About the ProgrammeThe Master of Public Health (MPH) programme in the School of Postgraduate Studies offers you the opportunity to earn a Master of Public Health degree from the highly ranked Adventist University of Africa (AUA). Strong communities are the foundation of Public Health, and AUA is committed to wholistic service, training, and research which are necessary to build our students and communities. Through rigorous academics on-campus, online, and at our Extension Instruction Locations, the programme aims to directly impact the well-being of our students, the people of the African continent, and the world at large. Through educational programmes, research initiatives and a service-driven mission, the University is committed to empowering underserved populations and advancing the health of communities around the globe. Information technology is integral to the delivery of every course, including the delivery of content materials, student assignments, and communication between the students and faculty.
Purpose of the ProgrammeThe Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is one of the most innovative public health programmes in Africa which equips you with competency-based skills and experience to excel in the 21st-century health workforce enabling you to contribute to the quest of improving the health of the community. Acquiring an advanced degree in Public Health with us will give you a calling to make a difference.
The philosophy of the MPH programme is derived from the basic beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the mission of the University. The programme recognises the need for the stewardship and development of the person in order to maintain the physical, mental, and spiritual health necessary for the in-dwelling of the Spirit of God and provision of service to others, the local community, and the broader society. Health practitioners are increasingly being required to engage their clients, not only through curative interventions but also with preventive, promotive, and rehabilitative services to ensure that the health of clients is enhanced and that diseases, medical conditions, and their psychosocial consequences do not worsen or recur.
Focus on preventive and promotive health actions is relevant all over the world, but more specifically in Africa where health promotion is scarce due to poverty and low educational levels among the majority of people. A report from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on public health in Africa stated global public health challenges were more acute in sub-Saharan Africa and that the region carries 24% of the global burden of disease (Cooke, 2009). The challenges in public health require a concerted effort in education, for both preventions of disease and promotion of good health.
The MPH programme emphasises empowering people working with communities in Africa and around the world with comprehensive knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to enjoy better health.
$11. Have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 on a 4-point scale or its equivalent grade of 60%. Applicants with a CGPA of 2.5 to 2.99 or 55% to 59% may be accepted on probation.
$12. Applicants are to meet the following prerequisites as having been taken at the undergraduate level:
• Human Anatomy and Physiology/Human Biology (3 Credits)
• Human Nutrition (3 Credits)
$13. Have two Recommendations: One from a religious leader and one from your previous university or from your employing organization.
Submit the name, email address and designation of your referees, and AUA admissions will email the link for completing the online recommendation form. The applicant should seek the consent of the referee before submitting their details.
$14. Must demonstrate proficiency in English.
Duration of the Program |
Years |
Semesters/Sessions |
Full-time |
2 |
3 |
Part-time |
3 |
3 |
Requirements |
Credits |
Core Courses |
12 |
Specialization |
18 |
Research & Thesis/Project |
15 |
Internship |
1 |
Total |
46 |
MPH |
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Core Courses |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory and Practice |
3 |
|
PHGP 627 |
Program Planning, Evaluation, & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Management |
3 |
|
PHHM 647 |
Adventist Philosophy of Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
|
Total |
13 |
||
Specialization 1 |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Health Promotion |
PHNU 620 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
PHHP 630 |
Strategies of Health Promotion |
3 |
|
PHHP 650 |
Substance Abuse & Mental Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 656 |
Disease Prevention, Control, & Lifestyle |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 668 |
Global Health Issues |
3 |
|
Total |
18 |
||
Specialization 2 |
|||
Nutrition |
PHNU 620 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHNU 693 |
Maternal and Child Health |
3 |
|
PHNU 623 |
Nutritional Needs I: Carbohydrates & Lipids |
3 |
|
PHNU 628 |
Nutritional Needs II: Proteins & Micronutrients |
3 |
|
PHNU 668 |
Global Nutritional Health Issues |
3 |
|
Total |
18 |
||
Specialization 3 |
|||
Environmental Health |
PHEH 638 |
Sanitation and Waste Management |
3 |
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHEH 665 |
Water and Food Safety |
3 |
|
PHEH 644 |
Occupational Health and Safety |
3 |
|
PHEH 681 |
Environmental Health Risk Assessment |
3 |
|
PHEH 668 |
Global Environmental Health Issues |
3 |
|
Total |
18 |
||
Total |
|||
Research |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
|
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHRM 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
|
Total |
15 |
||
Grand Total: |
46 |
FULL TIME SCHEDULE
Full-Time Schedule |
||||||
MPH – Specialization 1: Health Promotion |
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Year 1 |
