Bachelor of Public Health
Program Aim
The Bachelor of Public Health curriculum prepares students for careers in public health, as well as the protection, preservation, and promotion of the health of communities and populations. Public health professionals, therefore, need to be appropriately trained to respond to various community health problems. Through training and acquisition of relevant knowledge and skills in a multidisciplinary manner, public health professionals will understand how to identify and approach issues affecting populations, be able to develop appropriate strategies for resolving them and monitor their implementation. The College of Public Health (CoPH) thus provides opportunities for such training, as well as for research and public health practice.
A Public Health degree is a widely recognized professional credential for those seeking leadership and managerial positions in governmental, nonprofit, and private organizations in the public health industry. Texila American University’s Bachelor of Public Health could help you develop the knowledge, competency, ethical, and professional skills needed to apply in public health principles to health education and communication programs.
The College of Public Health offers exclusive Bachelor, master’s, and PhD programs to cater to the ever-increasing need of qualified and skilled Public Health professionals.
There are many career opportunities available in different health settings. The program at TAU has been tailored for completing the need of public health professionals.
TAU provides quality education using result-oriented and student-focused learning methodologies through state-of-the-art technology enabled academic services.
- Uniquely Designed Learning Methodology
- Outcome-Based Academic Delivery
- Continuous Academic Support
- Enhanced Learning Management Systems
- Technology Enabled Services
Program Objective
The student who graduates with a major in public health will be able to:
- The advancement of health, the prevention of disease, and the empowerment of people to manage their illnesses and disabilities are all important goals in the field of public health.
- Explain relevance of basic health sciences in public health.
- Appreciate behavioral, socio-cultural, economic, and other dimensions of health and diseases.
- Analyze health systems from a public health perspective – effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and justice.
- Manage – plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate – health systems, programs, and services.
- Train and manage human resources for health.
- Conduct health research for evidence-based decision-making process in public health.
- Demonstrate leadership to organize and mobilize community to address health problems.
- Master the most current methods for analyzing, interpreting, and reporting public health.
- Estimate short- and long-term public health needs.
- Aimed to enhance learner’s skills in the field of Public Health, acquire a general theoretical background for understanding the concepts in Public Health.
- The Program focuses on the health of populations, locally, nationally, and globally.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
The program learning outcomes (PLOs) set out the academic learning, skills, and achievements that the student must reliably demonstrate before graduation. This section lists the BPH program learning outcomes.
Upon successful completion of the courses in the public health program, the graduating students shall demonstrate:
- Skills in public health.
- Knowledge of domestic and global public health.
- Trains students in individual fields of biological research with a focus on understanding, preventing, and treating diseases affecting large populations.
- Proficiency in understanding public health sector.
- Ability to use library and internet resources in researching public health and presenting their conclusions in a written and an oral report.
- Ability to estimate the short- and long-term public health needs.
- Able to prepare and analyze public health policies.
- Graduates at this level will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgment, adaptability and responsibility as practitioner or learner in the wide areas of Public.
Program Structure
| Year | Semester | Block | code | Subjects | Credits |
| Core Courses | |||||
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Block 1 | IH2101 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| Block 2 | PE2102 | Principles of Epidemiology | 4 | ||
| Block 3 | BS2103 | Basics of Biostatistics | 4 | ||
| Block 4 | IP2014 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 | ||
| Semester 2 | Block 5 | BS2105 | Basics of Social and Behavioral Health | 4 | |
| Block 6 | MC2106 | Maternal and Child Health | 4 | ||
| Block 7 | NH2107 | Nutrition and Health | 4 | ||
| Block 8 | PC2108 | Professional Communication | 4 | ||
| Year 2 | Semester 3 | Block 9 | HD2201 | Health and Disease | 4 |
| Block 10 | CD2202 | Communicable Diseases | 4 | ||
| Block 11 | NC2203 | Non Communicable Diseases | 4 | ||
| Block 12 | CS2204 | Community Health Services | 4 | ||
| Semester 4 | Block 13 | PH2205 | Public Health Informatics | 4 | |
| Block 14 | HM2206 | Health Management and Policy | 4 | ||
| Block 15 | PP2207 | Public Health Policy and Practice | 4 | ||
| Block 16 | PP2207 | Field Experience in Public Health | 4 | ||
| Year 3 | Semester 5 | Block 17 | HE3101 | Health Economics | 4 |
| Block 18 | HF3102 | Health Care Finance | 4 | ||
| Block 19 | HR3103 | Health Resource Development | 4 | ||
| Semester 6 | Block 20 | EH3104 | Environmental Health | 4 | |
| Block 21 | OH3105 | Occupational Health | 4 | ||
| Block 22 | ES3106 | Ergonomics & safety | 4 | ||
| Year 4 | Semester 7 | Block 23 | PR3201 | Public Health Research | 4 |
| Block 24 | FH3202 | Family Health & Demography | 4 | ||
| Block 25 | DC3203 | Data Collection & Reporting | 4 | ||
| Semester 8 | Block 26 – 28 | PH3204 | Project Work | 20 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | ||||
Testimonials
Ms. Christiana Agbeli
Bachelor of Public Health
My experience as a student of Texila American University has been one of my memorable school times. I liked the organization of the course outline and it activities in general which was less stressful and still served it purpose. The student mentors where very serviceable and always made me feel at home. Your customer service is top -notch. Aside the knowledge acquired from the lectures I become very enlightened in the area of ICT. It also taught me how to learn all by myself. I also learnt how to meet deadlines at all cost no matter how busy i get. All in all it was an amazing experience.
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FAQs
The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) program at TAU Guyana is an undergraduate degree program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to address public health challenges and promote population health.
The BPH curriculum at TAU Guyana includes courses such as Public Health Fundamentals, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Policy and Management, Environmental Health, Global Health Issues, Health Promotion and Education, and more.
Yes, TAU Guyana provides opportunities for BPH students to gain practical experience through internships, fieldwork, or research projects in public health settings, both locally and internationally.
Graduates of the BPH program from TAU Guyana can pursue careers as public health officers, health educators, epidemiologists, health policy analysts, community health workers, and more, in both public and private sectors.
Yes, BPH graduates from TAU Guyana can further their education by pursuing advanced degrees such as Master of Public Health (MPH), Doctor of Public Health (DrPH), or other graduate programs in public health, healthcare administration, epidemiology, and related fields.
The requirements for a Bachelor of Public Health typically include completion of high school or equivalent, fulfillment of prerequisite courses such as biology, chemistry, and mathematics, and submission of standardized test scores like the SAT or ACT.
The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) typically comprises four academic years, with students progressing through various courses covering topics such as epidemiology, health policy, environmental health, and biostatistics, culminating in a degree upon completion of the program.