Semester -I

*** optional

Explanatory note on Semester II Courses

Semester II has 11 credits of classroom based teaching, 5 credits of exposure to laboratory work and 5 credits of field based work, as well as 4 credits computer based analysis of data .There are five main courses :

MPH 2.1 Infectious diseases and immunology course is aimed at providing knowledge on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, basic immunology and immunization, and national infectious disease control programmes

HS 2.4 Diagnostics provides exposure to principles and methods of microbiology, immunology, hematology and biochemistry.

MPH 2.3 Applied Research Methods introduces students to research methods, research ethics and methods of community diagnosis using survey methods.

Internship : Community diagnosis will be undertaken through PHC or NGO internship for a period of 10 days.

Tentative dates : third week of January.

MPH 2.0 Nutrition introduces students to the principles of nutrition, is being offered as an optional course.


MPH 2.1 Infectious diseases and immunology

MPH 2.11 Introduction to Microbial Pathogenesis

Credit 1

Course objective :

• To understand the biology of microbes and the mechanism of colonization and disease causation

Course :

• Structure of prokaryotic cell
• Pathogenic modifications
• Mechanisms of breaching host defenses
• Mechanisms of production of disease
• Anti-microbial agents, mode of action, drug resistance

MPH 2.12 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Credits 3

Course Objective:

• To understand the pathology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, mode of transmission, prevention and control of diseases of bacterial and viral etiology

Course:

General overview of infectious diseases and their impact in developing countries.

Biology, pathogenesis and pathology, clinical presentation, of common infections

• Vaccine preventable diseases: TB, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles.
  Respiratory : Tuberculosis, leprosy, ARI’s ,
• Intestinal : Diarrhoea, typhoid, worm infestations
• Contact : STDs and AIDS
• Vector borne : Plague, rabies, malaria and filaria, JE, dengue,leptospirosis

Classroom lectures to be supported by demonstration of slides and specimens as relevant.

MPH 2.13 Infectious Disease Control Programmes

Credits 3

Course Objectives :

To orient students about the national disease control programmes,
Critical evaluation of various disease control programmes
To evaluate the impact of disease control programmes on epidemiology of the disease

Course :

• National disease control programmes for
• Vector Control
• Tuberculosis
• AIDS
• Diarrheal disease
• Leprosy
• Other national disease programmes

MPH 2.14 Basic Immunology

Credits 2

Course Objective

• To understand the principles of immune function and immunization

Course :

• Immunology, introduction and scope.
• The organs and the cells of the immune system
• Constitutive defenses of the body
• Induced defenses of the body.
• Inflammation, hypersensitivity, autoimmune reactions.
• Serology
• Immunization principles and vaccine use
• Vaccines for Routine Use
• Diagnostic Methods based on immune responses

MPH2.3 Applied Research Methods

MPH 2.31 : Scientific Research Methods

Credits 1

Course Objective :

• To introduce students to research methods

Course

• Types of research
• Steps in conducting research

MPH 2.32 Research ethics

Credits 1

Course objective :

• To impart knowledge on ethics of research, including bioethics, ethical use of animals

Course :

• Overview of the philosophical foundations of the principles of medical ethics
• Issues of patient and professional autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence, confidentiality, informed consent, and distributive justice with applications to contemporary issues
• Monitoring of ethical issues: ethics committees, institutional review boards, and community advisory boards.

MPH 2.32 Survey methods I

Credits 5

Course objective :

• To train students in community diagnosis

Course :

• Sampling and survey methods and their application to public health research.
• Survey design and planning,
• principles of sampling and survey terminology,
• Interview schedule, questionnaire construction,
• research ethics (protection of human subjects) ,
• data collection
• data management
• data coding procedures
• Qualitative research methods

MPH 2.33 Survey methods II

Credits 4

Course objective :

• To train students in the method of analysis of data and report writing. The information from this course will be subsequently used for planning health interventions.

Course :

• Analysis of collected data
• Evaluation of results
• Report writing
• Presentation of data

SHS 2.4 Practical II (Laboratory Methods In Health Sciences)

Course Objectives:

• To provide practical aspects to theoretical component
• To provide training in basic laboratory exercises : hematology, serology, biochemistry, microbiology

Course :

• Introduction to common laboratory equipment, preparation of buffers regents
• Biochemistry :
• Routine biochemical tests and their interpretation
• Routine haematological measures
• Microbiology :
• Basic microbial techniques, growth of bacteria, staining, biochemical tests
• Water testing for microbial contaminants.
• Immunological methods :
• Serological tests : Basic methods in immunology, routine tests, Western blotting