Public Health

• • The program promotes excellence in international public health research and practice in a broad range of topics.

  • The School has nearly 50 years experience of teaching public health in Israel and in many other countries.

  • The School and its programs have been accredited by the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA)

  • In recognition of our ongoing public health training efforts in Israel and abroad, the World Health Organization designated the School (2007-2014) as a Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building in Public Health.

  • The IMPH Program provides tools for examining public health problems in low and higher income countries, and formulating relevant intervention strategies at the community and national level.

  • The emphasis throughout is on active learning by the student, individually and in groups

  • Israel is both a developed (academically, technologically, etc.) and a still developing young country. We have experienced and struggled with health issues in both these roles.

  • Together with vigorous academic requirements, the program is tailored to the student’s needs and interests.

  • Our teachers are deeply involved, caring and have open communication with their students.

  • Small group tutorial classes are provided for students requiring additional assistance in some core courses.

  • The IMPH Program offers a wide range of social and cultural activities that serve to bond and integrate the students and introduce them to the historical and modern host country of Israel.

The required courses which constitute the core of the IMPH studies include:

• • • Community Oriented Primary Health Care Workshop

    • Control of Communicable Diseases

    • Environmental and Occupational Health

    • Health Economics

    • Health Promotion and Health Behavior

    • Interpretation of Epidemiological Data

    • Introduction to Public Health

      • Organization of Medical Care

      • Principles and Uses of Epidemiology

      • Public Health Nutrition

      • Public Health Practice, Organization and Evaluation

      • Public Health Seminar

      • Qualitative Methods in Public Health

      • Research Forum

  • Sociology of Health and Illness

  • Statistical Methods for Public Health 

  • Survey and Research Methods

 

Students also choose from a wide range of elective courses such as:

• • Aging: Epidemiology and Services

  • Community Mental Health

  • Economic Evaluation of Public Health and Medical Interventions

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Public Health

  • Health Promotion

  • History of Public Health Epidemiology

  • Public Health Demography

  • Maternal and Child Health

  • Multidisciplinary Aspects of HIV/AIDS

  • Public Health Ethics

  • Risk Approach in Health Services

  • Selected Topics in Epidemiology

    • Statistical Methods for Analysis of Rates

To be eligible for the IMPH Program you must hold an academic degree (BA/BSc, MA/MSc, MD) in medicine, dentistry, nursing, another allied health field, or in one of the basic biological or social sciences relevant to health from a recognized university. Diploma/Advanced Diploma degrees are not recognized as academic degrees by Hebrew University.

Applicants who hold only a bachelor’s degree must have obtained an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 75% in their undergraduate studies.

Practical experience in public health is taken into account as well as academic achievement.

Students must have a command of basic computing skills and a high level of English.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

Enroll in the course

A limited number of scholarships are available for selected students from developing countries and countries in economic transition. These scholarships cover virtually all costs related to participation in the Program including tuition, living accommodations, basic living expenses in the form of a monthly stipend, medical insurance, social activities, administration costs, and some textbooks. Airfare to and from Israel is not included in the scholarship.

Scholarship support is not available for students from high-income countries. The cost of participation in the IMPH program for non-scholarship students is 100,000 New Israeli Shekels (NIS). All payments must be made in Israeli currency or foreign currency based on the official exchange rate on the day of payment. This sum covers tuition, administrative fees, social/cultural activities, and medical insurance. (Living accommodations are not included and cannot be guaranteed.)

There are external scholarship opportunities for students applying to the International Master of Public Health Program at the Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine who do not qualify for financial assistance through the school. One of these is the Rotary Global Grant, which is a match grant scheme between the applicant’s local Rotary District and the Rotary Foundation’s Global Fund.