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Master of Public Health (MPH) Program of BOU
Short Overview
Sl. Item Description
1. Short Title MPH Program
2. Title of the Degree Master of Public Health (MPH)
4. Aim and objectives of the improve knowledge and skills of community diagnosis;
MPH Program obtain ability to design strategies to enhance community health;
develop skills to implement intervention programs;
achieve skills to develop public health policy;
improve knowledge to evaluate the impact of public health policies
on community health; and
create leadership skills in public health administration.
5. Eligible criteria for Admission Graduation in Health Science/Biological Science
into the MPH Program Doctor, Engineer, Dentist, B.Sc. in Nursing, Physiotherapy and
graduation in Social Science with duration of 3 or 4-years and
passed at least with 2nd division/GPA- 2.5 or above on a scale of 4.
English and computer literacy skill is mandatory in order to
complete this program.
Eligible foreign learners can also be applied through online
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1. Selection criteria to Admission into the MPH Program of BOU
The selection of learners for admission into the program will be done on a competitive basis by assessing result of
admission test. To be eligible for admission into the MPH Program, applicant’s minimum requirements to take part in
the admission test are as follows:
Admission test will be conducted for 1:00 hour with following subjects.
Applicant will appear in the 100 marks MCQ typed written test and Viva-voce which consisting of -
1) Health-related general knowledge (30 marks),
2) Nutrition and Mother-Child Health (30),
3) Fundamental of statistics (30 marks) and
4) English and Bengal Literacy (10 marks).
2. Types of Courses and Tentative Fees of the Program (There is no extra cost)
There are 12 courses and 1 research project in the Master of Public Health program. There is no Major or Minor
in BOU’s MPH program. Everybody should have to complete all the 13 courses to get the certificate. These
courses are grouped under three headings: -
Sl. Type Number of Courses Credits
1. Foundation Courses 03 3X4=12
2. Professional Courses 09 9X4 = 36
3. Research Project
01 8+4 =12
(Project+ Defense+ Comprehensive Viva-voce)
Total 13 60
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