Bachelor of Public Health (BPH)

Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) is a four-year undergraduate program focused on population health, disease prevention, health systems, and public health policy, preparing graduates for planning, management, and evaluation of health programs.

Description

The Bachelor of Public Health program at Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Sciences is designed to produce skilled public health professionals capable of addressing community and national health challenges. The program emphasizes epidemiology, biostatistics, health systems management, environmental health, and health promotion. Graduates are trained to analyze health data, design and manage public health programs, and contribute to policy development and implementation across governmental, non-governmental, and international health sectors.

Curricular Structure

Features

• Duration: 4 years
• Intake capacity: 20 students per year
• Strong focus on population and community health
• Emphasis on research, data analysis, and program management
• 75% seats funded by Bagmati Province Government
• Eligibility for public health licensing and governmental roles

Fee

• Total tuition fee: NPR 750,000
• One-third of the total fee payable at the time of admission

Admission Process (Points)

• Mandatory appearance in Medical Education Commission common entrance examination
• Minimum 50 percentile required to qualify
• Merit-based selection
• Marking scheme: +1 for correct answer, −0.25 for incorrect answer
• Enrollment limited to 20 students
• Submission of academic certificates, citizenship/passport, entrance admit card, and equivalence documents if applicable

Job Prospects

• Public Health Officer
• Health Program Coordinator
• Epidemiology Assistant
• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
• Health Research Assistant
• NGO/INGO Project Officer
• Health Policy and Planning Assistant
• Community Health Supervisor