MPH is an interdisciplinary program combining knowledge from epidemiology, biostatistics, health management, environmental health, sociology, and health education. It equips students to handle public health emergencies, manage health programs, and contribute to evidence-based healthcare policy.

📍 Semester 1: Foundation Courses

1. Introduction to Public Health

2. Epidemiology – I

3. Biostatistics – I

4. Health Systems and Policy

5. Environmental and Occupational Health

6. Social and Behavioral Sciences in Health

7. Health Promotion and Education

📍 Semester 2: Applied Public Health

1. Epidemiology – II (Advanced)

2. Biostatistics – II (Data analysis tools like SPSS, STATA, R)

3. Research Methods in Public Health

4. Public Health Ethics and Law

5. Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

6. Maternal and Child Health (MCH)

7. Nutrition in Public Health

📍 Semester 3: Specializations / Electives (May Vary)

Students choose electives or concentrations such as:

🔹 Epidemiology

🔹 Health Policy & Management

🔹 Global Health

🔹 Public Health Nutrition

🔹 Environmental Health

🔹 Health Informatics

🔹 Reproductive & Child Health

Also includes:

• Fieldwork / Internship I (with government health departments, WHO, NGOs, etc.)

• Seminar Presentation / Case Study Analysis

📍 Semester 4: Dissertation / Research Project

• Capstone Project / Thesis on a public health issue

• Field data collection and analysis

• Viva Voce (Oral Defense)

🧠 Skill Training Throughout:

• Data analysis (SPSS, Excel, Epi Info, STATA)

• Policy brief writing

• Communication & leadership in public health

• Project and program management

• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

📋 Assessment:

• Written exams

• Assignments & presentations

• Internship reports

• Dissertation evaluation & viva

🌍 Where You Can Work:

🏛️ Government Sector

• National Health Mission (NHM)

• State health departments

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• Municipal health agencies

• UPSC/SSC health roles

🌐 International & NGO Sector

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA

• CARE, PATH, PHFI, Clinton Health Access

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

🏥 Private Healthcare & Industry

• Fortis, Apollo, Max, AIMS hospitals

• Public health startups (e.g., Practo, 1mg, health-tech firms)

• CSR wings of companies (Tata Trusts, Reliance Foundation)

🎓 Academic & Research Institutions

• AIIMS, TISS, ICMR, IIPH, JNU, NIMHANS

• Public health schools and medical colleges

💰 Salary Range (India):