imu msc public health brochure
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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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