Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences
American University of Beirut
Van Dyck Building
PO Box 11-0236
Riad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon

Tel: +961 (0)1 340 119
Fax: +961 (0)1 744 470
Email: so_fhs@aub.edu.lb
Internet: http://fhs-lb.aub.edu.lb/index.html

Courses on this page:    Master of Public Health
Master of Science in Environmental Health
Course Title Master of Public Health
Institution Beirut: Faculty of Health Sciences
Country Lebanon
Type Master
Topics Public/Global Health: Health Policy and Planning
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Health Research and Methods: Behavioural Sciences
Language English
Degree, Credits 42 credits
Location Beirut, Lebanon
Objectives/
Content		 The MPH program is competency-based and focuses on a paradigm that emphasizes the determinants of health and disease, intervention and advocacy, as well as critical and analytic thinking. The importance of a community approach to health pervades the program.
Students gain competency through learning experiences in the disciplines of public health and in their chosen areas of concentration: epidemiology and biostatistics, health behavior and education, or health management and policy.

The MPH curriculum includes three principal elements:
A. Core
Core courses emphasize critical public health competencies. The specific core competency areas include: biostatistics, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, environmental health, health management and policy, research design and communication.

B. Concentration
Concentration courses provide students with an opportunity to specialize in a chosen discipline of public health. Areas of concentration include:
• Epidemiology and biostatistics (EPBS)
• Health Behavior and Education (HBE)
• Health Management and Policy (HMP)

C. Public Health Experience
During their course of study, students will be given the opportunity to practice the knowledge and skills acquired from their coursework through a research project and a practicum. Students will synthesize these hands on experiences and link them to the core competencies in a final culminating experience.
Next Beginning August 2009
Duration 18 months - full-time
up to four years - part-time
Participants'
Profile		 The MPH Program is tailored to meet the needs of applicants who are drawn from a broad array of disciplines such as medicine, other health specialties, business, biology, social sciences, economics, and many others.
Requirements * Good academic record in undergraduate and graduate education.
* Proficiency in English demonstrated by passing the University English Entrance Examination (EEE), or by achieving the minimum required score for TOEFL examination or IELTS.
Methods These learning experiences include coursework, seminars, a practicum, applied research, and a culminating experience.
Course fee US $ 646 per credit
US $ 8,585 full-time students
Scholarship http://fhs-lb.aub.edu.lb/scholarships.html
For further
information		 Office of Admissions
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box: 11-0326
Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon
Email: admissions@aub.edu.lb
Tel: (961) 1 374374, ext. 2528/90/96
Fax: (961) 1 750755
Internet: http://fhs-lb.aub.edu.lb/degrees_programs/graduate_programs_mph.html
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Course Title Master of Science in Environmental Health
Institution Beirut: Faculty of Health Sciences
Country Lebanon
Type Master
Topics Health Determinants: Environment and Ecology
Health Determinants: Water and Sanitation
Health Research and Methods: Statistics
Health Research and Methods: Epidemiology
Language English
Degree, Credits 30 credits
Location Beirut, Lebanon
Objectives/
Content

This interfaculty MS Program is conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEA), and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS).

The Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (IGESP) leads to the degree of Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Sciences with four possible specializations or majors of which the major of Environmental Health is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS).

Curriculum
The IGESP consists of three closely integrated components structured to provide students with a diversified and multi-disciplinary background in Environmental Health. Core courses are required for all students. Elective courses provide students with opportunities to develop more specialized training in subjects related to environmental studies, and a thesis which often takes the form of applied research. Students enrolling in the Master of Science in Environmental Sciences program may choose either a thesis track or a non-thesis track. Students who choose the non-thesis track should present a project report before graduation.
Next Beginning August 2009
Duration two to three years - full-time
up to four years - part-time
Participants'
Profile		 It is expected that applicants to the Program have a broad background in the Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Physics). Remedial courses may be suggested by the Academic Advisor for those who lack this background.
Requirements * Good academic record in undergraduate and graduate education.
* Proficiency in English demonstrated by passing the University English Entrance Examination (EEE), or by achieving the minimum required score for TOEFL examination or IELTS.
Course fee US $ 646 per credit
US $ 8,585 full-time students
Scholarship http://fhs-lb.aub.edu.lb/scholarships.html
For further
information		 Office of Admissions
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box: 11-0326
Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020
Lebanon
Email: admissions@aub.edu.lb
Tel: +961 (0)1 374 374, ext. 2528/90/96
Fax: +961 (0)1 750 755
Internet: Click here
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