The Department of Medicine of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Patras announces that during the academic year 2024-2025, the Postgraduate Programme “Public Health” will be operating for the tenth year.

With a focus on prevention, promotion and health policies, the programme responds to the current needs of the sector, providing tools to understand and manage social and epidemiological challenges. With an international orientation and an interdisciplinary approach, the programme is addressed to those who wish to develop professionally and actively contribute to the health of populations, both in Greece and worldwide.

The programme specifies:

• at addressing health problems in the community
• in the study of health from a social perspective
• Using scientific evidence to co-design health policies and evaluate programmes.

The MSc is recognized by the ASEP and is specifically designed to serve the needs of working students, with courses taking place on two (2) non-consecutive three days per month, on Thursday (afternoon), Friday (afternoon) and Saturday (morning and afternoon). Teaching is a combination of distance modern and hybrid teaching, enabling both face-to-face and distance participation. In addition, there is the possibility of part-time attendance, with twice the normal duration, for greater flexibility.

In two majors:

1) Social and Preventive Medicine

2) Environment and Health

Scientific Director of the MSc: Apostolos Vandarakis, Professor of Hygiene, Department of Medicine, University of Patras

Upon completion of the studies, job opportunities open up in public health services, hospitals and health units, public and private research groups, companies, NGOs, international health organisations, as well as academic and educational institutions.

The portal for applications will be open from 11.11.2024 to 03.02.2025.

Application submission:

https://www.med.upatras.gr/index.php?r=announces/view&id=5916&lang=el

For more information you may visit: https://publichealth.med.upatras.gr/

Watch here a video presentation of the MSc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nOsh3UUuYE&t=1s&ab_channel=MScinPublicHealthUOP