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Introduction of Bachelors of Science in Public Health (BSPH)

BS Public Health Mission:

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.

Vision Statement:

The BS Programme 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 programmes.

Programme Goal:

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

Objectives:

  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 programmes.
  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

 
Structure of the Programme:

BSPH Programme Duration, Credit and Medium of Instruction:

BSPH extends up to forty eight (48) months comprising eight semesters. English is the medium of instruction and examination for the BSPH program.

Semester Wise Distribution for BSPH (4 Year Programme):

The distribution of the core and elective courses in all the semesters is given in the following tables.

SCHEME OF STUDIES:

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.

Semester Wise Distribution for BS Public Health (4 Year Programme)

Semester

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

1st Semester

PHL - 101

English I

3

PHL - 102

Pakistan Studies

2

PHL - 103

Mathematics

3

PHL - 104

Life Sciences Biology

3

PHL - 105

Sociology of Health & Disease

3

PHL - 106

Basic Computer Literacy

3

1st Semester Credit Hours

17

2nd Semester

PHL - 107

English II

3

PHL - 108

Ethics/Islamic Studies

2

PHL - 109

Bio-Statistics I

3

PHL - 110

Principles of Psychology

3

PHL - 111

Medical Anthropology

3

PHL - 112

Personal Hygiene

3

2nd Semester Credit Hours

17

3rd Semester

PHL - 113

English III

3

PHL - 114

Basic Computer Skills

3

PHL - 115

Population Dynamics

3

PHL - 116

Primary Health Care

3

PHL - 117

Concept of Health & Disease

3

3rd Semester Credit Hours

15

4th Semester

PHL - 118

English 4

3

PHL - 119

Professional Ethics

3

PHL - 120

Basic Epidemiology

3

PHL - 121

Basic Biostatistics

3

PHL - 122

Health Promotion, Advocacy & Social Mobilization

3

4th Semester Credit Hours

15

5th Semester

PHL - 123

Community Nutrition

3

PHL - 124

Community Pediatrics

3

PHL - 125

Fundamental Principles of Infectious Diseases

3

PHL - 126

Epidemiology of Infectious Disease

3

PHL - 127

Non Communicable Disease Epidemiology

3

5th Semester Credit Hours

15

6th Semester

PHL - 128

Reproductive Health

3

PHL - 129

Environmental & Occupational Health

4

PHL - 130

Health Policy & Management

3

PHL - 131

Health Planning

3

PHL - 132

District Health Management

3

PHL - 133

Health Professional Educatio

3

6th Semester Credit Hours

18

7th Semester

PHL - 134

Mental Health

3

PHL - 135

Health Marketing

3

PHL - 136

Research Methodology

4

PHL 137

International Health

3

PHL 138

Disaster Management

3

PHL - 139

Research Project

4

7th Semester Credit Hours

18

8th Semester

PHL - 140

Microbiology

3

PHL - 141

Entomology

3

PHL - 142

Parasitology

3

PHL 143

Health Information System

3

PHL 144

Art and Public Health

3

PHL - 145

Research Project

4

8th Semester Credit Hours

18

Note:
Field Visits and Seminars by students will be non-credit, but compulsory subjects spread over each Semester.