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Duration of the Course : 4 Years (8 Semesters)

Medium of teaching learning process : English

Affiliated to : Purbanchal University, Biratnagar, Nepal

Eligibility and Admission Criteria:

Passed 10+2 Science or equivalent (with Physics, Chemistry & Biology) with 50% aggregate in total marks of GPA 2.4 or, Applicants who have passed the Health Science Proficiency Certificate / Diploma with at least 50% aggregate in total marks & registered at Council as per related educational program
Physically and mentally fit
Must Pass the Entrance Examination conducted by Medical Education Commission of Nepal

Total no. of intake in One Academic Year : 20

The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) Program aims to prepare public health professionals with the highest technical and managerial competence to support the national health care system. BPH graduates are experts in health problem/needs identification, health system planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. They are also capable of conducting health training, providing health education, developing and implementing preventive and promotive health services, and conducting health research. Such professionals can serve in various types of positions at the central, provincial, district, and local levels through governmental or non-governmental health agencies, INGOs, hospitals, schools, research centers, academic institutes, etc.

Objectives of the Program

The objective of the Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) program is to produce competent graduates with the advanced knowledge and practical skills necessary to deliver high-quality public health services as per need of country. Specifically, the program entails the following objectives:

Provide advanced knowledge and practical skills in public health.
Develop the required skills in designing, analyzing, and evaluating applied public health science research and management.
Equip public health graduates with effective skills of communication and group organization / dynamic skills for promoting community participation in health and development activities, ultimately leading to individual and community self-reliance in health services and improvement in the health status of people.
Enable and make students confident on the general and specific public health issues that affect the health of general population
Foster positive attitudes among the graduates and encourage them to work in disadvantaged, marginalized and rural communities.
Develop the leadership capacity among the graduates so that they can lead the different public health related programs taken under health care system at national, provincial and local levels.
Enhance the competence of graduates to plan, implement, and evaluate promotive, preventive health actions and programs and to establish various rehabilitative services for minimizing the long-term health effectsprotecting the health of the population, and restoring the health of the population.
Provide clear visualizations of three public health domains (thematic, actions, and interventions)

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

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		Fm	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	Fm	PM
1	BPH 101.1 IPH	Introduction to Public Health	Theory	-	3		48	-	100	50
2	BPH 101.2 APP	Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology	Theory	-	4		64	-	100	50
3	BPH 101.3 PHM	Public Health Microbiology	Theory	-	3		48	-	100	50
4	BPH 101.4 PHB	Public Health Biochemistry	Theory	-	3		48	-	100	50
5	BPH 101.5 APE	Applied Professional English	Theory	-	3		48	-	100	50
6	BPH 101.2 APP-LBP	Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology – Laboratory Based Practice		Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
7	BPH 101.3 PHM-LBP	Public Health Microbiology – Laboratory Based Practice		Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
8	BPH 101.4 PHB-LBP	Public Health Biochemistry – Laboratory Based Practice		Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
	Total				16	3	256	96	650	340

SECOND SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		Fm	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	Fm	PM
1	BPH 102.1 PHER	Public Health Entomology and Rodentology	Theory	-	3		48		100	50
2	BPH 102.2 PHPPT	Public Health Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology	Theory	-	3		48		100	50
3	BPH 102.3 FAS	First Aid and Safety	Theory	-	3		48		100	50
4	BPH 102.4 BFN	Basic Foods and Nutrition	Theory	-	3		48		100	50
5	BPH 102.5 EEH	Ecosystem and Environmental Health	Theory	-	3		48		100	50
6	BPH 102.6 ERFCD-I	Epidemiology of Risk Factor and Communicable Disease-I	Theory	-	3		48		100	50
7	BPH 102.1 PHER-L/FBP	Public Health Entomology and Rodentology – Lab/Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1		32	50	30
8	BPH 102.2 PHPPT- L/FBP	Public Health Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology– Lab/Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1		32	50	30
9	BPH 102.3 FAS- LBP	First Aid and Safety – Lab Based Practice	-	Practical		1		32	50	30
10	BPH 102.5 EEH- L/FBP	Ecosystem and Environmental Health – Laboratory/ Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1		32	50	30
	Total				18	4	288	128	800

SECOND YEAR:

BPH THIRD SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		Fm	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	Fm	PM
1	BPH 203.1 PHCA	Public Health Core Actions	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
2	BPH 203.2 ECD - II	Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases - II	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
3	BPH 203.3 FH - I	Family Health – I	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
4	BPH 203.4 APHN	Applied Public Health Nutrition	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
5	BPH 203.5 EOH	Environmental and Occupational Health	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
6	BPH 203.6 DPSFP	Demography, Population Studies and Family Planning	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
7	BPH 203.2 ECD – II - CFBP	Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases – II – Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
8	BPH 203.3 FH – I - CFBP	Family Health – I – Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
9	BPH 203.4 APHN - CFBP	Applied Public Health Nutrition - Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
10	BPH 203.5 EOH - CFBP	Environmental and Occupational Health - Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
	Total				18	4	288	128	800	420

