BSc Public Health at Newgate University, MInna, Niger State.

Programme overview

The BSc Public Health is an undergraduate programme offered at Newgate University by the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences in the Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Km 8, Off Bida-Minna Road, Minna, Niger State. It runs for 4 years.

The discipline of public health stresses a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which lifestyles and living conditions combine to determine health status, stressing the need for policies, programs and services to create supportive environments for health. The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) is designed to produce knowledgeable and skilled human resources to identify and deal with emerging health problems through evidence-based decision-making and planning of appropriate strategies for interventions and health care delivery.

Level: Undergraduate | Faculty: Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences | Department: Environmental and Public Health Sciences | Duration: 4 years | Location: Km 8, Off Bida-Minna Road, Minna, Niger State

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Entry requirements

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Admission Candidates should possess at least five credits at ordinary level West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE) or its equivalent (NECO, NABTEC, SSCE, GCE), maximum at two sittings, to qualify for consideration for admission. The subject includes: Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Health Science, and Mathematics and English Languages. The students must also obtain an acceptable score in joint matriculation board examination (UME/JAMB). Direct Entry Admission The candidate should possess, in addition to the UTME requirements Pass in general certificate of education or at advanced level in Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology (or Zoology), or Possess OND/HND in Medical/ Biological Science, or Possess Registered Nurse/Midwifery Certificate, Community Health Officer Certificate, or Environmental Health Officer Certificate, or NCE (Physical/Health Education, Home Economics, Science Education, Nutrition) Transfer Students. Candidates can transfer from other department in the Faculty of Medical Sciences or other recognized Universities with CGPA of not less 3.50 without carryover courses.

UTME cut-offs change every year and differ by programme. Check the university's current admission list before you apply.

NGN 377,500 a year. Tuition per semester as published on the official programme page ('Tuition/ Semester'); not annualised. Source

Applications for short courses, pre-degree courses, undergraduate diplomas and undergraduate degrees are received all year.

The non-refundable application fee is NGN 25,000 for undergraduate programmes, paid through the official online payment gateway; decisions are usually communicated within 5 working days.

Apply through the university admissions page: https://newgateuniversityminna.edu.ng/about-num-admission/

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