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cultural contexts within local, national, emerging infectious diseases. This PBH 499 - Undergraduate is a requirement for graduation and expose them to various career
regional and global environments. course aims to equip students with Research from the Bachelor of Public Health and employment opportunities.
Practical approaches to developing a comprehensive understanding Research, Placements Credit Hours: 3 program at the College of Health In internship II, the students are
maternal and child health (MCH) of effective prevention and control and Electives Prerequisite: PBH 410 + 90 Credit Sciences (CoHS). The aim of the expected to develop and plan a
public health programs are explored. measures used, it provides an Hours internship is to expose students to public health program to address
understanding of both the theoretical The Undergraduate Research course various public health organizations, a specific public health problem.
and practical aspects of infection is a senior level component of the authorizing bodies, other private/ Students are required to complete
PBH 405A – Common Chronic including monitoring, prevention, HSC 410 - Healthcare Research PBH program that gives students the governmental entities, and to a minimum of 320 working hours
Diseases diagnosis and treatment. By the end Methodology opportunity to participate in real-life various career and employment over a period of eight weeks in
Credit Hours: 3 of the course, students will acquire Credit Hours: 3 PBH topics/issues. It is a research- opportunities. This internship will approved work settings in public and
Prerequisite: HSC201 skills in interpreting epidemiological Prerequisite: HSC 205 directed work intended to advance a also allow the host organisation to private healthcare service sectors.
This course provides a comprehensive data, designing evidence-based public This course is involved with student’s interest in a topic or issue benefit from service provision by the Under the supervision of faculty and
understanding of chronic diseases, health strategies, and communicating understanding basic principles related to PBH. Under the supervision participating students Students are internship site supervisors, students
focusing on their epidemiology, complex disease control measures of research techniques and of a faculty member, students will be required to complete a minimum will be engaged in specific tasks,
prevention, management, and impact to diverse stakeholders in the global methodologies as applied to engaged in specific tasks revolving of 320 working hours over a period duties, and assignments addressing
on public health. The course covers health arena. healthcare professions. The purpose around a research question and of eight weeks in approved work current public health issues on-site.
non-communicable diseases (NCDs), of this course is to further develop focusing on applying research settings in public and private sectors In addition to the experience gained
including cardiovascular diseases, research, critical analysis, and methodology/ design to problems (ministries, industries, companies, in the observation and application of
cancer, diabetes, respiratory diseases, communication skills.The major in PBH via data and information consultancy firms, environmental public health practices, students will
and mental health issues, with special components of this course are collection,determining and reviewing protection and occupational health gain professional and personal skills
attention to diseases prevalent in the PBH 320 - Community and Public understanding research purpose relevant sources, conducting logical, agencies, academic centers, research and competencies needed to prepare
UAE and globally. Health Nutrition and methodology; developing a critical, and statistical analyses, and centers/laboratories, international them for real-life situations and job
Credit Hours: 3 arriving to conclusions. The topic and national NGOs, UN agencies, market.
Prerequisite: PBH 300 research proposal; critical review will be chosen by students and etc.). Under the supervision of faculty
This course aims to introduce of the literature and information will be written and presented in a and internship site supervisors,
students to key concepts and current resources; comprehending the role concise way and scholarly format students will be engaged in specific
PBH 405B – Common Infectious topics in community nutrition. The of ethics in health sciences research; in the form of a presentation in tasks, duties, and assignments
and introducing different quantitative
Diseases course will focus on the role of and qualitative healthcare research front of a committee. Students addressing current public health
Credit Hours: 3 nutrition in improving the health and methods. The course will also enable will gain research experience to issues on-site. In addition to the
Prerequisite: HSC201 well-being of communities and will the students to develop different apply technical and communication experience gained in the observation
This course is designed to provide familiarize students with population data collection tools and different skills learned in specific settings and application of public health
an overview of the epidemiologic nutritional status assessment, sampling designs and techniques. (ministries, industries, companies, practices, students will gain
aspects, prevention and control principles of nutrition research, businesses, environmental protection professional and personal skills and
approaches for major common and factors involved in planning, and health agencies, hospitals, competencies needed to prepare
communicable diseases that face implementing and evaluating professional associations, research them for real-life situations and job
population globally, MENA region community nutrition programs and PBH 399 - Public Health centers/laboratories, national and market.
and emphasis on UAE. Concepts and policies. The course combines theory Research Seminar international NGOs etc.). Students
methods with focuses on disease and practice where students will Credit Hour: 1 will have a supervisor/ mentor from
epidemiology and prevention and discuss, analyze, and experiment with Prerequisite: PBH 101 the faculty to facilitate the course
control strategies will be discussed. the theories of behaviora change and Students will attend mandatory (content, process, and assessment)
Infectious diseases prevention and will apply the principles of nutrition seminars where the principles and and may have a second mentor who PBH 400B- Internship II
control are global health priority education as part of the course practices of public health research is an expert in the chosen area of Credit Hours: 3
since they are the leading causes nutrition project tackling a specific are examined. Through the analysis PBH, external to ADU. Prerequisite: PBH400A
of morbidity and mortality globally, nutritional problem. of public health research articles The internship is a senior level
with two-thirds of the deaths of and media stories on public health component of the Public Health
children under five years of age research, students will develop skills PBH 400A – Internship I program that provides students
being caused by infectious diseases. in critically reviewing articles and Credit Hours: 3 with real-life experiential learning
Key topics include advanced public stories and identifying their strengths Prerequisite: 90 Credit Hours supplementing their theoretical and
health interventions, such as disease and weaknesses. Students will laboratory class learning. This course
surveillance, outbreak response, present their findings in both oral and The internship is a mandatory is a requirement for graduation
vaccination campaigns, antimicrobial written formats. component of the Public Health from the Bachelor of Public Health
stewardship, and policy development. program that provides students program at the College of Health
Students will also critically evaluate with real-life experiential learning Sciences (CoHS). The aim of the
contemporary challenges like supplementing their theoretical and internship is to train the students in
antimicrobial resistance and practical class learning. This course public health service facilities (SEHA,
clinics, outreach programs, CDC, etc.)

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