This is a three year Programme of intensive lectures, writing course
works and considerable field practical exercises.
Course Overview
Course Duration: 3 Years
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Direct Entry Scheme
- i) At least 5 passes at Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)
obtained at the same sitting or its equivalent; and
- ii) At least 2 principal passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) obtained at the same sitting or its equivalent.
Diploma Holders
A good diploma from a recognized institution as determined by the
University Senate
Mature Age Entry
- i) The applicant should be 25 years of age and above.
- ii) Must have passed mature age entry examinations organized by a recognised body as authorized by the National Council for Higher Education.
Year 1 Semester I
Code Course Name LH PH CH CU | |||||
BPH31101 | Introduction to Health
Promotion and Education |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31102 | Public Health in Uganda | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31103 | Primary Health Care | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31104 | Occupational and
environment health |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31105 | Health services management | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31106 | Epidemiology | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
Year 1 Semester 2
Code Course Name LH PH CH CU | |||||
BPH31201 | Health policies and systems | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31202 | Hygiene, Food, and Health | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31203 | Medical Microbiology/
Entomology |
45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31204 | Applied Health Care Ethics | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31205 | Communicable and non- communicable diseases | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH31206 | Public Health
Administration |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
Year 2 Semester I
Code Course Name LH PH CH CU | |||||
BPH32101 | Cultural Competence in
Health care delivery |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32102 | Nutrition and metabolism | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32103 | Population and Health | 45 | 15 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32104 | Health care system and data management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32105 | Water and Sanitation | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32106 | Disaster response and emergency management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
Year 2 Semester 2
Code Course Name LH PH CH CU | |||||
BPH32201 | Health Economics | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32202 | Principles of Human resources mgt | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32203 | Tropical medicine | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32204 | International health
development |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32205 | Biostatistics | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH32206 | Industrial training | 00 | 150 | 75 | 05 |
Year 3 Semester 1
Code Course Name LH PH CH CU | |||||
BPH33101 | Genetic Epidemiology | 60 | 60 | 04 | |
BPH33102 | Diseases of Public Health
importance |
60 | 60 | 04 | |
BPH33103 | Health care Financial
Management |
60 | 60 | 04 | |
BPH33104 | Strategic Leadership for
Health and Wellbeing |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33105 | Nutrition and Metabolism | 60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33106 | Management and planning of
Public Health Systems |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
Year 3 Semester 2
Code Course Name LH PH CH CU | |||||
BPH33201 | Emerging and Re-emerging infections | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33202 | Organizational Behaviour in
Health and social Care |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33203 | Health and Social care
management |
60 | 00 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33204 | Health communication, theory and practice | 45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33205 | Health care monitoring and
Evaluation |
45 | 30 | 60 | 04 |
BPH33206 | Dissertation | 00 | 150 | 75 | 05 |