Public Health.
Disease prevention, health promotion and population-level intervention, taught with field epidemiology and health policy practice.
About the programme
Disease prevention, health promotion and population-level intervention, taught with field epidemiology and health policy practice.
The programme runs for 4 years and is taught in the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences. Teaching follows the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards, with course lists approved by Senate for each session and published in full below.
How to qualify for Public Health
The minimum for 2026/2027. Meeting it qualifies you for Post-UTME screening; it does not guarantee admission.
Courses by level
As approved by Senate for the 2025/2026 session. Course lists are reviewed each session; the version in force is the one published here.
100 Level
Public HealthFirst semester
19 unitsSecond semester
11 unitsThe 200 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
The 300 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
The 400 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
Head of Department
A Head of Department for Public Health has not yet been announced.
Academic matters for the programme are handled at faculty level in the meantime. The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences is headed by Prof. Adamu A. Rufa'i.
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Programmes taught in the same faculty, sharing its teaching staff and laboratories.
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