Have no other financial sponsorship or award.
Benefits:
- 50% discount on tuition fees.
Duration:
- Valid until graduation as long as the student is abiding with the Student Eligibility conditions.
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Program Outcome
- History and philosophy of public health as well as its core values, concepts, functions, and leadership roles.
- Population health concepts, and the processes, approaches, and interventions that identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations.
- Concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, analysis and interpretation, and the evidence-based reasoning and informatics approaches that are essential to public health practice.
- Biological, environmental, socio-economic, behavioural, cultural, and other factors that impact human health, influence the global and societal burden of disease and contribute to health disparities.
- Identification and pursuit of opportunities for promoting health and preventing disease across the lifespan and for enhancing public health preparedness.
- Characteristics and organizational structures of selected health care systems.
- Legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy.
- Public health-specific communication and social marketing, including technical and professional writing.
- The cultural context of public health issues.
- Globalization and sustainable development and their relationship to population health.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Use advanced concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
- Identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations using population health concepts and methods
- Analyze the biological, environmental, socio-economic, behavioural, cultural, and other factors that impact human health.
- Use effective communication and strategies for promoting health and preventing disease across the lifespan.
- Compare the characteristics and organizational structures of health care systems in selected countries.
- Explain the legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy.