Public Health encompasses both the art and science of safeguarding against diseases, extending life expectancy, and advancing overall well-being. Its scope goes beyond maintenance of health by reducing or eliminating disease risks and environmental health hazards, improving social conditions, and encouraging healthy behaviours and lifestyles.  Additionally, it involves the distribution and optimal management of healthcare services. Today, public health professionals encounter a multitude of long standing and emerging challenges.

With this in mind, IMU’s Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) programme, which is available in both traditional and open and distance learning (ODL) formats, will provide students from a wide range of health and related professional backgrounds with the knowledge and skills in public health sciences which will make them effective contributors in their field of healthcare. A student who pursued the programme through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode, Haranee A/P Paramalingam, shares with us her journey.

IMU’s MSPH programme was a comprehensive and dynamic educational experience that equipped me with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to address complex public health challenges. Throughout the programme, I had the privilege to engage in a range of academic activities, practical experiences, and collaborative projects that ignited my passion for both science-based knowledge and community service. The modules delivered under the programme also provided me with a solid foundation in the principles and theories of public health and played a crucial role in developing my proficiency in research methods and data analysis, thereby allowing me to conduct meaningful studies in the field of public health.