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Bachelor of Science in Public Health |
JUPAS programme code: 4537
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| Overview |
At the forefront of health education, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Faculty of Medicine has designed a new Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSc in Public Health). It is the first and the only undergraduate programme in Hong Kong of its kind and it will provide students who have an interest in public health with valuable insights on population health issues. Concepts students can expect to grasp include the social determinants of health, environmental impact on health, healthy lifestyles, health law and ethics, biostatistics and epidemiology fundamentals, emergency preparedness and disaster response, infectious disease, and health services reform.
The curriculum has been designed to lay a sound foundation through the study of population sciences, legal and ethical issues; apprehending the importance and influence of primary care; and concentrating on a specialized area according to your own strength. The normative study period is 3 years. This programme is benchmarked with world-class universities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
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Duration of Study: 4 years
Download: Programme Handbook
CUHK Campus Radio Interview: Interview with Prof. Josette Sin-yee CHOR [Archives]
Interview by HK Standard on 27 November 2009: Post-SARS students give healthy course reaction
Interview by Singtao News on 26 November 2012: 中大公共衞生課程出路多元
Enquiries and Correspondence
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care
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2/F, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
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(852) 2252 8488 |
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(852) 2145 7489 |
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| Website: |
www.sphpc.cuhk.edu.hk |
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