Doctor of Public Health [DrPH]

• Applied research, teaching and/or practice in the field of health services and public health administration

1. The Degree of Doctor of Public Health programme of study with a total of 84 credit hours comprises the two following parts:
   1. Part 1 which consists of courses with a total of 24 credit hours includes -
      1. One Compulsory Core Course of three credit hours;
      2. One Compulsory Internship Course of six credit hours;
      3. Two Compulsory Professional Area Core Courses of three credit hours each; and
      4. Three Professional Specialization Courses of three credit hours each; and

b. Part 2 which consists of research that leads to a thesis of 60 credit hours.

2. (a) A candidate must successfully complete Part 1 before he is allowed to proceed to Part 2.

(b) A candidate shall attain a minimum grade of B in Compulsory Core Course.

 

List of Courses 

Compulsory Core Course

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hour
MWA8001	Research Protocol Development	3

 
Compulsory Internship Course

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hour
MWA8006	Professional Internship	6

 
Professional Area Core Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hour
MWA8004	Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health	3
MWA8005	Health Policy and Leadership	3

Professional Specialization Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hour
(1) Area: Health Services Management
MWA8003	Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
MWA8007	Human Resource Planning and Management	3
MWA8008	Health Law and Ethics	3
MWA8009	Health Economics	3
MWA8010	Health Logistics Management	3
MWA8011	Quality in Health	3
(2) Area: Family Health
MWA8012	Women’s Health	3
MWA8013	Child and Adolescent Health	3
MWA8014	Lifetime Health	3
MWA8015	Nutrition and Lactation Management	3
MWA8016	Society, Behaviour and Health	3
(3) Area: Environmental Health
MWA8017	Environmental Pollution	3
MWA8018	Food Technology and Health	3
MWA8019	Waste Management	3
MWA8020	Human Factor and Ergonomics	3
MWA8021	Disability Assessment	3
MWA8022	Occupational Lung Diseases	3
MWA8023	OSH Management Systems	3
(5) Area: Epidemiology in Health
MWA8024	Advanced Epidemiology	3
MWA8025	Clinical Epidemiology	3
MWA8026	Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases	3
MWA8027	Epidemiology of Non Communicable Diseases	3
(6) Area: Biomedical Statistics
MWA8028	Analysis of Rates and Proportions	3
MWA8029	Statistical Computing	3
MWA8030	Introduction to Meta-Analysis	3
MWA8031	Principles of Clinical Trials	3
MWA8032	Qualitative Methods in Health Research	3
MWA8033	Critical Readings and Special Topics in Epidemiology	3
MWA8034	Nutritional Epidemiology	3

A non-Malaysian applicant whose degree is from a university or institution of higher learning where the medium of instruction for that degree is not the English language and where the applicant wishes to follow a programme and/or write his tesis in the English language shall be required:

1. To obtain a score of 600 for a paper-based total (PBT); a score of 250 for a computer-based total (CBT) or a score of 100 for an internet-based total (IBT) for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or

To obtain a band of 6 for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

(i)     The minimum qualifications for admission into the Doctor of Public Health programme are as follows:

(A)   A Master of Public Health degree with a CGPA of not less than 3.0 (or its equivalent); or

(B)   A Master’s degree in the relevant Public Health field with a CGPA of not less than 3.0 (or its equivalent); and

(C)   Have work related experience of at least one (1) year or for a certain period that has been decided by the Department from time to time

Once a year in month of September.

Fee Structure for Citizen
Fee Structure for Non-Citizen