BS (Public Health)

 

Introduction

Public health deals with core concepts of disease prevention, propagation and control. A functional health system not just manages diseases upon presentation but also aims to reduce disease burden through preventive and promotive activities leading to regular adjustments of policies. To achieve latter, it�s vital to generate scholarly knowledge through education and Research and its dissemination to communities. A healthy population is a pre-requisite for economic prosperity through improved health and poverty risk reduction. By investing an additional $1 on health per capita, about three times dividend is estimated to be reaped. Therefore, public health offers tools to set goals as well as trade-offs needed to achieve those goals efficiently.

Pakistan continues to suffer from large burden of different diseases owing mainly to resource constraints and lower population literacy rate. A substantial number of injuries as well as deaths occur each year which could be prevented. The capacity to collect and utilize health-related data is also limited. Furthermore, there exists enormous variation in its geography, culture and health practices. With increasing population, it�s imperative that greater importance be given to various aspects of health prevention along with curative health care services through hospitals.

Compared to regional countries, progress on national and international health goals has been slower. The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) currently stands at 62 per thousand while Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) is estimated 46 per thousand live births. The Maternal Mortality Rate of 170/100,000 is still higher in comparison with Iran, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Data also indicate higher prevalence of major birth defects, malnutrition, and ?- Thalassemia, but antenatal care and/or screening is available to very few. Moreover, cultural practices like consanguinity also exist. Across the country, Primary Health Care (PHC) is provided through a network of Basic Health Units (BHUs), Rural Health Centers (RHCs), Dispensaries, and First Aid posts. Further improvements in PHC delivery could prevent diseases and engage communities in health promotion thus saving valuable resources while improving overall health. This, in turn, could help make substantial progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Analyses of existing workforce indicate the need to train an estimated 5000 public health professionals annually to address chronic shortage. It is needed to achieve optimum outputs through the system while producing scholarly research in this vital discipline. Therefore, Department of Public Health at University of Health Sciences, Lahore is offering Post-Graduate Programs in various public health disciplines.

Goal

The B.S. Public Health programme aims to improve the health status of the population, which is to be achieved by providing professionals with a high quality of undergraduate training programme in public health sciences.

Objectives:

1. Produce competent, committed and skilled public health professionals.

2. Provide foundation for choosing a relevant Track in Public Health in future.

3. Prepare skilled workforce in public health auxiliary and support services

4. Prepare leadership in public health.

5. Develop, administer and evaluate health policies and programmes.

6. Participate directly in efforts to improve the health of the community using community-based and health systems� assessment of preventive services.

7. Conduct basic and applied research relevant to the description, studying risk factors and interventions for the promoting health and resolution of health problems in the human populations.

Career Opportunities

Public health Degrees open doors beyond just the commonly assumed government career path. There are actually a wide variety of settings in which public health graduates may work, as with any degree program. Some of those settings are:

1. Epidemiologist
2. Health Planner
3. Health Economist
4. Health Promotional Programs Coordinator
5. Health Informatics Specialist
6. Public Health Project Manager
7. Healthcare Administrator
8. Health and Safety Engineer
9. Public Health Educator
10. Management Policy Advisor
11. Public Health Lawyer
12. Industrial Hygienist
13. Environmentalist
14. Public Health Professor
15. NGO Programme Officer
16. Mental Health Researcher
17. Behavioral Scientist
18. Health Communications Specialist
19. Public Health Consultant
20. Emergency Preparedness Specialist
Number of Seats

Number of Seats = 40

Category = All Open Merit Seats

Structure of the Program

The normal duration of a 4-year Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) programme is four (04) years. Each academic year consists of two semesters. The program will be offered at Jinnah Campus of the university at Kala Shah Kaku.

There shall be two semesters in an academic year � Fall semester and Spring Semester. Each semester shall be of 18 weeks for teaching and one week for Mid-Semester Examinations. Final Examination shall be conducted by the University at the end of each semester. Schedule (date sheet) of final examinations shall be issued by the Controller of Examinations, University of Health Sciences, Lahore.

