International Public Health (English)

A relevant completed bachelor's degree and relevant job experience for at least one year (not necessarily in a low income country) and a good command of the English language, verbally as well as in writing.

We accept the following qualifications:

• IELTS: a minimum score of 6 (overall band score) - not older than two years.
• TOEFL: TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 80 - not older than two years.
• Cambridge: B2 (First), C1 (Advanced) or C2 (Proficiency)

Visa
Do you live abroad? Then you need a visa to follow the training. More information about this process can be found on the IND website.

The course is organised by a number of self-contained learning units (modules). Lectures will be given during sessions, followed by group activities, discussions, practical workshops and case studies. Active participation of all course participants is essential for the learning process. The various elements of the study programme will be catered for by lecturers who have extensive recent knowledge and experience in the field of community health in low income countries.
 
The content of the programme includes the following modules:

• Public Health and Migrant Healthcare  
• Health Promotion  
• Training Skills
• International Project Management
• Management of Humanitarian Assistance

This course teaches you how to analyse health problems (in countries with low and middle incomes) and how to communicate interculturally. Apart from this you will learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals and the topical issues of the ministry of development cooperation; water and sanitation, food security and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Subsequently, you will be able to develop interventions in close co-operation with international colleagues. From emergency interventions to long term development programmes. Of course, full attention is paid to the education of health workers, and participants are trained in international project management. You will be in lectures and seminars together with people who are going to work for Doctors without Borders, Medair, Médicins du Monde, VSO and similar organizations. This way, the programme allows you to build a network of relations within the work field. Besides, it provides ample opportunities to learn from each other.

The International Public Health course consists of the following modules and subjects, whereby 1 EC (European credit) represent 28 hours of study.

Module 1: Public Health and Migrant Health Care 15 EC (420 hours)

• Migrant health care 1.0 EC (28 hours)
• Primary health care and public health 1.0 EC (28 hours)
• Intercultural communication 1.0 EC (28 hours)
• Approaching vulnerable groups and human rights 1.0 EC (28 hours)
• Sustainable development cooperation 1.0 EC (28 hours)
• Tropical diseases 3.0 EC (84 hours)
• Emerging (lifestyle) Diseases 0.5 EC (14 hours)
• (Neglected) Tropical Diseases 0.5 EC (14 hours)
• Epidemiology 1.0 EC (28 hours)
• Child Health 1.5 EC (42 hours)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health 2.0 EC (56 hours)
• Mental Health 1.5 EC (42 hours)

Module 2: Training and Education Module (5 EC / 140 hours)

• Health Promotion * 2.5 EC (70 hours)
• Training Skills * 2.5 EC (70 hours)

Module 3: Management Module (10 EC / 280 hours)

• International Project Management 5.0 EC (140 hours)
• Management of Humanitarian Assistance 5.0 EC (140 hours)

TOTAL 30 EC (840 hours) 

The course takes 9 months (from October to June) and contains 20 tutorial days at the CHE and via e-learning. The study load is about 20 hours per week.

The International Public Health Course is registered by CPION, ‘Centrum voor Post Initieel Onderwijs Nederland’. This foundation aims at granting institutes who provide training courses at a post-graduate level an adequate system of quality control, in order to meet recognized standards within national as well as international perspectives.

The IPH course is accredited by V&VN for 114 credits.