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PUBLIC HEALTH

NB: Only offered at postgradute level.

Descriptive Health Measurement - PPH4801
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To provide students with skills to collect, analyse and use health information; to provide them with an understanding of the basic principles and methods of descriptive epidemiology, descriptive biostatistics and demography and to demonstrate how these are applied in approaches to the planning and evaluation of public health interventions.
Analytic Health Measurement - PPH4802
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To introduce students to the principles and methods of analytical epidemiology and biostatistics. The module will focus on the applications of these approaches to the planning and evaluation of public health interventions.
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Including HIV and AIDS - PPH4803
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To equip students with knowledge about the context, trends, impact and intervention strategies of important infectious diseases and HIV and Aids. Students will be able to monitor, critically reflect and act appropriately at a strategic level on these infectious diseases.
Introduction to Population Studies and Reproductive Health - PPH4804
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To equip students with knowledge about the context, trends and impact on health on populations. Students will be able to monitor, critically reflect and act appropriately with respect to population trends as they relate to health systems and health service delivery.
Principles and Methods of Health Research - PPH4805
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: To update and increase the student's knowledge of scientific approach and of every step of the research process. Qualifying students will be able to critically evaluate research reports and articles.
Health Systems - PPH4806
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with skills and knowledge of: -Principles and processes of policy development, implementation and management. -Principles and policies of health care resource management and financing. -Health care information systems. -Principles of disease screening, its application to service development, and its implications (costs and benefits). -Monitoring and evaluating health care programmes.
Applied Health Statistics - PPH4811
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with the skills and knowledge of: -Collecting and managing health information. -Analyzing and interpreting health information. -Disseminating health statistics. -Contributing to health policy development and review.
Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases - PPH4813
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with skills, knowledge, and understanding of epidemiology, and their application to the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases in a specific-country context.