Bachelor of Public Health training program
Introduction
Our program aims to train bachePOs of public health, who not only have good health and ethics but also knowledgeable in basic sciences, basic medicines, clinical medicines and basic public health related knowledge and skills to deliver frequent health activities. Such activities involve identifying public health issues and priorities, planning as well as implementing health promotion programs and management measures to tackle health priorities. Besides, our program requires learners to demonstrate their good ability for self-studying and continuous learning to support their capacity building in order to meet changing needs of community’s health.
1.2. learning outcomes
PO1: Describe knowledge in basic sciences, basic medicines, basic clinical medicines, public health specialized, health system and politics as the basis for public health and implementing essential public health priorities in Vietnam.
PO2: Describe knowledge in computer and technology to meet the requirement of computer use, information search, document preparation and data management.
Skill
PO3: Planning for prevention and control of public health priorities and programs as well as frequent activities.
PO4: Conduct community health research, as well as conduct frequent public health activities and programs, as well as supervising, monitoring and evaluating such activities and programs.
PO5: Conduct health promotion and education activities as well as effective communication with the community.
PO6: Demonstrate English skill of 3/6 and adapt with the multicultural working environment.
Autonomy and accountability
PO7: Perform professionalism in public health practices and continuous learning to develop professional capacity
2. training program
- Total credits: 137 credits, not including Physical training and Political Training
- Full time training: 4 years
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Subject |
Credits |
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Semester 1 |
|
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English 1 |
2 |
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Computer skills |
3 |
|
Anatomy - Physiology |
4 |
|
Biology and Genetics |
2 |
|
Medical biochemistry |
2 |
|
Basic management principles and skills |
2 |
|
Total credits |
15 |
|
Semester 2 |
|
|
English 2 |
2 |
|
Medical microbiology |
2 |
|
Medical Parasitology |
2 |
|
Pathophysiology and Immunology |
2 |
|
Health Psychology |
2 |
|
Health system and management |
3 |
|
Basic epidemiology |
2 |
|
Marxism Leninism philosophy |
3 |
|
Defense and security training |
|
|
Total credits |
18 |
|
Semester 3 |
|
|
English 3 |
2 |
|
Biostatistics 1 |
2 |
|
Population and development |
2 |
|
Medical anthropology and health sociology |
2 |
|
Symptoms and basic treatment in surgery and obstetrics (theories) |
3 |
|
Symptoms and basic treatment in non-surgery and pediatric (theories) |
3 |
|
Communicable and non-communicable diseases |
3 |
|
Public health planning |
3 |
|
Marxist-Leninist political economy |
2 |
|
Physical Education 1 |
|
|
Total credits |
22 |
|
Semester 4 |
|
|
English 4 |
2 |
|
Biostatistics 2 |
2 |
|
Reproductive heatlh |
2 |
|
Basic nutrition and food safety |
2 |
|
Basic environmental health |
3 |
|
First aid in the community |
3 |
|
Symptoms and basic treatment in surgery and obstetrics (practices) |
4 |
|
Symptoms and basic treatment in non-surgery and pediatric (practices) |
2 |
|
Health economics and financing |
2 |
|
Science socialism |
2 |
|
Physical education 2 |
|
|
Total credits |
24 |
|
Semester 5 |
|
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English 5 |
2 |
|
Community health research |
2 |
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Health Information Management and international classification of diseases |
2 |
|
Introduction to health education and health promotion |
3 |
|
Qualitative research method |
2 |
|
Community-based rehabilitation |
2 |
|
Management of public health emergency situations |
2 |
|
Basic occupational health |
2 |
|
Health services management |
2 |
|
Ho Chi Minh ideology |
2 |
|
Physical Education 3 |
|
|
Total credits |
21 |
|
Semester 6 |
|
|
English 6 |
2 |
|
Public health ethics |
2 |
|
Health communication |
3 |
|
Food safety management |
2 |
|
Environmental health (advanced) |
2 |
|
Health policy |
2 |
|
Health evaluation design and planning |
2 |
|
History of the Communist Party of Vietnam |
2 |
|
Field trip (4 weeks) |
2 |
|
Total credits |
19 |
|
Semester 7 |
|
|
Elective courses |
5 |
|
Field trip (10 weeks) |
6 |
|
Total credits |
11 |
|
Semester 8 |
|
|
Elective courses |
5 |
|
Graduation course |
2 |
|
Total credits |
7 |