University of the Witwatersrand

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The School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand seeks to produce skilled public health practitioners, appropriately trained for South African and African conditions, while at the same time nurturing independent academic endeavour designed to advance the acquisition of new knowledge.

Programmes

1. Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Social and Behaviour Change Communication
   - The University of Witwatersrand School of Public Health, in partnership with the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, is launching a new concentration in social and behaviour change communication in the Masters in Public Health programme starting in 2010. This new concentration is designed for people working in organisations or government, who have an interest in, or are currently involved in, programmes implementing social and behaviour change communication, or doing research in this area. The courses offered under this new area of specialisation will provide students with skills they need to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate programmes and interventions to address determinants of health and illness at multiple levels.
   
   The course work component of the degree is offered over two years part-time or one year full-time. A research report is required to be awarded the MPH degree.
   
   Courses offered as part of MPH in Social and Behaviour Change Communication include:
   • Health and Society
   • Approaches to Population Health
   • Health Measurement I
   • Designing Effective Public Health Programmes
   • Health Measurement II
   • Introduction to Health Promotion
   • Management in Health and Health Services
   • Research Methods
   • Applying Development, Social, & Behavioural Theory to Practice
   • Social and Behaviour Change Communication Approaches
   • Communication, Media, and Society
   • Implementing Social and Behaviour Change Communication Programmes
   • Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation
   Click here for more information on this Masters Course.

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