Department of Public Health

Heading of the Picture

The Department of Public Health (PH) at GUB under Faculty of Health and Bio Sciences offers 4 years Bachelor of Science (BSc. Honors) degree program in Public Health (PH) with an ambition of developing quality researchers as well as public health professionals globally. The curriculum of the degree is prepared with the intension to groom up the students to effectively contribute in all aspects of necessary theoretic knowledge on human health. Therefore, the curriculum of the B. Sc. program vastly focuses on:

Public Health
Health Communication
Human Anatomy, Histology, Physiology & Pathology
Infectious Disease
Genetics
Human Nutrition
Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology etc)
Health Policy
BSc. Thesis Program etc

Total credits of the course is 155, including 2 semesters per year.

Goals

To perform research on the pathogenesis and prevention of environmentally-produced illness that will act as a catalyst for scientifically based public health advances in society.
To perform research that will range from the molecular to the epidemiological levels and will utilize a diversity of appropriate technologies.
To produce well-educated scientists and professionals with the ability to advance environmental health in all sectors of society both domestically and internationally.

Objectives

Attract and retain a distinguished faculty from a wide range of fields, such as chemistry, physiology, genetics, cell and molecular biology, medicine, epidemiology, occupational health, health policy, and risk management.
Seek colleagues and collaborations to maximize the department’s resources and impact: establish and strengthen collaborations with German Universities as well as other leading universities.
Promote interdisciplinary research and teaching.
Recruit and provide financial support for the most qualified graduate students.
Increase resources (financial support, space, equipment and opportunities) for the career development of faculty, staff and students.

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