Calendar 2001–02

Postgraduate Studies • Medicine 283 MPhil Programme Fields of Specialization Same as those for the PhD programme. MPH Programme (Part-time) Courses Offered 1. Epidemiology 2. Biostatistics 3. Fundamentals of Occupational Health 4. Management for Health Professionals 5. Health Economics 6. Disease Prevention, Health Promotion 7. Environmental Health and Communicable Diseases 8. Health Care Systems 9. Evidence-based Health Care 10. Cultural Dimensions of Public Health Practice 11. Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health 12. Principles and Practice of Occupational Medicine 13. Principles and Practice of Occupational Hygiene 14. Principles and Practice of Occupational Nursing 15. Principles and Practice of Public Health and Community Nursing 16. Research Protocol Development 17. Master Project Work and Report MSc Programme in Clinical Gerontology (Part-time) Courses Offered 1. Demography, Sociology, Social Work and Health Economics 2. Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Research Methodology 3. Biology of Ageing and Concept of Successful Ageing 4. Services for the Older Population 5. Clinical Topics 6. Research Project 7. Practical Experience MSc Programme in Health Education and Health Promotion It is aimed that the graduates of the course will be able to: 1. Assess individual and community needs for health education and health promotion 2. Plan effective health education and health promotion programmes 3. Implement health education programmes 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of health education and health promotion programmes 5. Corordinate provisions for health education and health promotion services 6. Act as resource person in health education (A) There are three core modules 1. Epidemiology and Applied Statistics, Demography, Health and Social Indicators 2. Professional Skills in Health Education and Health Promotion 3. Professional Practice of Health Education and Health Promotion