Duration of the Course : 4 Years (8 Semesters)
Medium of Instruction : English
Affiliated to : Purbanchal University, Biratnagar, Nepal
Eligibility : ISc/+2 Science (Bio)/PCL Health Sciences with Second Division
Total no. of intake in One Academic Year : 40
Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) Program aims to prepare professional public health specialists with the highest technical and managerial competence in district level health programs, including problem identification, planning, implement, training, health education and research. Such specialists can serve in various types of positions at national, regional, zonal, district or local levels. They will be needed in various kinds of governmental or non-governmental health agencies, hospital, schools and institutions, other possible area of absorption may involve special responsibilities, eg. working directly with local communities and individuals, working primarily with schools teachers, administering health education services and preparing health workers ion public health fields. In general, the graduates of BPH program should be able to carry out the responsibilities designed for the district public health officer.
Objectives of the Program
The objective of Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) program is to produce competent graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills necessary to deliver high quality health services needed for country. Specifically, the program entails the following objectives:
- Provide advance knowledge and practical skills in Public Health for graduates of certificate level programs in general medicine, nursing (Staff Nurse) and health sciences and for certificate graduates in science with biology
- Develop required skills in designing, analyzing and evaluating applied public health science research and management
- Equip public health specialists with communication and group organization skills for promoting community participation in health and development activities ultimately leading to the individual and community self-reliance in health services and improvement in health status of people
- Enable public health professionals to deal with existing realities in district public health management issues, concern and problems
- Foster positive attitudes in health professionals and encourage them to provide more accessible and equitable Primary Health Care services for disadvantaged groups and communities
- Develop the leadership capabilities of public health professionals in the management of Primary Health Care and District Level Public Health Programs
- Enhance Vocational Competence of public health professionals through advanced education in health strategies, health promotion and health programming
ADMISSION CRITERIA:
- ISc/+2 Science (Bio)/PCL Health Sciences with Second Division
- Physically and mentally fit
- Must Pass the Entrance Examination conducted by Purbanchal University with at least 50% marks
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION:
- Photocopy of Mark-Sheets and Character Certificate of SLC and 10+2 or ISc. or any PCL Health Sciences
- Photocopy of Migration and Provisional Certificate
- Photocopy of Citizenship Certificate
- Six Copies of PP size Photographs
- Duly filled admission Form
OVERVIEW OF BACHELOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH (BPH) COURSE
FIRST YEAR:
FIRST SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching HR |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 101.1-AP |
Anatomy and Physiology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 101.2-PFAS |
Pathophysiology, First Aid and Safety |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 101.3-BI |
Biochemistry and Immunology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 101.4-MPBV |
Microbilogy, Parasitology, Bacteriology & Virology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
BPH 101.5-MER |
Medical Entomology and Rodentology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
6 |
BPH 101.6-PE |
Professional English |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
7 |
BPH 101.1-AP |
Practical Skill Development (Anatomy and Physiology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
BPH 101.2-PFAS |
Practical Skill Development (Pathophysiology, First Aid and Safety) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
9 |
BPH 101.3-BI |
Practical Skill Development (Biochemistry and Immunology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
BPH 101.4-MPBV |
Practical Skill Development (Microbilogy, Parasitology, Bacteriology & Virology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
11 |
BPH 101.5-MER |
Practical Skill Development (Medical Entomology and Rodentology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
18 |
5 |
288 |
160 |
850 |
450 |
SECOND SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 102.1-IPH |
Introduction to Public Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 102.2-BE |
Basic Epidemiology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 102.3-BFN |
Basic Food Nutrition |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 102.4-BCA |
Biostatistics and Computer Application |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
BPH 102.5-PPT |
Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
6 |
TPP 102.1-IPH |
Term Paper Presentation (Introduction to Public Health) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
