BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH (BSPH)

Vision Statement

The BS Program envisions excellence in public health teaching, training and capacity building through providing broad perspectives of health and health-care and innovation, Critical Thinking and lifelong learning skills into health-care settings. It will strive to acquire methods to propagate knowledge that will be useful for the furthering of Public Health Education into Masters’ and Doctoral programs. 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) is to preserve, promote, and improve the health and well-being of populations, communities, and individuals.

Goal of the BSPH Program

The BSPH program aims to improve the health status of the population, which is to be achieved by providing professionals with a high quality of undergraduate training program in public health sciences.

Objectives of the Program

1. Produce competent, committed and skilled public health professionals.
2. Provide foundation for choosing a relevant Track in Public Health in future.
3. Prepare skilled workforce in public health auxiliary and support services.
4. Prepare leadership in public health.
5. Develop, administer and evaluate health policies and programs.
6. Participate directly in efforts to improve the health of the community using community based and health systems’ assessment of preventive services. 
7. Conduct basic and applied research relevant to the description, risk factors and interventions for the resolution of health problems in the human Populations.

The graduates of the BSPH program will be prepared to

  1. Solve health-related problems within the financial, socio-cultural, environmental, ethical and political framework of Pakistan and its surrounding region.

  2. Design, conduct, analyze and interpret the results of relevant studies, projects and programs.

  3. Plan, manage, and evaluate interventions in the field of public health.

  4. Communicate public health messages to diverse audience effectively using diverse tools of communication.Advocate simple public health interventions and practices with equity. 

Core Competencies:
1. At the end of the program, the graduate is expected to:
2. Detect, prevent and manage common public health problems in Pakistan
3. Acquire basic computer skills
4. Be effective communicator
5. Practice and promote professional ethics
6. Conduct basic research and prepare reports
7. Analyze health system problems
8. Develop critical thinking and creativity
9. Create cultural context in which public health professionals work
10. Involve community dynamics and networking.
11. Prepare for health advocacy, teamwork and leadership and professionalism

Admission Criteria:  
 FSc/FA and equivalent with minimum 2nd division

SCHEME OF STUDIES
Structure of the Program
The normal duration of a 4-year Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) programme is four (04) years. Each academic year consists of two semesters. There shall be two semesters in an academic year (Fall semester and Spring Semester). Each semester shall be of 18 weeks for teaching and one week for Mid-Semester Examinations. Final Examination shall be conducted by the University at the end of each semester.

Sr.
Categories
No. of Courses
Credit Hours
1.
Compulsory Courses
09
28
2. General Courses
07
21
3. Discipline Specified Courses
07
31
4. Major Courses (including research project/internship)
15
45
5. Elective within the major
04
12

Scheme of Studies - Semester Distribution

Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

First Semester

PHC - 611

English 1

3

PHC - 612

Pakistan Studies

2

PHC - 613

Mathematics

3

PHG - 614

Life Sciences Biology

3

PHG - 615

Sociology of Health & Disease

3

PHC - 616

Basic Computer Literacy

3

Second Semester

PHC - 621

English 2

3

PHC - 622

Ethics/Islamic Studies

2

PHC - 623

Bio-Statistics I

3

PHG - 624

Principles of Psychology

3

PHG - 625

Medical Anthropology

3

PHD - 626

Personal Hygiene

3

Third

Semester

PHC - 631

English 3

3

PHC - 632

Basic Computer Skills

3

PHG - 633

Population Dynamics

3

PHG - 634

Primary Health Care

3

PHD - 635

Concept of Health & Disease

3

Fourth Semester

PHC - 641

English 4

3

PHG - 642

Professional Ethics

3

PHD - 643

Basic Epidemiology

3

PHD - 644

Biostatistics - II

3

 

 

PHD - 645

Health Promotion, Advocacy & Social Mobilization

3

Fifth Semester

PHD - 651

Community Nutrition

3

PHD - 652

Community Pediatrics

3

PHM - 653

Fundamental Principles of Infectious Diseases

3

PHM - 654

Applied Epidemiology I - Communicable Disease 

3

PHM - 655

Health Professional Education

3

Sixth Semester

PHD - 661

Reproductive Health

3

PHD - 662

Environmental & Occupational Health

4

PHM - 663

Health Policy & Management

3

PHM - 664

Health Planning

3

PHM - 665

Fundamentals of Health Systems

3

PHM - 666

Applied Epidemiology II - NonCommunicable Disease

3

Seventh Semester

PHD - 671

Mental Health

3

PHM - 672

Applied Epidemiology III – Nutrition and Environment

3

PHM - 673

Research Methodology

4

PHE – 6E

Elective 1

3

PHE – 6E 

Elective 2

3

PHM - 676

Research Project

4

Eight

Semester

PHM - 681

Microbiology

3

PHM - 682

Entomology

3

 

 

PHM - 683

Parasitology

3

PHE – 6E

Elective 3

3

PHE – 6E

Elective 4

3

PHM - 686

Research Project

4

Electives

PHE – 6E1

Prison Health

3

PHE – 6E2

International Health

3

PHE – 6E3

Health Economics

3

PHE – 6E4

Health Financing

3

PHE – 6E5

Health Inventory Management

3

PHE – 6E6

Disaster Management

3

PHE – 6E7

Quality Management in Health Care\

3

PHE – 6E8

School Health

3

PHE – 6E9

Health Information System

3

PHE – 6E10

Health Project Management

3

PHE – 6E11

Art and Public Health

3

PHE – 6E12

Community Dentistry

3

PHE – 6E13

Community Psychiatry

3

PHE – 6E14

Community Nursing

3

PHE – 6E15

Food Safety

3

PHE – 6E16

Health Marketing

3

PHE – 6E17

Addiction and Social Rehabilitation

3

PHE – 6E18

Nuclear Medicine

3

 

PHE – 6E19

Sports Medicine

3

PHE – 6E20

Adolescent and Sexual Health

3

PHE – 6E21

Risk Management

3

PHE – 6E22

Geriatrics

3

DETAIL OF COURSES 


(Objectives and Contents of the courses)

 

       1.       Compulsory requirement (No Choice)

 

                      1.1      English I (Functional English)                                   Annexure A

                      1.2      English II (Communicational Skills)                          Annexure B

                      1.3      English III (Technical Writing)                                  Annexure C

                      1.4      English IIII (Any other subject can be offered)            Annexure C

                      1.5      Pak-Studies                                                                 Annexure D

                      1.6      Islamic Studies                                                           Annexure E

                      1.7      Mathematics I (Algebra)                                            Annexure F

                      1.8      Basic Biostatistics I                                                    Annexure G

                      1.9      Introduction to Information and                                 Annexure H

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1.    Erwin Schrödinger – What is Life? – Cambridge University Press

2.    Craig Heller, David Sadava, David Hillis, May Berenbaum - Life: The Science of Biology

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