Master of Science in Public Health
Presentation
To deepen knowledge about the Sciences that support the understanding of research on the determinants of social production, diseases, epidemics, and the organization of health services, according to the model of care and support recommended by official bodies. The course provides an approach based on the whole person formation and Christian Principles.
Title awarded to the graduate:
Master of Arts in Public Health
Core Areas:
- CA 1: Society, Health and Sustainability
- CA 2: Health, Life Cycles, Gender and Society
- CA 3: Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
Estimated duration of 24 months. Being:
- Stage 1- course subjects;
- Stage 2- for the preparation of the conclusion work (dissertation or thesis) under direct supervision;
The examination board takes place after the above-mentioned steps have been completed. If the student does not complete the work, they will enter into a contractual addendum and continue paying the course fees; - The student must make at least 03 (three) academic publications during the study period, these must be published in magazines with a relevance index.
- The student must complete an additional workload in participating in academic events and continuing education and extension courses to form the academic-scientific curriculum.
Responsible Persons
Dr. Marcela Tarciana Cunha Silva Martins
Dean of Academic Relations at VCCU
Dr. Gabriela Machado
Head Professor at the School of Health Sciences
Coursework Plan
Stage 1 - Curricular Components
- Fundamentals of Public Health and Principles of Epidemiology
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Health Surveillance
- Integrator Seminar
- Health and Christianity
- Demography and Advanced Statistical Methods Applied to Health
- Planning Applied to Health Services
- Higher Education Methodology I
- Techniques for Developing Health Research Projects
- Health Research Project
- Public Health Policies
- Society, Health and Sustainability
- Health, Life Cycles, Gender and Society
- Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
Hours
30
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60
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60
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45
45
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45
Credits
2
2
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3
4
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4
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3
3
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3
Stage 2 - Orientation
- Senior Thesis Research and Development
- Senior Thesis Qualification
- Presentation of the Thesis
- Foreign Language Proficiency
Hours
465
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Credits
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