Study Plan

I. Program Duration

The normal study period of Doctor of Public Health is 3 years. The maximum study period is 6 years.  (Students admitted in or before academic year 2018/2019, please refer to the rules and regulations as stipulated in the intake academic year study plan).

II. Study Mode

Lectures

III. Medium of Instruction

Chinese or English

IV. Academic Field

Public Health

V. Majors

1. Community and Family Medicine
2. Epidemiology and Biostatistics
3. Population Health and Health Promotion
4. Health Protection
5. Health Care Systems
6. Healthy Ageing
7. Psychological Medicine and Social Wellness
8. Men’s Health
9. Women’s Health
10. Occupational Medicine
11. Environmental Health and Safety
12. International Health and Travel Medicine
13. Disaster Medicine

VI. Course Structure

Table 1: Core courses (18 Credits)

Table 2: Elective courses (12 Credits)

Table 3: Dissertation (12 Credits)

VII. Teaching Requirements

1. Students are required to complete 6 core courses from Table 1, 4 elective courses from Table 2 during the first academic year.The courses are conducted in the form of lecture, seminar, and instructed readings.
2. Students are required to submit a report at the end of each course study. The course performance is assessed according to the test result, class participation, and the study report, etc.
3. Students can only submit his/her dissertation proposal for confirmation upon the completion of the aforementioned 30 credits under Table 1 and 2, within the required time frame as given by the faculty after completed the thesis proposal defense before they can be qualified as doctoral candidates and then officially start the doctoral dissertation.
4. The duration for DPH dissertation writing is 24 months. The writing time should not be shorter than 12 months.
5. Students are required publish at least one paper in the approbatory academic journal during the study period. Then, they can attain the arrangement for DPH oral defence.
6. The dissertation should pass the assessment and be defended successfully.

VIII. Study Time

The duration for taking all courses is 12 months and no less than 12 months of dissertation composition, up to 24 months.

Classes will generally be scheduled at nights (19:00-22:00) on Friday or daytime on Saturdays and Sundays.

IX. Graduation Requirements

Upon approval from the Senate of the University, a Doctoral Degree will be conferred on a student when he or she has:

1. Completed and met the requirements prescribed in the study plan of his or her program within the specific study period, and achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.50* or above (excluding dissertation)
2. Abided by the regulations of the University
3. Cleared all fees and charges and returned all University’s property and equipment borrowed

*Students, admitted before the academic year 2017/2018, please refer to the regulations of their admission year.

Note: All curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau.

※In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail.