Master of Science in Public Health (MPH)
Master
The Master of Science in Public Health (MPH) is designed to develop the capacity of senior health managers to use an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to address health problems in their country.
The Master of Science in Public Health (MPH) is an annual 12-month Master of Public Health programme organized by KIT and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Participants can also choose to specialize in HIV/AIDS.
Health systems in developing countries face a wide range of challenges: inequalities in health and health care; the overwhelming problems posed by the HIV pandemic; health sector reforms; a call for equity and poverty reduction; epidemiological and demographic transitions with their double burden of disease; new partnerships with donors and other institutions through sector-wide approaches and Global Funds; the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; and a focus on quality of services and evidence-based public health.
Providing an effective response to these issues requires well-trained professionals able to solve complex public health problems systematically and using a multisectoral approach.
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Duration
11 months
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
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Tuition fee 2023/2024
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 19,180
Admission
Application requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent academic training in either medicine or another field related to health care, such as health sciences, economics, social science or nursing.
- Proven proficiency in spoken and written English academic TOEFL or IELTS test. A minimum written TOEFL score of 550, iBT TOEFL score of 80, computer based TOEFL score of 213, or an IELTS academic score of 6.0 is required.
- Computer literacy is essential as we use a virtual learning platform in our education.
A minimum of three years of relevant working experience, including managerial responsibilities in health related services in a low resource country and including some experience in public health.
The MPH is organised by the KIT Royal Tropical Institute and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and is accredited by the Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO).
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| € 19,180 | |
Non-EU/EEAThe non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA. |
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InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
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| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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| 11 Sep '23 | 11 Jul '23 | 11 Jul '23 |
Scholarships
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Orange Knowledge Programma (OKP)
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