Overview
The Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH) was established in 1971 in order to shape, and to provide academic content, to the discipline of public health, making it relevant to the situation in India.
Key Features
- All courses in the Public Health programme from Jawaharlal Nehru University have an interdisciplinary content covering areas such as organization of health services, national health programmes, epidemiology, nutrition, maternal and child health, communicable diseases, research methodology, health systems research, community health nursing and various concepts and methods in social sciences relevant for public health.
- The course work includes exposure to field work in both urban and rural areas and attempts to develop capacities for critical analysis using qualitative and quantitative data.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Community Health and Its Organization in India
- Health Services and the Community
- Research Methodology
- Epidemiology
- Review of Current Issues in community Health
- Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Health Public Policy View 14 other Masters in Public Policy in IndiaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The minimum requirement for admission to this programme is an MBBS degree or an M.Sc. in Nursing (with a minimum of 55 per cent marks or equivalent grades) and one year experience in community health.
- Admission is based on a national level entrance examination followed by an interview.
Tuition Fee
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International
2200 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1100 USD per semester during 24 months.
- 216 RS - national
Funding
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