7 |
TPP 102.2-BE |
Practical Skill Development (Basic Epidemiology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
TPP 102.3-PPT |
Term Paper Presentation (Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
9 |
PSD 102.4-BFN |
Practical Skill Development (Basic Food Nutrition) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
PSD 102.5-BCA |
Practical Skill Development (Biostatistics and Computer Application) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
15 |
5 |
240 |
160 |
750 |
400 |
SECOND YEAR:
THIRD SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 203.1-EHE |
Environmental Health and Ecosystem |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 203.2-FHMCH |
Family Health, Maternal and Child Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 203.3-PSFP |
Population Studies and Family Planning |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 203.4-FHE |
Fundamentals of Health Education |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
BPH 203.5-PHCIH |
Primary Health Care and International Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
6 |
BPH 203.6-CHOD |
Community Health Organization and Development |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
7 |
PSD 203.1-EHE |
Practical Skill Development (Environmental Health and Ecosystem) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
FHE 203.2-FHMCH |
Family Health Exercise (Family Health, Maternal and Child Health) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
9 |
TPP 203.3-PSFP |
Term Paper Presentation (Population Studies and Family Planning) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
TPP 203.4- PHCIH |
Term Paper Presentation (Primary Health Care and International Health) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
11 |
TPP 203.5-CHOD |
Term Paper Presentation (Community Health Organization and Development) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
18 |
5 |
288 |
160 |
850 |
450 |
FOURTH SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 204.1-MSA |
Medical Sociology and Anthropology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 204.2-AEOH |
Applied Environmental and Occupational Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 204.3-AE |
Applied Epidemiology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 204.4-AB |
Applied Biostatistics |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
BPH 204.5-APHN |
Applied Public Health Nutrition |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
6 |
BPH 204.6-SHOH |
School Health and Oral Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
7 |
TPP 204.1-MSA |
Term Paper Preparation (Medical Sociology and Anthropology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
PSD 204.2-AEOH |
Practical Skill Development (Applied Environmental and Occupational Health) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
9 |
TPP 204.3-AE |
Term Paper Preparation (Applied Epidemiology) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
TPP 204.4- APHN |
Term Paper Preparation (Applied Public Health Nutrition) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
11 |
PSD 204.5-SHOH |
Practical Skill Development (School Health and Oral Health) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
18 |
5 |
288 |
160 |
850 |
450 |
THIRD YEAR:
FIFTH SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 305.1-RHG |
Reproductive Health and Gender |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 305.2-CE |
Clinical Epidemiology |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 305.3-AHE |
Applied Health Education |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 305.4-MHBS |
Mental Health and Behavioral Science |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
BPH 305.5-CHD |
Community Health Diagnosis |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
6 |
TPP 305.1-RHG |
Term Paper Presentation (Reproductive Health and Gender) |
- |
Practical |
3 |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
7 |
PSD 305.2- AHE |
Practical Skill Development (Applied Health Education) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
PSD 305.3- CHD |
Practical Skill Development (Community Health Diagnosis) |
- |
Practical |
- |
5 |
- |
160 |
100 |
60 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
15 |
7 |
240 |
224 |
700 |
370 |
SIXTH SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 306.1-HSMN |
Health Service Management in Nepal |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 306.2-PHAM |
Public Health Administration and Management |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 306.3-BCCH |
Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 306.4-TCD |
Training & Curriculum Development |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
BPH 306.5-HEHF |
Health Economics and Health Financing |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
6 |
PSD 306.1-HSMN |
Practical Skill Development (Health Service Management in Nepal) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
7 |
TPP 306.2- PHAM |
Term Paper Presentation (Public Health Administration and Management) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
PSD 306.3- TCD |
Practical Skill Development (Training & Curriculum Development ) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
9 |
TPP 306.4- HEHF |
Term Paper Presentation (Health Economics and Health Financing) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
