MPhil in Health Promotion and Education
Description
The Health Promotion and Education Programme is being organised for Health Promotion officers, Nurses/Midwives Educators, Medical Officers, Public Health and Social Scientists, Environmental Science practitioners, and Disaster Management Experts who wish to obtain higher qualifications as professional Health Promotion and Education workers. The programme is designed to take care of the needs of the various professionals who will access it, such that they will acquire the requisite knowledge and skills that will equip them to perform in all professions relating to Health Promotion and Education practice.
Target Group
Students, after completing the programme successfully, may gain employment with the following institutions:
1. Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (e.g., Ghana Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency, National Disaster Management Organisation, etc.)
2. Non-Governmental Organisations
3. Security Forces
4. Research institutions/Academia
5. Manufacturing Industries
6. Mining Industries
7. International NGOs
8. Consultancy firms
9. Academia, as instructors in institutions where health-related teaching is done
10. Health curriculum developers in health institutions
Entry Requirements
Applicants possessing the following qualifications may be admitted to the Master of Philosophy in Health Promotion and Education Option:
1. Applicants possessing a master's degree (MA, MSc, MPH, or its equivalent) in Health Promotion, Public Health, Health Education, Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Sciences from any recognized university.
2. Applicants possessing a good first degree (at least 2nd Class Lower) in Health Promotion, Public Health, Health Education, Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Sciences from any recognized university.
Note: All shortlisted applicants will undergo a selection interview, and only applicants who pass the selection interview will be offered admission.