MSc in Public Health and Disaster Engineering

• Two-year program integrating public health, disaster engineering, risk reduction, and multidisciplinary technical competencies aimed at reducing disaster impacts and strengthening health-engineering systems.

• Blends classroom learning with case studies, fieldwork, project assignments, internships, and research.
• Covers disaster phenomena, DRR strategies, public-health response planning, environmental impacts, health-engineering systems, and multidisciplinary analytical tools.
• Develops capability to design, implement, evaluate, and manage disaster-related public-health engineering projects at local, national, and international scales.

Features

• Competitive learning environment with field-based concentration
• Holistic approach combining engineering, environment, and public-health perspectives
• Focus on specifying, designing, implementing, and managing small- to large-scale public-health and disaster-engineering projects
• Strong emphasis on practical application through project work and internships

Fee

• Tentative program fee: NPR 888,250
• Subject to institutional revision3

Admission process

• Bachelor’s degree in eligible engineering fields (Civil, Civil & Rural, Agriculture, Hydropower, Architecture, or equivalent)
• Minimum second division or CGPA ≥ 2.0
• Adherence to entrance test requirements
• Final selection based on entrance-test score and interview
• Enrollment after verification and payment

Job prospects

• Managerial and technical roles in ministries handling disaster, environment, water, sanitation, infrastructure, energy
• Positions within National Disaster and Reconstruction authorities
• Public-health response units
• Environmental and disaster-risk management agencies
• Academic and research institutions
• NGOs, INGOs, and humanitarian response organizations
• Engineering consultancies working on disaster-resilient systems
• Emergency-planning and DRR design units