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PUBLIC HEALTH(MASTER OF SCIENCE)

2013

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2013

PUBLIC HEALTH

(MASTER OF SCIENCE)Public Health is the art and science o preventing disease, prolonging lie and promoting health. Public Health is not only concerned

with maintenance o health by reducing or eliminating disease risks and environmental health hazards, improving social conditions, and

encouraging healthy behaviours and liestyles, it also encompasses the distribution and optimal management o healthcare services.

The programme will provide students rom a wide range o health and related proessional backgrounds with the knowledge and skills

in public health sciences and related disciplines which will make them more eective contributors in their ield o healthcare.

Philosophy

The Masters o Science in Public Health is based on the World Health Organisations principles o Health or All; they are:

equity intersectorial collaboration health promotion and disease prevention

international cooperation community participation

Who will benefit from the programme?

The Master o Science in Public Health programme is suited or those who want to advance in their careers in a related ield. They are:

a. Medical doctors b. Nurses c. Health oicers d. Environmental health oicerse. Health service managers . Hospital administrators g. Nutritionists h. Health education oicers

i. Environmental and health engineers j. Pharmacists

Public health professionals today are faced with both old and new public health

challenges. They range from infectious diseases such as influenza and the HIV/

AIDS pandemic, chronic disease epidemics, cancer and obesity. The challenges also

include the health of our increasingly elderly populations, high-risk behaviors that

endanger our health such as smoking and substance abuse, the safety of our

water and our food, as well as the threats of natural and man-made disaster

including bioterrorism. The IMU Master of Science in Public Health prepares oneto face these challenges through multidisciplinary approaches that apply the

latest scientific knowledge, common sense and teamwork to solve important

health problems. Students in the programme will obtain a population-based

perspective on health besides a curriculum focused on the core disciplines

of epidemiology, biostatistics, management sciences and the environmental,

biological, behavioral and social factors that influence the health of populations

and communities.

PROF HEMATRAM YADAVProfessor and CoordinatorMBBS (Kerala), MPH (Malaya), MBA (Boston), MRSH (UK), FAMM

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01 WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME?

On completion, the student should possess an understanding o the science and art o

Public Health including concepts o health and disease, and the actors that inluence them.

This acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitude will enable the student to practise their

knowledge in a wide range o service and academic settings.

02 WHAT ARE THE PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES?

The programme enables the student to understand the principle and practice o Public

Health through the application o:

1. Knowledge and understanding o the main disciplines o Public Health, including

statistics, epidemiology, health system management and health economics,

health protection, medical sociology, communicable disease control, policydevelopment and occupational and environmental health.

2. Important skills related to public health, including the use o inormation technology,

research methods, analysis and interpretation o data and inormation, critical

appraisal and reasoning, strategic management, creative problem solving,

multidisciplinary team working and eective written and oral communication.

3. Development o a holistic attitude in solving health problems in the community

and cultivating intellectual curiosity and lie-long learning in meeting the

challenges o public health in the 21st century.

03 WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS?

The minimum entry requirements are as follows:-

1. A medical degree rom a recognised university; or

2. A Bachelors degree or its equivalent from related disciplines with CGPA

2.50 and above.

3. A Bachelors degree or its equivalent from related disciplines with CGPA

below 2.50 but above 2.00 and with at least 3 years o experience inrelated disciplines may be considered.

English Language Requirements:All students are normally required to provide evidence of their ability

in the English Language in order to study in IMU. The standard English

Proficiency requirements are usually overall band score of IELTS 6.5 or

TOEFL 550 (PBT) or 79 (IBT) or MUET band 4. KEYFACTS

PUBLIC HEALTH(MASTER OF

SCIENCE)

TOTAL DURATION1 years (full-time)

3 years (part-time)

COMMENCEMENTMarch and September

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04 WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME?

The programme is a 1 years ull-time programme taught in English running over

3 semesters. The programme is divided into 12 modules and the modules in each semester

are as ollows:-

Semesters 1 and 2 each comprises twelve weeks o active learning ollowed by oneweek o assessment. Semester 3 is or undertaking the dissertation. The programme

oers the option o ull-time study over 1 years, or part-time over a maximum o

3 years.

The ull-time Format is a concentrated 18-month course o study at IMU that begins

each year in early March/September. The programme is structured to provide

the core requirement in the academic programme starting in March/September.

The programme consists o 2 Semesters o theory ollowed by a 3rd Semester o

dissertation writing and electives.

The part-time Format oers modules that are available during weekends in a

classroom setting. The students should complete the degree within three (3)

years. The programme begins in March/September at IMU together with ull-

time students but the classes are held during the weekends to cater to working

students. Assignments and assessments or both part-time and ull-time students will

be similar.

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05 WHAT ARE THE TEACHING/LEARNING APPROACHES USED? The programme is taught in close collaboration with the Ministry of

Health, Kuala Lumpur City Council, Non Governmental Organisations

and other public health related institutions.

Teaching and learning methods vary in line with the objectives of

the course but they include a range o methods including didactic

lectures, guided and independent group exercises, practicals,

seminars, workshops and problem-based sel directed learning.

Field visits with hands-on experience in observing the public

health challenges that are currently aced by the community are anintegral part o the course.

E-learning approaches are used extensively and includes web-

based e-learning courses, online simulation and virtual mentoring.

Maternal and child health

Total: 44 credit unitsFor the award o the degree o MSc (Public Health) the student must successullycomplete all the 12 modules.

