BSc · Health Sciences
BSc Public Health
- Qualification
- BSc
- Duration
- 4 years
- Region
- Greater Accra
Overview
BSc Public Health prepares you to prevent disease, promote healthy living, and strengthen the systems that protect communities. At Valley View University, you gain relevant knowledge for addressing Ghana’s challenges in sanitation, communicable diseases, chronic conditions, health education, and community wellbeing.
What you will study
You study epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, health promotion, community health, nutrition, disease prevention, health policy, research methods, and health programme management. Fieldwork and projects help you develop skills in community assessment, health education, data interpretation, project planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
Career prospects
You can pursue roles such as public-health officer, health promotion officer, community health coordinator, monitoring and evaluation officer, research assistant, environmental health assistant, or programme officer. Potential employers include Ghana Health Service, local assemblies, NGOs, schools, hospitals, corporate health programmes, research institutions, and international organisations such as WHO and UNICEF.
Who this programme may suit
This programme is a good fit if you care about prevention, community service, social issues, and practical solutions to health problems. You should be organised, curious, comfortable working with people and data, and willing to work in the field.