Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MPH

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master's program in Public Health, attached to the School of Public Health of the Faculty of Health of the Universidad del Valle, seeks to train human talent through comprehensive academic processes.
Target Train professionals who can perform in the field of research, teaching and action of Public Health, in public and private organizations, through the use of appropriate methodologies for the deepening of knowledge and its articulation to the processes of transformation of situations criticisms that affect the formulation and implementation of healthy public policies.

Occupational profile The graduate of the Master in Public Health will perform as:

Researcher and social leader in public health with a comprehensive approach to the various determinants of social, cultural, economic, political, environmental and biological order.
Planner and director of population outreach programs for health care, growth, development, and aging, and the prevention of disease, disability, early death, and uncontrolled hazardous exposures.
Leader and health administrator in different areas of public health, in particular population insurance, management and provision of health services, government stewardship and sector control, design of public policies, research, teaching, institutional development, social organization, and missions of advice and consultancy.
The public health professional will be able to design, propose, lead and manage interinstitutional and intersectoral agreements related to preferential social investments to improve the living situations and working conditions of the beneficiary communities of social projects. He will also have skills for negotiation and political mediation in matters of public health.
The health professional will be able to carry out periodic critical evaluations: a) of the sectoral operation and its changes according to the effects; b) the operation of its institutions and services; c) the articulated and regulated performance of the general system of social security in health; and d) the dynamics and structure of the institutional and social processes of the health sector reform undertaken in the last fifteen years.

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MPH

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master's program in Public Health, attached to the School of Public Health of the Faculty of Health of the Universidad del Valle, seeks to train human talent through comprehensive academic processes.
Target Train professionals who can perform in the field of research, teaching and action of Public Health, in public and private organizations, through the use of appropriate methodologies for the deepening of knowledge and its articulation to the processes of transformation of situations criticisms that affect the formulation and implementation of healthy public policies.

Occupational profile The graduate of the Master in Public Health will perform as:

Researcher and social leader in public health with a comprehensive approach to the various determinants of social, cultural, economic, political, environmental and biological order.
Planner and director of population outreach programs for health care, growth, development, and aging, and the prevention of disease, disability, early death, and uncontrolled hazardous exposures.
Leader and health administrator in different areas of public health, in particular population insurance, management and provision of health services, government stewardship and sector control, design of public policies, research, teaching, institutional development, social organization, and missions of advice and consultancy.
The public health professional will be able to design, propose, lead and manage interinstitutional and intersectoral agreements related to preferential social investments to improve the living situations and working conditions of the beneficiary communities of social projects. He will also have skills for negotiation and political mediation in matters of public health.
The health professional will be able to carry out periodic critical evaluations: a) of the sectoral operation and its changes according to the effects; b) the operation of its institutions and services; c) the articulated and regulated performance of the general system of social security in health; and d) the dynamics and structure of the institutional and social processes of the health sector reform undertaken in the last fifteen years.

Program Duration

2 Years

Starting Month(s)

Jan

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fee and scholarships

Scholarships

One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.

In this guide you will find:

Where to look for scholarship opportunities

How to apply to scholarships relevant to you

A list of available scholarships around the world

A scholarship application checklist

Download Scholarship Guide

More programs from the university

Universidad del Valle offers a number of undergraduate programs taught in Spanish, including:

More information about the undergraduate programs here.

More information about the graduate programs here.

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Program overview

Main Subject

Degree

Study Level

Study Mode

Program overview

Main Subject

Degree

Study Level

Study Mode

Admission requirements

Important Dates

Application

Tuition fee and scholarships

Scholarships

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