Department of Public Health
Training public health professionals who can measure, plan and improve the health of populations.
About the department
The Department of Public Health offers the two-year, full-time Master of Public Health (MPH) and supervises doctoral research. The curriculum moves from the foundations of public health, epidemiology and biostatistics to India's public health priorities, research methods, global health, technology in public health, and programme planning and evaluation.
Students complete a project, a two-part dissertation and an internship, and take part in community field postings with the Department of Community Medicine, Ramaiah Medical College.
2 years
Full time, 4 semesters
80 credits
Across 4 semesters
30 seats
Annual intake
Core areas
EpidemiologyBiostatisticsHealth Systems & PolicyHealth PromotionCommunicable DiseasesNCDs & NutritionGlobal HealthDigital HealthDemographyProgramme Evaluation
Career paths
- Epidemiologist and biostatistician
- Public health programme manager
- Health policy and research analyst
- Health informatics specialist
- Roles with government, NGOs, international agencies and industry