B Sc in Public Health

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    Qualification: Bachelor of Science (B Sc) in Public Health
    Entry requirements: secondary school certificate or senior high school diploma
    Course length: 7 semesters
    Credits: 240 credits

    The aim of the program

    The aim of the B Sc course in Public Health is to train specialists who are capable of identifying and evaluating public health problems,planning and
    implementing evidence-based interventions to solve them.

    What will you be studying

    1th and 2nd semester


    Introduction to Public Health, Chemistry, Ecology, Psychology, Communication, First Aid, Bioethics, Basics of Research Methodology,Sociology,
    Basic Anatomy, Medical Latin, Cell Biology, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Health, Pathology, Health (& Library) Informatics,
    Elective subjects

    3d an 4th semester


    Health Care Law, Biochemistry, Physiology, Health Psychology, Clinical Propedeutics, Basic Microbiology, Immunology, Public Health Medicine I-
    II, Biostatistics and Basic Epidemiology, Epidemiology in Public Health I., Elective subjects

    5th and 6th semester


    Epidemiology in Public Health II,, Pharmacology, Basics in Health Promotion and Health Policy, Health Promotion , Public Health Medicine III-IV.,
    Occupational Health, Nutritional Health and Food Safety, Economics, Introduction to Business, Field and Laboratory Practice, Public Health related
    questions of the young, Basics of Quality Assurance, Elective subjects

    7th semester


    Thesis work


    Postgraduate opportunities

    The University of Debrecen offers a lot of internationally competitive master courses among them the Master in Public Health course in English.
    By the year of 2010 a new M Sc course in Rehabilitation will be launched also for English-speaking students.

    Career


    Public Health is a rapidly expanding field worldwide. The degree will open up a range of career opportunities throughout the world. It therefore
    provides a base from which to proceed to a career in a wide range of health-related occupations or research.

    Career opportunities


    » health services, employment in research, surveillance, health promotion and/or environmental health among other areas
    » public health and related agencies such as cancer registries, food safety authorities, disease screening programmes
    » community development
    » international aid agencies
    » the private sector with the pharmaceutical industry and management consultancies.
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