Bachelor of Public Health
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Program Description
Bachelor of Public Health trains you to protect and improve the health of communities. You will study subjects like epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health promotion, health policy and management, and basic clinical sciences. The program teaches how to prevent disease, run health campaigns, manage health data, and respond to outbreaks. Graduates find work as public health officers, health administrators, medical laboratory technicians, community health workers, or continue to specialise with an MPH. In Ghana you can work with the Ghana Health Service, NGOs, hospitals, and international agencies. If you enjoy science, community work, and data, this degree opens many meaningful, in-demand career paths that help people and shape health systems.
Aims & Objectives
Develop practical skills in epidemiological surveillance and outbreak response, demonstrated by conducting supervised field investigations.
Master basic biostatistics and health data analysis, shown by completing analysed datasets using Excel or Epi Info.
Understand health policy and management, measured by creating a simple health program plan and budget.
Create and evaluate community health promotion interventions, evidenced by designing and reporting a community campaign.
Apply infection prevention and control procedures in simulated and real settings, assessed through clinical practicums.
Why Choose This Program?
High demand for public health workers
Ghana needs trained public health professionals in clinics, district health teams, NGOs and emergency response, offering steady job opportunities.
Hands-on field experience
Programs include practicum and community placements with CHPS compounds and Ghana Health Service, giving real-world skills and networks.
Paths to diverse careers
You can work in health promotion, disease surveillance, health administration, laboratory services, or continue to specialise with an MPH.
Focus on impact and community
Work directly improves population health through prevention, education and policy, making your work visible and meaningful.
Skills & Tools
Skills You'll Develop
Collect and interpret disease data, perform outbreak investigations, and use case definitions to identify public health threats.
Use Excel, Epi Info or DHIS2 to enter, clean, analyse and visualise health datasets for decision making.
Apply standard precautions, sterilisation and waste management procedures in clinical and community settings.
Design health promotion activities, set objectives, prepare budgets, and measure outcomes using basic monitoring indicators.
Tools & Resources
DHIS2
Epi Info
Microsoft Excel
Statistical packages (SPSS or R) for basic analysis
Challenges & Tips
Challenges
Statistics and research methods can be difficult for students with weak maths background.
Heavy reading and report writing requirements.
Tips & Advice
Strengthen basic maths early, use tutorial sessions, and practice with real datasets to build confidence.
Develop a study schedule, summarise readings, and practise clear report formatting with feedback from tutors.
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