Certificate
Health Service Support
Provide essential support in hospitals, clinics, hospices and homes: first aid, infection prevention and control, patient support services and hospital operations.
Pending IDIA confirmation Explore programmeProgramme
Public Health
Prevent disease and promote health across whole communities.
Pending IDIA confirmation
Diploma (Level 6)
Overview
Public Health prepares you to address health issues at the level of whole populations. You study epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health policy and management, and the social and behavioural sciences, alongside practical skills in disease prevention, health promotion and research methods.
Classroom learning is combined with field work, case studies and data-analysis projects, and with IDIA's Learning Through Service (LTS) project, so that you graduate already familiar with public health work in communities.
What you will study
Diploma in Public Health
Pending IDIA confirmation- Duration
- 3 years (6 semesters)
- Level
- KNQF Level 6
- Examining body
- IDIA / TVET CDACC / PHOTC
- Study modes
- Full-time, Hybrid (physical and online), Online, Part-time (evenings and weekends)
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Skills | HEL/CU/PH/BC/01/6/A | 40 |
| Numeracy Skills | HEL/CU/PH/BC/02/6/A | 60 |
| Digital Literacy | HEL/CU/PH/BC/03/6/A | 60 |
| Entrepreneurship Education | HEL/CU/PH/BC/04/6/A | 100 |
| Employability Skills | HEL/CU/PH/BC/05/6/A | 80 |
| Environmental Literacy | HEL/CU/PH/BC/06/6/A | 40 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Practices | HEL/CU/PH/BC/07/6/A | 40 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Drawings | HEL/CU/PH/CC/01/6/A | – |
| Material Science Principles | HEL/CU/PH/CC/02/6/A | – |
| Fundamentals of Environmental Health Practices | HEL/CU/PH/CC/03/6/A | – |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health and Development | HEL/CU/PH/CR/01/6/A | – |
| Environmental Safety and Health Inspection | HEL/CU/PH/CR/02/6/A | – |
| Disease Prevention and Control Programmes | HEL/CU/PH/CR/03/6/A | – |
| Health Systems | HEL/CU/PH/CR/04/6/A | – |
| Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene | HEL/CU/PH/CR/05/6/A | – |
| Action Research | HEL/CU/PH/CR/06/6/A | 80 |
| Learning Through Service project | HEL/CU/PH/CR/07/6/A | 480 |
Entry requirements
Diploma in Public Health
- KCSE with C in English or Kiswahili and in Biology, C− in Mathematics and C− in one of Physics or Physical Science, Chemistry, or Building Construction/Technical Drawing; or
- KCSE C− for the Public Health and Community Development Practice track, or C (plain) for the Public Health track; or
- An equivalent qualification as determined by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA).
Fees
Tuition and administrative charges for every programme are on the fees page, with how to pay.
Fees and paymentCareers
- Public health officer
- Health educator
- Research assistant
- Programme coordinator in NGOs or government agencies
- Community health worker
How to apply
- 1 Choose your level and intake
- 2 Apply online and upload your documents
- 3 We review your application and contact you
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