Master of Public Health (MPH)

Program Description:

  In the season consumed with numerous public health issues, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)-School of Public Health (SPH) Launches Master of Public Health (MPH) program to tackle these health Issues. It aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of public health, at international level, to ensure access to high-quality education in public health and demonstrate how to create a healthier, better world.

Spending this period with TUMS- SPH to earn the MPH goes beyond a mere earning of a degree. The program will provide participants with a lifelong and memorable experience through participating in many exciting activities and living the real life of public health in the field.

The key characteristics of MPH program is to enhance participants’ robust knowledge and competency in a wide range of practical skills. The entire program is run in a blended learning environment, with a fair combination of academic learning plus promotion of pragmatic skills. The MPH at SPH is a one and half year program including 34-credits (28 courses, 2 credits internship and 4 credits dissertation). Course are presented at two first semesters, each includes four months, plus one month summer in-person internship plus dissertation; which could be started from the early second semester and might last until the third or fourth one. It will be conducted on a full-time basis and starting date of program would be twice in a year; February and October.

Objectives:

The overarching goal of the MPH Program is to provide students with a population perspective on health. The MPH Program is designed to:

Prepare students to tackle with current and emerging global public health problems

Provide students with critical multidisciplinary training to help solve global health problems

Equip students with foundational public health knowledge and competencies.

Mode of study:

According to the regulations, this program is run at three modes;

1. On-campus: students must be present at TUMS for the whole period of the program.
2. Online: All courses will be online, except for the final exam, which will be held on-campus either in TUMS, Iran, or TUMS Sebtein campus, Iraq. At this mode, in the degree issued, the term ‘virtual’ will be mentioned.
3. Hybrid: up to 40 percent of some courses could be presented online (for more details contact the school).

Note: The program will start with a cohort of at least three participants. In case the number is less, the admission will be postponed to the next semester.