- B Sc in Public Health
Fact file
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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