Advanced Studies in Public Health (APH) Programme 

This programme strives to:

• Provide comprehensive education in the core functions and disciplines of public health
• Incorporate a social-ecologic systems approach which identifies and intervenes in conditions that influence health and disease, e.g. Poverty, inequalities in health status, and lack of access to health care
• Develop problem-based and problem-focussed curricula drawn from issues, research, and practice relevant to the region
• Integrate theory and practice through community level experiences throughout the curriculum
• Create manpower with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary skills for public health research, policy analysis and management. 

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Public Health is a full time, three year programme. The first two years consist of four semesters of coursework and two periods of field placement. The curriculum of the programme is designed to provide in depth study in a specific concentration in combination with a breadth of study of basic public health concepts. All students are required to complete a minimum of 120 credits of course work. The third year is devoted to a stipendiary internship and guided on the job training in appropriate public health institutions.

The programme is organized around two career oriented concentrations; 

The Institute has limited funds to provide financial aid grants to IHS students. These grants are offered to students on the basis of merit cum need and are intended to provide partial tuition fee support. Students who wish to avail these grants have to indicate their need in the application form. The size of the grant offered to a candidate who has been accepted to a programme will be decided by the Admissions Committee and will depend on the student's merit, access to other sources of financing and availability of funds at the Institute. Grant details will be indicated in the offer of admission to the Institute