BPH Syllabus ( Bachelor of Public Health)
Bachelor of Public Health is an undergraduate program that provides the required knowledge to work for protection of the general public health in different public health care organizations. Tribhuvan University, Pokhara University and Purbanchal University offers BPH program to the students of Nepal.
bph Syllabus - PU (Pokhara)
It is four years eight semesters program at Pokhara University. Besides core subjects, there are laboratory and term papers, specializations in any 2 subjects, and dissertation works.
| Semester | Subject | Credit Hour | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy and Physiology | N/A | BHS 111 |
| 1 | Anatomy and Physiology Lab | N/A | PHA 111 |
| 1 | Biochemistry | N/A | BHS 112 |
| 1 | Biochemistry Lab | N/A | PHA 112 |
| 1 | Introduction to Public Health - I | N/A | PHS 111 |
| 1 | Microbiology and Immunology | N/A | BHS 113 |
| 1 | Microbiology and Immunology Lab | N/A | PHA 113 |
| 1 | Professional English | N/A | PHA 121 |
| 1 | Professional English Practice | N/A | PHA 114 |
| 2 | Biochemistry Lab PHA 152 First Aid Lab | N/A | PHA 112 |
| 2 | Environmental Science | N/A | BHS I51 |
| 2 | Environmental Science Lab | N/A | PHA 151 |
| 2 | First Aid | N/A | BHS 152 |
| 2 | Nutritional Science | N/A | BHS 153 |
| 2 | Nutritional Science Lab | N/A | PHA 153 |
| 2 | Parasitology and Entomology | N/A | BHS 154 |
| 2 | Parasitology and Entomology Lab | N/A | PHA 154 |
| 2 | Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology | N/A | BHS 155 |
| 2 | Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology Lab | N/A | PHA 155 |
| 3 | Communicable Diseases | N/A | PHS 211 |
| 3 | Environmental Health | N/A | PHS 212 |
| 3 | Integrated Concurrent Field Practices I | N/A | PHA 211 |
| 3 | Non-Communicable Diseases | N/A | PHS 213 |
| 3 | Public Health Nutrition | N/A | PHS 214 |
| 3 | Reproductive Health and Demography | N/A | PHS 215 |
| 4 | Public Health Behavior and Anthropology | N/A | PHT 252 |
| 4 | Basic Epidemiology | N/A | PHT 251 |
| 4 | Integrated Concurrent Field Practice II | N/A | PHA 251 |
| 4 | Introduction to Public Health II | N/A | PHS 251 |
| 4 | Maternal, Child and Elderly Health | N/A | PHS 252 |
| 4 | Occupational Health and Safety | N/A | PHS 253 |
| 5 | Basic Public Health Management | N/A | PHM 311 |
| 5 | Epidemiological Methods & Management | N/A | PHT 311 |
| 5 | Health Promotion and Education | N/A | PHI 311 |
| 5 | Integrated Concurrent Field Practices III | N/A | PHA 311 |
| 5 | Public Health Sociology & Social Psychology | N/A | PHT 312 |
| 5 | Public Health Statistics I | N/A | PHT 313 |
| 6 | Community Health Diagnosis and Program Implementation Strategies | N/A | PHI 351 |
| 6 | Health Education Communication | N/A | PHI 352 |
| 6 | Health Research Methodology & Software Application | N/A | PHI 351 |
| 6 | Health System Management in Nepal-I | N/A | PHM 351 |
| 6 | Public Health Statistics-II | N/A | PHT 352 |
| 7 | Health Finance & Health Economics Include Entrepreneurship | N/A | PHM 412 |
| 7 | Health Monitoring and Evaluation | N/A | PHM 413 |
| 7 | Health Monitoring and Evaluation | N/A | PHM 413 |
| 7 | Health System Management in Nepal II | N/A | PHM 414 |
| 7 | Human Resource for Health Development | N/A | PHM 411 |
| 7 | Residential Field Practice (Comprehensive District Health Management) | N/A | PHA 411 |
| 8 | Disaster Management | N/A | PHM 451 |
| 8 | Journal Club/ Health Seminar | N/A | PHA 451 |
| 8 | Public Health Dissertation | N/A | PHT 451 |
| 8 | Public Health Law and Acts | N/A | PHI 451 |
Purbanchal University provides four years curriculum of eight semesters with both theory and practical subjects such as term papers, oral defense.
