Public Health, BSc

Our BSc in Public Health program has been designed by a team of experts to equip students with the knowledge, critical thinking and communication skills required in the demanding world of public health. The mission of the BSc in Public Health program is to provide students with a multidisciplinary education which will enable them to solve current and future public health challenges. The program combines studies from various areas of public health helping students develop skills in different areas of knowledge.

Overview

The BSc in public health program provides students with solid education on the fundamentals of public health so they'll be able to understand the basic concepts and be able to suggest solutions to public health challenges.

Syllabus

1. First Aid, Health Informatics, Medical Latin, General Principles in Health Care & Nursing, Basics of Pedagogy, Philosophy, Basics of Psychology, Basics of Sociology, Ecology, Bioethics, Mathematical Basics of Biostatistics, Health Anthropology, Communication, Cell Biology, Economics and Management, History of Public Health, Health Psychology, Health Sociology, Hungarian Language, Introduction to Public Health, Biostatistics, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Anatomy, Physiology.
2. Hungarian Language, Basic Epidemiology, Immunology, Introduction to Law, Microbiology, Public Health Medicine, Clinical Propaedeutic, Biochemistry, Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases, Terrestrial Environmental Protection, Environmental Health.
3. Aquatic Environmental Protection, Epidemiology of Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases, Health Care Law, Health Promotion and Health Policy, Occupational Health, Pharmacology, Public Health Medicine, Basics of Research Methodology, Child and Adolescent Health, Field and Laboratory Practice, Professional Hungarian, Basics of Dietetics, Gerontology.
4. Field and Laboratory practice, Health Care Law, Health Promotion, Health Promotion in Primary Care, Nutritional Health and Food Safety, Professional Hungarian, Applied Epidemiology, Basics of Quality Assurance, Field and Laboratory Practice, Thesis.

Career prospects

The degree will open up a range of career opportunities in the following fields:

• Health services, research, surveillance, health promotion and/or environmental health among other areas.
• Public health and related agencies such as cancer registries, food safety authorities, disease screening programs, community development, international aid agencies, the private sector with the pharmaceutical industry and management consultancies.