FOURTH SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		Fm	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	Fm	PM
1	BPH 204.1 RHG	Reproductive Health and Gender	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
2	BPH 204.2 ENCDMH	Epidemiology of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
3	BPH 204.3 FH-II	Family Health - II	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
4	BPH 204.4 PHEM	Public Health Epidemiology Methods	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
5	BPH 204.5 SASPPH	Sociology, Anthropology and Social Psychology in Public Health	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
6	BPH 204.6 RUIH	Rural, Urban and International Health	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
7	BPH 204.1 RHG-CFBP	Reproductive Health and Gender – Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
8	BPH 204.2 ENCDMH-TPP	Epidemiology of Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health – Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
9	BPH 204.3 FH-II-CFBP	Family Health – II – Concurrent Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
10	BPH 204.4 PHEM-CFBP	Public Health Epidemiology Method – Concurrent Field Based	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
	Total				18	4	288	128	800	420

THIRD YEAR:

BPH FIFTH SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		Fm	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	Fm	PM
1	BPH 305.1 PHSCA-I	Public Health Statistics and Computer Application-I	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
2	BPH 305.2 COPA	Community Organization, Participation and Action	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
3	BPH 305.3 PHIEDM	Public Health Infrastructure Engineering and Disaster Management	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
4	BPH 305.4 FHE	Fundamentals of Health Education	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
5	BPH 305.5 HPSP	Health-Promoting School Program	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
6	BPH 305.6 FPHSM	Fundamental of Public Health Service Management	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
7	BPH 305.1 PHSCA-I-LBP	Public Health Statistics and Computer Application-I-Lab Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
8	BPH 305.3 PHIEDM-FBP	Public Health Infrastructure Engineering and Disaster Management – Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
9	BPH 305.4 FHE-CBP	Fundamentals of Health Education – Classroom Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
10	BPH 305.5 HPSP-FBP	Health-Promoting School Program – Field Based Practice	-	Practical		1	-	32	50	30
	Total				18	4	288	128	800	420

SIXTH SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		FM	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	FM	PM
1	BPH 306.1 AHEP	Applied Health Education and Promotion	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
2	BPH 306.2 PHMSN	Public Health and Medical Services in Nepal	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
3	BPH 306.3 PHPPPN	Public Health Policy, Plan and Program in Nepal	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
4	BPH 306.4 CHDI	Community Health Diagnosis and Intervention	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
5	BPH 306.1 AHEP-CBP	Applied Health Education and Promotion – Classroom Based Practice	-	Practical	-	1	-	32	50	50
6	BPH 306.4 CHDI-RFBP	Community Health Diagnosis and Intervention – Residential Field Based Practice	-	Practical	-	6	-	192	100	60
	Total				12	7	192	224	550	290

FOURTH YEAR:

SEVENTH SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		FM	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	FM	PM
1	BPH 407.1 PHSCA-II	Public Health Statistics and Computer Application-II	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
2	BPH 407.2 PHR	Public Health Research	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
3	BPH 407.3 HPSME	Health Program Supervision Monitoring and Evaluation	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
4	BPH 407.4 HEF	Health Economics and Financing	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
5	BPH 407.5 HMISLM	Health Management Information System and Logistic Management	Theory		5	-	48	-	100	50
6	BPH 407.1 PHSCA-II-LBP	Public Health Statistics and Computer Application-II-Laboratory Based Practice	-	Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
7	BPH 407.2 PHR-PW	Public Health Research-Proposal Writing	-	Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
8	BPH 407.6 CPHMFP-RFBP	Comprehensive Public Health Management Field Practicum-Residential Field Based Practice	-	Practical	-	5	-	160	100	60
	Total				15	7	240	224	550	370

EIGHTH SEMESTER

SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Credit Hour		Teaching Hour		FM	PM
SN	Course Code	Course Title	Nature of Subject		Th.	Pr.	Th.	Pr.	FM	PM
1	BPH 408.1 ETHR	Education and Training of Human Resource	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
2	BPH 408.2 PHPE	Public Health Profession and Entrepreneurship	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
3	BPH 408.3 PHPM	Public Health Project Management	Theory	-	3	-	48	-	100	50
4	BPH 408.1 ETHR-TPC	Education and Training of Human Resource-Training Program Conduction	-	Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
5	BPH 408.3 PHPM-PW	Public Health Project Management-Proposal Writing	-	Practical	-	1	-	32	50	30
6	BPH 408.4 PHRP	Public Health Research Practicum	-	Practical	-	6	-	192	100	60
	Total				9	8	144	256	500	270

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%

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