OVERVIEW
The course aims to produce competent medical officer in the three specialized field of Family Health, Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology. Graduated candidates in this programme will provide professional healthcare service to community and conduct research in public healthcare in the related fields mentioned.
Major: Family Health
Semester I (13 units)
- Public Health Epidemiology
- Multivariable Analysis
- Health Policy and Ethics
- Maternal and Perinatal Health
- Women’s Health
Semester II (12 units)
- Adolescent Health
- Men’s Health
- Geriatric Health
- Child Health
- Community Nutrition
Semester III to IV (Year 2 and Year 3) (65 units)
- Professional Posting
- Research Project and Dissertation
Expertise available in the following School:
School of Medical Sciences
www.medic.usm.my
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should possess the following:
- Master of Public Health with CGPA 3.0/4 and above
- Master of Community Medicine
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable for International Applicants Only)
- A minimum score of 35 in Internet-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); or
- A minimum of Band 5 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System); or
- A minimum score of 154 in Cambridge English Advance (CAE); or
- A minimum score of 154 in Cambridge Proficiency Advance (CPE); or
- A minimum score of 36 in Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
- A minimum of Band 2 in MUET (Malaysian University English Test)
Exemption can be given if:
- English is the candidate's mother tongue or National Language; or
- The candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction is English