College of Public Health UP

The program is open to holders of a baccalaureate degree with adequate credits in the biological and physical sciences. The adequacy of the applicant's background shall be determined by the faculty of the Department of Parasitology.

Graduation Requirements

1. Residence for at least one full academic year immediately prior to the granting of the degree.

2. Completion of a minimum of forty (40) units - (34 units of formal courses and 6 units of thesis). No comprehensive examination is required.

3. Satisfactory completion of a master's thesis.

4. A weighted average of “2.00” or better in all courses taken and in major courses provided there is no grade of “5.0” in any of the courses taken.

Curriculum

Required Courses

Core Course		Units
Biostat 201	Fundamentals of Biostatistics I	3
Epi 201	Principles of Epidemiology	3
Major
Para 201	Public Health Parasitology	2
Para 202	Medical Protozoology	2
Para 203	Medical Helminthology	2
Para 204	Medical Entomology	2
Para 207	Immunology of Parasitic Infections	2
Para 210	Diagnostic Parasitology	2
Para 211	Advanced Systematics of Helminths	2
Para 299.1	Seminars I	1
Para 299.2	Seminars II	1
Others
Biostat 206	Research Methods	2

Elective Courses
At least 6 units may be chosen from the following:
Para 205	Applied Medical and Public Health Entomology	2
Para 208	Molecular Parasitology	2
Para 209	Medical Malacology	2
Para 212	Parasitic Zoonoses	2
Para 213	Ecology and Control of Major Arthropod Vectors	2
Para 290	Special Studies	2-4

Cognate Courses

At least 4 units may be chosen from the list below although any course pertinent to the major area as determined by the program adviser may be taken as a cognate.

Biostat 202 Fundamentals of Biostatistics II 2

Micro 201 Public Health Microbiology 2

EH 202 Environmental Health Practice 2

Master's Thesis

Para 300 6 units

Duration of the Program: a minimum of two (2) years

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