Master of Public Health

About The Program

The MPH course will prepare a competent cadre of professionals who have a basic understanding of the various aspects of public health and are able to successfully apply this knowledge towards meeting public health challenges in the Indian context.

Duration

2 years (four semesters or 2040 hours) with 1½ Years didactic + 4 months Dissertation+ 2 months Internship.

Eligibility

Candidates with an undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university in India or abroad.

Public health is a multidisciplinary area and applicants from diverse academic backgrounds such as medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, AYUSH, nursing, paramedical sciences, biological sciences, veterinary sciences, management, social work, engineering, law, commerce, accounting, communication, etc. are eligible to apply.

Candidates having non-science background are encouraged to undertake additional MOOCS courses concurrently to update their knowledge of biology and mathematics.

Course Outline

Semester I

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ster I	Subject Code	Subject Title	Credits		Hours
	Subject Code	Subject Title	Theory	Practicum	Hours
	MPH 500	Introduction to Public Health	2	–	30
	MPH 501	Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health	1	–	15
	MPH 502	Project Management	2	–	30
	MPH 503	Epidemiology-1	3	–	45
	MPH 504	Biostatistics and Data Management-1	3	–	45
	MPH 505	Tribal Health	1	–	15
	MPH 506	Social and Behavioural Sciences in Health	2	–	30
	MPH 507	Environmental and Occupational Health	2	–	30
	MPH 508	Community Orientation	–	4	120
		Winter Internship	–	–	120
		Total	16	4	510

Semester II

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Semester II	Subject Code	Subject Title	Credits		Hours
	Subject Code	Subject Title	Theory	Practicum	Hours
	MPH 550	Introduction to Reproductive & Child Health	2	–	30
	MPH 551	Epidemiology-2	3	–	45
	MPH 552	Biostatistics and Data Management-2	3	–	45
	MPH 553	Health Promotion and Communication	2	–	30
	MPH 554	Health Policies, Systems and Programs	2	–	30
	MPH 555	Qualitative Research	2	–	30
	MPH 556	Research Methods	2	–	30
	MPH 557	Ethics in Public Health Research	2	–	30
	MPH 558	Health Facility Posting	–	2	60
		Summer Posting	–	–	120
		Total	18	2	450

Semester III

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Semester III	Subject Code	Subject Title	Credits		Hours
	Subject Code	Subject Title	Theory	Practicum	Hours
	MPH 600	Public Health Nutrition	2	–	30
	MPH 601	Introduction to Health Economics	2	–	30
	MPH 602	Monitoring and Evaluation	2	–	30
	MPH 603	Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemiology	1		15
	MPH 604	Introduction to Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology	1	–	15
	MPH 605	Systematic Reviews	2		30
	MPH 606	Demography	2	–	30
	MPH 607	Disaster Management	2	–	30
	MPH 608	Mental Health	2	–	30
	MPH 609	Apprenticeship in Health Policy and Programs	–	4	120
		Preparation of Research Proposal	–	–	120
		Total	16	4	480

Semester IV

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Fee Payment Schedule

Year	Amount	Installment	Amount	Last Date of Payment
1st Year	260,520	I Semester 1st installment	77,230	15th July 2025
		I Semester 2nd installment	66,930	15th October 2025
		II Semester 1st installment	58,180	15th February 2026
		II Semester 2nd installment	58,180	30th April 2026
2nd Year	253,600	III Semester 1st installment	63,400	15th July 2026
		III Semester 2nd installment	63,400	15th October 2026
		IV Semester 1st installment	63,400	15th February 2027
		IV Semester 2nd installment	63,400	30th April 2027

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