Semester 3

Course code Name o Module Number o creat units

MPH 111 Dissertation 9MPH 112 Electives (2) 2

Total 11

Course code Name o Module Number o creat units

MPH 101 Methods in Epidemilogy 4

MPH 104 Biostatistics 4

MPH 103 Research Methodology 3

MPH 108 Environmental Health 3

MPH 109 Occupational Health 3

Total 17

Semester 1

Semester 2

Course code Name o Module Number o creat units

MPH 102 Population Health 4

MPH 105 Health Management and Economics 4MPH 106 Health Promotion 3

MPH 107 Medical Sociology 3

MPH 110 Public Health Practice 2

Total 16

The curriculum is reviewed periodically and is subject to change.

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06 HOW ARE THE STUDENTS ASSESSED?

Assessment is through class tests, practicals, reports essays, problem-based learning,

projects, dissertation and written examination.

07 WHO ARE THE TEACHING STAFF?

The teaching aculty relect a multidisciplinary background and are drawn rom the

Division of Community Medicine, Division of Population Health, Division of Human

Biology and Postgraduate Studies. The teaching aculty have many years o academic

and service experience and a large number o them have also served in the World

Health Organisation in various capacities. In addition, honorary lecturers are invited

rom the Ministry o Health and the public and private health service organisations.

08 WHAT DISTINGUISHES THE IMU MSC (PUBLIC HEALTH)FROM THE OTHER MSC PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMES?

The full time 1 year format, where students interact with our faculty.

A flexible part-time format of 3 years.

A diverse body of experienced public health specialists, clinicians, educators

and policy makers.

Dissertation to guide students to conduct research in the field of their choice.

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ABOUT IMU

IMU Bukit Jalil Campus

The International Medical University (IMU) is Malaysias rst and most established private medical andhealthcare university with over 20 years o dedicated ocus in healthcare education. The University is therst university in Malaysia that oers conventional and complementary medicine, all under one roo.

Established in 1992, the University enjoys an international reputation, and provides a high standard oeducation at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing proessional development level. IMUscurriculum or its undergraduate programmes has been benchmarked to international standards and isaccepted by international partner universities or credit transer into relevant programmes.

IMU pioneered the worlds rst Partner Medical School programme, allowing a student to start theireducation in Malaysia while completing and earning a degree at an international university. Overthe last two decades, IMU has grown rom a medical college with 5 partner universities in 1992, toan internationally recognised higher education institution with more than 30 renowned internationalpartner universities.

The main campus o IMU is located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since 1999, IMU has

established clinical schools in Seremban and Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) as wellas Batu Pahat and Kluang (scheduled to open in 2013) (Johor, Malaysia).

IMUs Learning Model is grounded on its core values, which osters students developmentinto knowledgeable and competent healthcare proessionals who are critical thinkers,refective and yet proactive. The aim is to create healthcare graduates that are committedto lielong learning and imbued with a sense o good citizenship, leadership and ethicalbehaviour.

In its continual quest for academic excellence, moving into research was a natural progressionwith medical and healthcare-related research, as well as medical education being areas o

key ocus. IMUs research eorts are expected to be urther enhanced now that the Instituteo Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI) has been launched in September 2012.

The university had a major breakthrough in 2010 with the start of its Healthcare Centres whichallowed IMUs staff and students to receive and treat patients. The Healthcare Centres,which serve as a teaching site or IMU students, bring the disciplines o allopathic (Western)medicine and those o complementary and alternative medicine together under one roo.

Today IMU is an integrated medical and healthcare institution, oering education, healthcareand research in partnership with some o the worlds most respected individuals anduniversities in the eld o medicine and healthcare.

IMU Clinical School, Seremban

IMU Clinical School, Batu Pahat

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PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE:

UNDERGRADUATE

MedicineKPT/JPS(KR10935)09/2014

DentistryKPT/JPS (A8358)10/2015

PharmacyKPT/JPS(KR10605)4/2014, KPT/JPS(R/727/7/0002)10/2015

DieteticswithNutritionKPT/JPS(KA8176)03/2013

NutritionKPT/JPS(N/726/6/0011)06/2017

NursingKP/JPS(KR11196)04/2015

NursingScience(forregisterednurses)KP/JPS(KA9377)01/2014

ChiropracticKPT/JPS(KA9294)08/2014

ChineseMedicineKP/JPS(KA10260)12/2015

BiomedicalScienceKPT/JPS(R/421/6/0011)12/2017

MedicalBiotechnologyKPT/JPS(R/545/6/0014)09/2017

PharmaceuticalChemistryKPT/JPS(R/442/6/0003)01/2018

PsychologyKPT/JPS(R/311/6/0013)09/2017

POSTGRADUATE

PublicHealth(MSc)(Coursework&Research)KP/JPS(KA10261)09/2015

Analytical&PharmaceuticalChemistry(MSc)KPT/JPS(N/442/7/0001)01/2017

MolecularMedicine(MSc)KPT/JPS(N/421/7/0010)07/2017

MedicalandHealthSciences(MSc&PhDbyresearch)KPT/JPS(KR10618)6/2014, KP/JPS(KR10625)01/2015

FormulationScience(MSc)KPT/JPS(N/545/7/0021)1/2018

The IMU has been certifed with MS ISO 9001:2000 or the provision o tertiary education inmedicine, pharmacy and health sciences.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information given in this brochure but itis subject to alteration without notice. The University reserves the right to alter or delete any of theinformation included at any time and it shall not be bound by any errors or omissions and cannotaccept liability in respect thereof. Please consult the Department of Student Services and Marketing forthe most up-to-date information.

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