||||||
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHM 647 |
Adventist Philosophy of Health |
3 |
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory & Practice |
3 |
PHNU 620 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
|
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
PHGP 627 |
Prog. Planning, Eval., & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Mgt. |
3 |
PHHP 630 |
Strategies of Health Promotion |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
16 |
|||
Year 2 |
||||||
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHP 668 |
Global Health Issues |
3 |
Oral Thesis Defence |
0 |
||
PHHP 650 |
Substance Abuse & Mental Health |
3 |
||||
PHHP 656 |
Disease Prevention, Control, & Lifestyle |
3 |
||||
PHRM 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
46 |
|||
Grand Total: |
Full-Time Schedule |
||||||
MPH. – Specialization 2 : Nutrition |
||||||
Year 1 |
||||||
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHM 647 |
Adventist Philosophy of Health |
3 |
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory and Practice |
3 |
PHNU 620 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
|
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
PHNU 623 |
Nutritional Needs I: Carbs & Lipids |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Mgt |
3 |
PHGP 627 |
Prog. Planning, Eval., & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
16 |
|||
Year 2 |
||||||
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHNU 668 |
Global Nutrition Health Issues |
3 |
Oral Thesis Defence |
0 |
||
PHNU 628 |
Nutritional Needs II: Proteins & Micronut |
3 |
||||
PHNU 693 |
Maternal & Child Health |
3 |
||||
PHRM 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
46 |
|||
Grand Total: |
Full-Time Schedule |
||||||
MPH – Specialization 3 : Environmental Health |
||||||
Year 1 |
||||||
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHM 647 |
Adventist Philosophy of Health |
3 |
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory and Practice |
3 |
PHGP 627 |
Prog. Planning, Eval., & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
PHEH 638 |
Sanitation & Waste Management |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Mgt |
3 |
PHEH 644 |
Occupational Health & Safety |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
16 |
|||
Year 2 |
||||||
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHEH 665 |
Water & Food Safety |
3 |
Oral Thesis Defence |
0 |
||
PHEH 681 |
Environmental Health Risk Assessment |
3 |
||||
PHEH 668 |
Global Environmental Health Issues |
3 |
||||
PHRM 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
46 |
|||
Grand Total: |
PART TIME SCHEDULE
Part-Time Schedule |
||||||
MPH – Specialization 1: Health Promotion |
||||||
Year 1 – Session 1 |
Year 2 – Session 2 |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHM 647 |
Adventist Philosophy of Health |
3 |
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory and Practice |
3 |
PHNU 620 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
|
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
PHGP 627 |
Prog. Planning, Eval., & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Mgt. |
3 |
PHHP 630 |
Strategies of Health Promotion |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
16 |
|||
Year 3 – Session 3 |
||||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHP 650 |
Substance Abuse & Mental Health |
3 |
||||
PHHP 668 |
Global Health Issues |
3 |
||||
PHHP 656 |
Disease Prevention, Control, & Lifestyle |
3 |
||||
PHRM 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
||||
Oral Thesis Defence |
0 |
|||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
46 |
|||
Grand Total: |
Part-Time Schedule |
||||||
MPH – Specialization 2 : Nutrition |
||||||
Year 1 – Session 1 |
Year 2 – Session 2 |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHM 647 |
Advanced Philosophy of Health |
3 |
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory and Practice |
3 |
PHNU 620 |
Public Health Nutrition |
3 |
|
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
PHNU 623 |
Nutritional Needs I: Carbs & Lipids |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Mgt |
3 |
PHGP 627 |
Prog. Planning, Eval., & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
16 |
|||
Year 3 – Session 3 |
||||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHNU 668 |
Global Nutrition Health Issues |
3 |
||||
PHNU 628 |
Nutritional Needs II: Proteins & Micronut |
3 |
||||
PHNU 693 |
Maternal & Child Health |
3 |
||||
PHNU 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
||||
Oral Thesis Defence |
0 |
|||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
46 |
|||
Grand Total: |
Part Time Schedule |
||||||
MPH. – Specialization 3 : Environmental Health |
||||||
Year 1 |
||||||
Year 1 – Session 1 |
Year 2 – Session 2 |
|||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHHM 647 |
Advanced Philosophy of Health |
3 |
PHRM 612 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
|
PHHP 626 |
Health Promotion Theory and Practice |
3 |
PHGP 627 |
Prog. Planning, Eval, & Grant Writing |
3 |
|
PHRM 610 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
PHEH 638 |
Sanitation & Waste Management |
3 |
|
PHEH 637 |
Environmental Health & Disaster Mgt |
3 |
PHEH 644 |
Occupational Health & Safety |
3 |
|
PHET 662 |
Ethics in Public Health |
3 |
PHEM 645 |
Epidemiological Methods |
3 |
|
PHHP 691 |
Internship |
1 |
||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
16 |
|||
Year 3 – Session 3 |
||||||
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
Code |
Course Title |
Crs |
|
PHEH 665 |
Water & Food Safety |
3 |
||||
PHEH 681 |
Environmental Health Risk Assessment |
3 |
||||
PHEH 668 |
Global Environmental Health Issues |
3 |
||||
PHRM 697 |
Research Project/Thesis |
6 |
||||
Oral Thesis Defence |
0 |
|||||
Total |
15 |
Total |
46 |
|||
Grand Total: |