MSc in Public Health
Programme Overview
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will be equipped with epidemiological methods, health policy analysis, and programme management skills for African public health systems.
Course Modules
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Policy and Systems
Disease Prevention and Control
Environmental Health
Health Promotion
Public Health Research Methods
About Makerere University
Makerere University is the largest university in Uganda and one of the highest-ranked universities in sub-Saharan Africa. Established as a technical school in 1922, it attained Medical School status in 1924 before evolving into a University College (1937–1963) offering degrees of the University of London. It became part of the University of East Africa in 1963 and gained full independence in 1970 when that federation was dissolved into three national universities — University of Nairobi, University of Dar es Salaam, and Makerere University. Today, Makerere operates under a collegiate system with nine colleges and one School of Law. Its College of Health Sciences anchors pharmaceutical and health sciences education, offering programmes from undergraduate to PhD level, including a PhD in Health Sciences, Master of Public Health (MPH), and Master of Pharmacology. The university admits approximately 45,000 students, of whom 15% are postgraduates and 8% are international students. Makerere's key functions are Training, Research and Innovations.