Master of Public Health Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Overview

Program overview

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.

Program 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.