Tata Institute of Social Sciences TISS offers Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology (MPH-SE) of duration two years

Master of Public Health in Social Epidemiology (MPH-SE)

The programme aims to train students for a career in public health.

The MPH Degree is designed to be completed in two years (4 semesters), but has provision to complete over a maximum period of 5 years from the date of registration.

The programme includes taught courses, internships and a research project.

Intake: 26

Eligibility:

Master's Degree in any discipline

or

Four years Graduate Degree in Medicine, Paramedical Sciences, or other four years programme like Pharmacy, Veterinary Sciences, Engineering.

Candidates should complete their Internship on or before Saturday, June 11, 2016.

Candidates who are in their final year in Bachelor's Degree are not eligible to apply.

Course structure-

Semester Course Code
I

FC Foundation Course
Philosophy of Research
SFC 01Social Science Perspectives on Health
SFC 02Basic Economics and Health Economics
SFC 03Research Methodology – I (Quantitative Methods)
SFC 04Research Methodology – II (Qualitative Methods)
SFC 05Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics
PBC 01Public Health Management
PBC 05Introduction to Public Health

II

PBC 02Ethics and Legislation in Public Health
PBC 03Health Financing
PBC 04Health and Population in Developing and Transitional Societies
PHE 01Social Epidemiology
PHE 02Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases
PHE 03Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Disease
PHE 04Social and Behavioural Influences on Health
PHE 08Health Systems Research
First Internship

III

PHE 05Advanced Epidemiology
PHE 07Public Health Across Lifespan
PHE 09Gender and Health
PHE 11Health Education and Communication
PHE 12Ecology and Health
Second Internship

IV

PHE 06Advanced Biostatistics
PHE 10Public Health Surveillance and Information Systems
PHE 13Mental Health
PHE 14Social Epidemiology of Nutrition
Dissertation

Contact-

Tata Institute Of Social Sciences
V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400088