Public Health 48 months Undergraduate Programme By The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

22,891 USDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Public HealthMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Health

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

At the vanguard of public health education, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Faculty of Medicine has designed this programme - the first undergraduate public health programme in Hong Kong. It provides students with interests in public health with valuable insight into population health issues.

Concepts students can expect to grasp include the social determinants of health, environmental impact on health, healthy lifestyles, public health law and ethics, biostatistics and epidemiology fundamentals, emergency preparedness and disaster response, infectious diseases, and health services reform.

The curriculum of the BSc in Public Health Programme begins with Faculty Package courses, to let all students within the Faculty of Medicine share a largely common experience and gain broad exposure to related disciplines. Starting from the second year, students take foundation courses in public health which include health ethics; public health methods and theories; and courses on contemporary health issues. In the later part of the programme, students acquire more advanced and in-depth knowledge of three domains of public health. Students will also have practicum and conduct research based project. This programme is benchmarked against world-class universities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Public Health

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

At the vanguard of public health education, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Faculty of Medicine has designed this programme - the first undergraduate public health programme in Hong Kong. It provides students with interests in public health with valuable insight into population health issues.

Concepts students can expect to grasp include the social determinants of health, environmental impact on health, healthy lifestyles, public health law and ethics, biostatistics and epidemiology fundamentals, emergency preparedness and disaster response, infectious diseases, and health services reform.

The curriculum of the BSc in Public Health Programme begins with Faculty Package courses, to let all students within the Faculty of Medicine share a largely common experience and gain broad exposure to related disciplines. Starting from the second year, students take foundation courses in public health which include health ethics; public health methods and theories; and courses on contemporary health issues. In the later part of the programme, students acquire more advanced and in-depth knowledge of three domains of public health. Students will also have practicum and conduct research based project. This programme is benchmarked against world-class universities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Admission Requirements

1190+
30+
6+
24+
80+
80+

4 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,722 USD
International
22,891 USD

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