Programme Name: Bachelor of Science Environmental Health
Programme Code: UBSENHEFXU1A
PROGRAMME RATIONALE
Traditionally the training in public health inspection was in response to adverse prevailing health conditions. Current basic training in this discipline was developed, and managed by the Ministry of Health as a three-year diploma programme incorporating two years of didactics and one year of internship.These changes provide unquestionable justification for the upgrading of the current Public Health Inspection Diploma programme to the B.Sc. (E.H.).
The level of preparation will be in keeping with international standards. As such it will enable graduates to meet the challenges, which are consistent with environmental and occupational health needs, and will provide opportunity for horizontal and vertical mobility.
Not only is there a need for upgraded education in public health, but there is also the need for an increased number of qualified practitioners both locally and regionally. In some Caribbean countries, governments have been unable to recruit sufficient numbers of adequately qualified personnel. Consequently, they have been forced to operate an apprenticeship system in which unqualified officers carry out limited public health duties.
Jamaica has been short of its public health officers’ cadre by about 40% and has not been training at the rate required to satisfy the need in the near future.
The adoption of the baccalaureate degree as the first level of professional preparation for public health practitioners in the field of environmental health will enable the graduates to enjoy greater job satisfaction and attain remuneration parity with other health professionals in the health care system.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must satisfy the following:
- Five passes at CXC General Proficiency with grades at 1&11 (Grade 111 as of 1998) or CSEC or at GCE ‘O’ Level, with grades at A, B or C in English language, Mathematics, Biology/Human and Social Biology and Chemistry.
- One other pass at the CXC general proficiency or CSEC or GCE ‘O’ Level in an advanced subject*.
- Attendance at a panel interview is required for all selected applicants.
The compulsory subjects should be obtained at no more than two sittings. Candidates with other types of academic qualifications will be evaluated in accordance with the University’s regulations governing academic equivalence.
*Clothing & Textile, Home Management, Religious Education, Office Procedure, Principle of Business, Typing and Shorthand are NOT considered approved subjects.
| YEAR 1 | (Semester 1) | ||
| Module Code | Module Name | Credits | |
| Academic Writing | 3 |
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| College Maths | 4 |
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| INT1001 | Information Technology | 3 |
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| CSP1001 | Community Service Project | 1 |
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| General Chemistry 1 | 3 |
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| General Chemistry Practical 1 | 1 |
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| Sociocultural Factors in Health & Disease | 2 |
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| TOTAL | 17 |
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| (Semester 2) | |||
| General Chemistry 2 | 3 |
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| General Chemistry Practical 2 | 1 |
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| BIO1001 | General Biology | 4 |
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| PHS1004 | Physics | 4 |
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| HEA1021 | Health Information System | 2 |
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| HEA1002 | Foundation of Public Health | 3 |
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| TOTAL | 17 |
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| Year 2 | (Semester 1) | ||
| Module Code | Module Name | Credits |
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| Academic Writing 2 | 2 |
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| Entrepreneurial Skills | 3 |
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| COT2001 | Building Construction Technology | 4 |
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| MIB2001 | General Microbiology | 3 |
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| HEA2005 | Health Legislation | 4 |
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| PSY1002 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
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| TOTAL | 20 |
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| (Semester 2) | |||
| ENH 2002 | Pollution Control | 3 |
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| ENH2002 | Solid Waste Water Management | 4 |
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| EPI2008 | Epidemiology & Disease Control |
3 |
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| HEA2002 | Health Promotion | 3 |
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| HEA2003 | Health Policy Planning & Evaluation | 4 |
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| University Elective | 3 |
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| TOTAL | 20 |
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| Year 3 | (Semester 1) | ||
| Module Code | Module Name | Credits | |
| EPI3003 | Epidemiology & Disease Control II |
3 |
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| ENH3003 | Water Technology | 3 |
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| ENH3004 | Liquid Waste Mgmt. | 4 |
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| STA3001 | Biostatistics | 3 |
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| RES3001 | Research Methodology | 3 |
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| TOTAL | 16 |
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| (Semester 2) | |||
| MIB3001 | Food Microbiology | 4 |
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| ENH3002 | Vector Control | 3 |
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| OHS3001 | Occupational Health | 3 |
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| ENH3005 | Meat Hygiene | 4 |
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| HEA4012 | Public Health Practice in Community Development |
4 |
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| TOTAL | 18 |
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| Year 4 | (Semester 1) | ||
| Module Code | Module Name | Credits | |
| ENH4001 | Institutional Health & Housing |
3 |
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| ENH4002 | Milk Hygiene | 3 |
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| ENH4003 | Poultry Hygiene | 3 |
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| ENH4006 | Food Hygiene | 4 |
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| ENH4004 | Major Project | - |
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| TOTAL | 16 |
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| (Semester 2 & 3) | |||
Field training at approved site from Monday to Friday for 8 hours per day. Candidates must attend and pass field training to qualify for the degree. |
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Total Hours: 5 x 8 x 27 = 1080 clock hours or 14 credit hours |
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| (80 hours in the field = 1 credit hour) | |||
Hours include time for seminars, group meetings and mentoring by supervisors. |
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