| Semester | Subject | Credit Hour | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 hrs | BPH 101.1-AP |
| 1 | Biochemistry and Immunology | 3 hrs | BPH 101.3-BI |
| 1 | Medical Entomology and Rodentology | 3 hrs | BPH 101.5-MER |
| 1 | Microbiology, Parasitology, Bacteriology & Virology | 3 hrs | BPH 101.4-MPBV |
| 1 | Pathophysiology, First Aid and Safety | 3 hrs | BPH 101.2-PFAS |
| 1 | Professional English | 3 hrs | BPH 101.6-PE |
| 2 | Basic Epidimology | 3 hrs | BPH 102.2-BE |
| 2 | Basic Food and Nutrition | 3 hrs | BPH 102.3-BFN |
| 2 | Biostatistics and Computer Application | 3 hrs | BPH 102.4-BCA |
| 2 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 hrs | BPH 102.1 IPH |
| 2 | Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology | 3 hrs | BPH 102.5-PPT |
| 3 | Community Health Organization and Development | 3 hrs | BPH 203.6-CHOD |
| 3 | Environmental Health and Ecosystem | 3 hrs | BPH 203.1-EHE |
| 3 | Family Health, Maternal and Child Health | 3 hrs | BPH 203.2-FHMCH |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Health Education | 3 hrs | Fundamentals of Health Education |
| 3 | Population Studies and Family Planning | 3 hrs | BPH 203.3-PSFP |
| 3 | Primary Health Care and International Health | 3 hrs | 03.5-PHCIH |
| 4 | Applied Biostatistics | 3 hrs | BPH: 204.4-AB |
| 4 | Applied Environmental and Occupational Health | 3 hrs | BPH 204.2-AEOH |
| 4 | Applied Epidemiology | 3 hrs | BPH 204.3-AE |
| 4 | Applied Public Health Nutrition | 3 hrs | BPH 204.5-APHN |
| 4 | Medical Sociology and Anthropology | 3 hrs | BPH 204.1-MSA |
| 4 | School Health and Oral Health | 3 hrs | BPH 204.6-SHOH |
| 5 | Applied Health Education | 3 hrs | BPH 305.3-AHE |
| 5 | Clinical Epidemiology | 3 hrs | BPH 305.2-CE |
| 5 | Community Health Diagnosis | 3 hrs | BPH 305.5-CHD |
| 5 | Mental Health and Behavioral Science | 3 hrs | BPH 305.4-BSMH |
| 5 | Reproductive Health and Gender | 3 hrs | BPH 305.1-RHG |
| 6 | Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health | 3 hrs | BPH 306.3-BCCH |
| 6 | Health Economics and Health Financing | 3 hrs | BPH 306.5-HEHF |
| 6 | Health Service Management in Nepal | 3 hrs | BPH 306.1-HSMN |
| 6 | Public Health Administration and Management | 3 hrs | BPH 306.2-PHAM |
| 6 | Training & Curriculum Development | 3 hrs | BPH 306.4-TCD |
| 7 | Logistic Management and Software Application | 3 hrs | BPH 407.3-LMSA |
| 7 | Public Health Ethics, Social Health and Professionalism | 3 hrs | BPH 407.4-PHESHP |
| 7 | Public Health Research | 3 hrs | BPH 407.1-PHR |
| 7 | Urban Health, Public Health Engineering and Disaster Management | 3 hrs | BPH 407.2-UHPHEDM |
| 8 | Human Resource for Health | 3 hrs | BPH 408.2-HRH |
| 8 | National Health Policy and Plan | 3 hrs | BPH 408.1-NHPP |
| 8 | Project Management | 3 hrs | BPH 408.3-PM |
Tribhuvan University provides four years course on Bachelor of Public health. This course helps to prepare professional public health specialists.
| Semester | Subject | Credit Hour | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Health Science I | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | Basic Health Science II | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | Biostatistics | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | Environmental Health I | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | Food and Nutrition | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | Population Studies and Informatics | N/A | N/A |
| 1 | Public Health and Primary Health Care | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Community Health Diagnosis (Residential Field) | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Environmental Health and Occupational Health II | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Epidemiology I | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Family Health I | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Health Promotion and Education I | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Medical Sociology and Medical Anthropology | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Public Health Administration and Management I | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | District Health Field Practice | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Epidemiology II | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Family Health II | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Health Economics and Health Financing | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Health Promotion and Education II | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | Public Health Administrations and Management II | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | School and Community Health | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Comprehensive Public Health Practicum | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Health System Management and International Health | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Individual Health Research (Field based Practicum) | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Public Health Research Methodology and Public Health Project Planning and Development | N/A | N/A |
