X. Community Public Health

Introduction to the Community Public Health Major

1. Introduction to the Major

• In the effort to protect and enhance the health of the entire population, Community Public Health is an essential multidisciplinary science field, going beyond individual patient treatment to become the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. It is a bridge connecting Epidemiology – Health Policy – and Health Education.
• At Bodhisastra University, the Community Public Health program is designed as a journey to analyze health determinants and nurture community-based intervention skills, where learners acquire knowledge about health statistics, epidemic management, and environmental health, and explore methods for designing, implementing, and evaluating large-scale public health programs.
• This is the ideal choice for those who crave to understand the root causes of disease – build healthy communities – and create equitable, effective health policies.

2. Duration of Training

• Bachelor's: 9 - 12 months (flexible program, suitable for both standard and accelerated study).
• Master's: 9 - 12 months.
• Doctoral: 9 - 12 months.
• The path is streamlined, helping learners pursue in-depth knowledge while conveniently combining it with work at health agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or universities.
• Especially at Bodhisastra University, you will overcome limitations: Flexible learning - International degree - Public health breakthrough.
• Work experience in public health, nursing, or biomedical research can be converted into credits, helping to complete a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in just 9–12 months.
• International degrees are consular legalized, opening up global academic and career opportunities in international health organizations (WHO, CDC, etc.).

3. Training Format

• 100% Online: Comprehensive online learning, flexible for all individuals, especially health professionals, health program managers, and researchers.

Outstanding Benefits:

• Degrees are widely recognized globally, opening the door to boundary-less career and research collaboration opportunities in the public health field.
• No entrance English certificate required. A team of professional interpreters will provide support throughout the course, ensuring you fully grasp complex medical terminology and epidemiological models.
• Bodhisastra University Vietnam Office Address: 40 Pham Ngoc Thach, Xuan Hoa Ward, HCMC.

4. Levels of Training

• Bachelor of Community Public Health – Foundation in Epidemiology and Education
• Highlights: Building a solid foundation in Biostatistics, epidemiological principles, environmental health, and health behavior. Enhancing experience through health data collection, risk analysis, and designing basic health education campaigns.
• Career Opportunities: Health Education Specialist, Local-level Epidemiology Officer, Public Health Program Coordinator at NGOs/government agencies.
• Master of Community Public Health (MPH/MSPH) – Strategic Leadership and Policy Intervention
• Highlights: Helps cultivate strategic thinking in Public Health Administration, developing the capacity to evaluate health programs, analyze health policy, and design interventions to address global health issues (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Non-communicable diseases, Health security).
• Career Opportunities: Public Health Program Director, Health Policy Analyst, Senior Epidemiologist, Lecturer.
• Doctor of Community Public Health (DrPH/PhD) – Scientific Research and Health System Shaping
• Highlights: Designed for scientists and leaders seeking to conduct pioneering research, creating new theories and intervention models in health inequities, global health, or Implementation Science in public health. The program requires the completion of a Doctoral Dissertation with significant academic and policy contributions.
• Career Opportunities: Research Professor in Public Health, Senior Consultant for WHO/Ministry of Health, National Health System Leader.

5. Advantages of studying at Bodhisastra University

• Bodhisastra University offers knowledge across borders, combining rigorous health academics with a deep focus on holistic community health. Learners experience a comprehensive program, from scientific data analysis to practical health policy design, in a multicultural environment that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to solve complex health challenges.
• Bodhisastra University not only imparts knowledge but also accompanies you on the journey of self-development, helping each individual become the most knowledgeable, decisive, and capable of elevating the health quality for millions version of themselves.