15 |
4 |
240 |
128 |
700 |
370 |
FOURTH YEAR:
SEVENTH SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 407.1-PHR |
Public Health Research |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 407.2-UHPHEDM |
Urban Health, Public Health Engineering and Disaster Management |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 407.3-LMSA |
Logistic Management and Software Application |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
BPH 407.4-PHESHP |
Public Health Ethics, Social Health and Professionalism |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
5 |
PSD 407.1-PHR |
Practical Skill Development (Public Health Research) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
100 |
50 |
6 |
TPP 407.2-UHPHEDM |
Term Paper Preparation (Urban Health, Public Health Engineering and Disaster Management) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
7 |
TPP 407.3-LMSA |
Term Paper Preparation (Logistic Management and Software Application) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
8 |
PSD 407.4-PHESHP |
Practical Skill Development (Public Health Ethics, Social Health and Professionalism) |
- |
Practical |
- |
5 |
- |
160 |
100 |
60 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
12 |
8 |
192 |
256 |
650 |
350 |
EIGHTH SEMESTER
S.N. |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Nature of Subject |
Credit Hour |
Teaching Hour |
FM |
PM |
|||
TH. |
PR. |
TH. |
PR. |
|||||||
1 |
BPH 408.1-NHPP |
National Health Policy and Plan |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
2 |
BPH 408.2-HRH |
Human Resource for Health |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
3 |
BPH 408.3-PM |
Project Management |
Theory |
- |
3 |
- |
48 |
- |
100 |
50 |
4 |
TPP 408.1-NHPP |
Term Paper Preparation (National Health Policy and Plan) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
5 |
TPP 408.2-HRH |
Term Paper Preparation (Human Resource for Health) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
6 |
PSD 408.3-PM |
Practical Skill Development (Project Management) |
- |
Practical |
- |
1 |
- |
32 |
50 |
30 |
7 |
PSD 408.4-PHRR |
Practical Skill Development (Public Health Research Report) |
- |
Practical |
- |
6 |
- |
192 |
200 |
120 |
TOTAL |
- |
- |
9 |
9 |
144 |
288 |
650 |
360 |
3.1 COURSE EVALUATION SCHEME
There will be final examination at the end of each consecutive semester. This will carry 80% marks in final examination and 20% marks will carry by internal assessment. A student has to get minimum 50% mark in theory and 60% marks in practical separately to pass the subject. Internal assessment will not be taken for practical subject (PSD, FHE and TPP).
3.1.1 For internal mark – 20% (Out of 20 marks of internal assessment in individual subject)
S.N. |
Description |
Weightage |
1 |
Class attendance |
25% |
2 |
Class Presentation and home assignment |
25% |
3 |
Two times Internal examination in each semester (each carry 5%) |
50% |
|
Total |
100% |
3.2 For Community Health Diagnosis
Practical 100%
S.N. |
Description |
Weightage |
1 |
Pre field work (Instrument development, pretesting) |
5% |
2 |
Team work in field |
10% |
3 |
Field attendance (daily diary maintain or means of verification) |
10% |
4 |
Evaluation by campus/institute supervisor in field |
20% |
5 |
Presentation by students at community |
10% |
6 |
Micro health project planning and implementation |
10% |
7 |
Presentation by students at respective college |
10% |
8 |
Community diagnosis field report (written) |
15% |
9 |
Oral defense |
10% |
|
Total |
100% |
3.3 For Comprehensive District Health Management field Practice Evaluation
Practical 100%
S.N. |
Description |
Weightage |
1 |
Team work in field |
5% |
2 |
Field attendance (daily diary maintain and means of verification) |
10% |
3 |
Evaluation by Local field supervisor |
10% |
4 |
Evaluation by campus/institute supervisor in field |
10% |
5 |
Evaluation by D/PHO |
15% |
6 |
Mini action project planning and implementation |
5% |
7 |
Critical appraisal (individual report) on public health issues of district |
5% |
8 |
Seminar organize at D/PHO |
10% |
9 |
Presentation by students at respective college |
5% |
10 |
Comprehensive field report (written) final (three copy of spiral binding with one soft copy in CD/DVD) |
15% |
11 |
Oral individual examination final |
10% |
|
Total |
100% |
3.4 For Public Health Research Report Evaluation
Practical 100%
S.N. |
Description |
Weightage |
1 |
Proposal Presentation and submission |
10% |
2 |
Evaluation by research supervisor |
45% |
3 |
Report presentation with draft report submission |
10% |
4 |
Oral defense and examination (External) |
20% |
5 |
Final report submission (Three copy of hard cover black binding with one soft copy in CD/DVD) |
15% |
|
Total |
100% |
3.5 For practical skill development evaluation and term paper preparation
Practical 100%
S.N. |
Description |
Weightage |
1 |
Individual participation (attendance) |
35% |
2 |
Log/practical book maintaining, report submission |
35% |
3 |
Final oral and individual examination |
30% |
|
Total |
100% |
3.6 For family health exercise evaluation
Practical 100%
S.N. |
Description |
Weightage |
1 |
Individual work in field |
15% |
2 |
Development of indicator |
10% |
3 |
Tool development & finalization |
15% |
4 |
Presentation by students at respective college |
10% |
5 |
Report submission |
15% |
6 |
Oral and individual examination |
35% |
|
Total |
100% |