Bachelor of Public Health in Nutrition
About this programme
This interactive course aims to provide comprehensive training in public health nutrition and to give you a solid grounding in the knowledge and skills that are required to work as a public health nutritionist. It offers students an in-depth education in human nutrition covering the underlying principles and evidence base, concepts and theories of nutrition in relation to public health practice and how nutrition and health or ill health relates. It is an integrated programme covering dietary, public health, social, behavioural, epidemiological, physiological and biochemical aspects of nutritional science. Specialist topics include maternal and child nutrition, nutrition in emergencies, nutrition programme planning, evaluation and monitoring, nutritional epidemiology and nutritional related chronic diseases. There is increasing community interest in nutrition and health, and a growing demand for specialists in these fields. UHAS's Public health nutrition course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills required to work in a range of occupations particularly within the Health Service and Local government, bilateral and multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations, in private, business or community or public health settings.
Entry requirements
Science Students For Ghanaian applicants, candidates should have Core Mathematics, English and Integrated Science (Minimum C6) with three electives from Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Elective Mathematics. For foreign candidates, required subjects will be Science: English, Mathematics, Biology/Agriculture, Physics and Chemistry plus one Arts subject and Further Mathematics. Non-Science Students For Ghanaian applicants, candidates should have passes (A1-C6) respectively in three (3) core subjects: Integrated Science, English Language, Core Mathematics and Social Studies in addition to credit passes (A1-C6) in three (3) of the following elective subjects: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Elective Mathematics, Food and Nutrition, General Knowledge in Arts, Economics, Animal Husbandry, Geography, Literature, General Agriculture, Information Communication Technology and Management in Living. Top-Up Students Candidates with Diplomas awarded by recognized institutions will gain entry into level 300. Candidates must have: Obtained a diploma from a Ministry of Health training institution or institutions whose diplomas are recognized by the University Professional Certificate Holders in SRN and Public health Nursing (PHN) Obtained a Final Grade Point Average (FGPA) of 2.50 or better in the Diploma Programme.
Career prospects
Job Opportunities for BPH Nutrition Graduates Ministry of Health Ghana Health Service Teaching Hospitals Non-Governmental Organizations working in the area of Allied Health International Organizations e.g. UNICEF, WHO, FAO, WFP Humanitarian organizations e.g. Emergency Nutrition Network, Sight for Life, Helen Keller International, World Vision International