Perdana University
MSc in Public Health

Serdang, Malaysia

DEGREE TYPE

MSc

DURATION

1 up to

2 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Jan 2025

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The MSc in Public Health provides comprehensive training in health promotion, disease prevention, and epidemiology. It covers essential areas such as global health challenges, health systems, and data analysis. This one-year full-time program enhances your knowledge and skills through a mix of lectures, practical sessions, and research projects.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in various sectors, including public health policy, health education, research, and governmental or non-governmental organizations. Potential roles include public health officer, epidemiologist, and health data analyst.

Public health refers to all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent diseases, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus on entire populations, not on individual patients or diseases.

Who may enrol? Medical doctors, researchers, nurses, paramedics, nutritionists, bio-technologists, biomedical personnel, other allied health professionals, industrial hygienists, environmental / bio-medical engineers, safety and health officers, as well as other relevant degree holders keen to immerse in the exciting world of public health.

Who will mentor me? The academic team consists of dedicated and experienced local and foreign academicians, industry players, Ministry of Health officials, and other key stakeholders in the field of Public Health.