Sr.	Categories	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
1.	Compulsory Courses	09	28
2.	General Courses	07	21
3.	Discipline Specified Courses	07	31
4.	Major Courses (including research project/internship)	15	45
5.	Elective within the major	04	12
Total		42	137

Scheme of Studies

Semester Course Code Course Title Credit Hours First Semester PH I-C01 English 1 3 PH I-CO5 Pakistan Studies 2 PH I-C07 Mathematics 3 PH I-G01 Life Sciences Biology 3 PH I-G02 Sociology of Health & Disease 3 PH I-C09 Basic Computer Literacy 3 Second Semester PH II-C02 English 2 3 PH II-C06 Ethics/Islamic Studies 2 PH II-C08 Basic Statistics 3 PH II-G03 Principles of Psychology 3 PH II-G04 Medical Anthropology 3 PH II-D01 Personal Hygiene 3 Third Semester PH III-C03 English 3 3 PH III-C09 Basic Computer Skills 3 PH III-G05 Population Dynamics 3 PH III-G06 Primary Health Care 3 PH III-D02 Concept of Health & Disease 3 Fourth Semester PH IV-C04 English 4 3 PH IV-G07 Professional Ethics 3 PH IV-D03 Basic Epidemiology 3 PH IV-D04 Basic Biostatistics 3 PH IV-D05 Health Promotion, Advocacy & Social Mobilization 3 Fifth Semester PH V-D06 Community Nutrition 3 PH V-D07 Community Pediatrics 3 PH V-M01 Fundamental Principles of Infectious Diseases 3 PH V-M02 Communicable Disease Epidemiology 3 PH V-M03 Non-Communicable Disease 3 Sixth Semester PH VI-D08 Reproductive Health 3 PH VI-D09 Environmental & Occupational Health 4 PH VI-M04 Health Policy & Management 3 PH VI-M05 Health Planning 3 PH VI-M06 District Health Management 3 PH VI-M12 Health Professional Education 3 Seventh Semester PH VII-D10 Mental Health 3 PH VII-M07 Applied Epidemiology 3 PH VII-M08 Research Methodology 4 PH VII-E00 Elective 1 3 PH VII-E00 Elective 2 3 PH VII-M15 Research Project 4 Eight Semester PH VIII-M09 Microbiology 3 PH VIII-M10 Entomology 3 PH VIII-M11 Parasitology 3 PH VIII-E00 Elective 3 3 PH VIII-E00 Elective 4 3 PH VIII-M15 Research Project 4 Electives Prison Health 3 International Health 3 Health Economics 3 Health Financing 3 Health Inventory Management 3 Disaster Management 3 Quality Management in Health Care\ 3 School Health 3 Health Information System 3 Health Project Management 3 Art and Public Health 3 Community Dentistry 3 Community Psychiatry 3 Community Nursing 3 Food Safety 3 Health Marketing 3 Addiction and Social Rehabilitation 3 Nuclear Medicine 3 Sports Medicine 3 Adolescent and Sexual Health 3 Risk Management 3 Geriatrics 3

FEE STRUCTURE

Sr. No.	Particular	1st Semester	2nd Semester	3rd Semester	4th Semester	5th Semester	6th Semester	7th Semester	8th Semester
1.	Admission Fee (Non-Refundable	Rs.10,000/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Tuition Fee	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-	Rs.50,000/-
3.	Registration Fee	Rs.1500/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Mid-Term Examination Fee	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-	Rs.1000/-
5.	Final Examination Fee	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-	Rs.4500/-
6.	Security (Refundable)	Rs.5000/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Miscellaneous	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-	Rs.5000/-
Total		Rs.77,000/-	Rs.60,500/-	Rs.60,500/-	Rs.60,500/-	Rs.60,500/-	Rs.60,500/-	Rs.60,500/-	Rs.60,500/-