B.Sc. · 151 units · Social Sciences
To produce digitally-fluent Public Health graduates who combine CCMAS-rigorous foundations with the practical, ethical and entrepreneurial capability Nigeria’s social sciences sector needs — delivered fully online with human facilitators at a 1:50 ratio.
At a glance
Ground graduates in the core theory and methods of Public Health, mapped to the CCMAS benchmark.
Layer an IUniversity digital-first / innovation stream onto the discipline core.
Instil professional, ethical and entrepreneurial competence for employment, self-employment or postgraduate study.
Deliver an inclusive, quality-assured ODL model with human staff supported — never replaced — by an AI tutor.
Every credit unit in the Public Health programme, grouped by level and semester — Core, GST, Institutional and Elective courses as approved by Senate.
Communication in English
Introduction to Public Health
Human Anatomy
General Biology for Health Sciences
Introduction to Digital Health and eHealth
Basic Chemistry for Health Sciences
Medical Terminology and Health Sciences Foundations
Running total through 100L S1: 17 / 151 units
Nigerian Peoples and Culture
Human Physiology
General Microbiology and Parasitology
Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology for Health
Introduction to Psychology for Health Sciences
Digital Literacy and Computer Applications for Health
Elementary Statistics for Health Sciences
Running total through 100L S2: 34 / 151 units
Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence
Demography and Population Studies
Environmental Health II: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Community Health II: Primary Health Care Systems
Medical Sociology and Behavioural Sciences in Health
Introduction to Public Health Data Analytics
First Aid, Basic Life Support and Emergency Care
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Health
Running total through 200L S2: 55 / 151 units
Biostatistics
Environmental Health I: Principles and Practice
Principles of Nutrition and Dietetics
Community Health I
Health Informatics I: Foundations of Health Information Systems
Reproductive Health and Family Planning
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Running total through 200L S1: 74 / 151 units
Venture Creation
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Communicable Disease Control
Non-Communicable Diseases and Chronic Disease Management
Health Policy and Management
Research Methods in Public Health
Telemedicine and Remote Patient Care
Health Communication and Behaviour Change Strategies
Running total through 300L S2: 96 / 151 units
Health Education and Promotion
Occupational Health and Safety
Epidemiology (flagship exemplar — see 03_exemplar-course.md)
Maternal and Child Health
Community Health Field Practicum I
Mobile Health (mHealth) and Health Applications
Running total through 300L S1: 114 / 151 units
Community Health Field Practicum II (Rural Health Posting) — 10–12 weeks
Research Project I: Proposal and Literature Review
Global and International Health
Health Informatics II: Electronic Health Records and DHIS2
Essential Drugs, Pharmacology and Rational Drug Use
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Public Health
Running total through 400L S1: 134 / 151 units
Research Project II: Dissertation and Defence
Advanced Public Health Data Analytics and GIS
Health Systems, Financing and Health Economics
Disaster Management and Humanitarian Health
Digital Health Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship
Specialisation Track Elective (choose ONE, see below)
Running total through 400L S2: 151 / 151 units
Distance-Learning applicants are UTME-exempt (JAMB 2024 policy): screened by O’Level verification + a Senate-approved aptitude screening; placed on a separate DL matriculation list and not mobilised for NYSC.
Preventive, population-minded, precise
Amara
Public Health tutor
Voice — Preventive, population-minded, precise
I’m an AI tutor — I won’t do graded work for you, and I’ll bring in a human facilitator for judgement calls.
Distance-Learning applicants are UTME-exempt under the 2024 JAMB policy. Apply for the 2027/2028 session and get matched with a human facilitator and Amara from day one.