Admission Details:
The University of Port Harcourt School of Public Health is the pioneer School of Public Health in Nigeria. Lecturers in the School have diverse academic and field experiences in the public and private sectors and are drawn from within and outside the University of Port Harcourt.
The School invites application from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following graduate programmes for the 2022/2023 academic session.
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA
Available options are full-time (1 year) and part-time (2years).
Master of Science (MSc)/Executive Master of Public Health (MPH)
Available options are full-time (1 year) and part-time (2years).
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)/Doctor of Philosophy (PhD
Admission Requirements:
Candidates For all The Programmes Must Also Satisfy The Minimum Matriculation Requirements Of The University Of Port Harcourt.
Post Graduate Diploma (PGD
Minimum Duration: Full time (12 months); Part-time (18 months)
Applicants shall be required to have a good University degree, or HND with a minimum of upper Credit or Higher Diploma in Community Health or its equivalent with at least a Credit pass in the professional examination
Masters Programmes:
Minimum Duration: Full-time (12 months); Part-time (24 months)
Candidates would be required to have a minimum of a first degree in medicine or first degree in fields related to the programme, with at least a CGPA of 3.00 on a 5-point scale or its equivalent. Holders of a post-graduate diploma (PGD) in public health with a CGPA of 3.50 are also eligible.
The Occupational Medicine programme is open to only registered medical practitioners, while the programmes in Community Health and Health Information Management are open to only persons registered with the respective professional registration boards – Community Health Practitioners’ Registration Board of Nigeria, and the Health Records Officers’ Registration Board.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme:
Minimum Duration: Full-time (36 months); Part-time (48 months)
Eligible candidates for these competitive programmes must have completed a master’s degree in appropriate majors, with a CGPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale. Candidates with master’s degree in disciplines not sufficiently related to the PhD programme can be considered for admission, but will be required to take some MSc level courses to boost their knowledge in the sub-specialty.
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Programme:
Minimum Duration: Full-time (36 months); Part-time (48 months)
Candidates admitted into the DrPH programme must have either masters/doctoral degree in a subject appropriate to the course of study; or Membership (Part 1)/Fellowship in Public Health from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, or its equivalent. Additionally, all DrPH candidates MUST have a minimum of five years post-NYSC experience in a Public Health position.
Detailed Method of Application for the SPH PROGRAMMES 2022/2023 Session
Interested candidates should:
1. Visit the website of the school: https://admissions.uphsph.edu.ng
2. Create and activate a personal account on the website
3. Login and click on the APPLY NOW button on the Admissions advert.
(You will be directed to read the admissions requirements)
4. At the end of the page, click the (CLICK TO APPLY)Button. This will direct to a payment page.
5. Select your preferred mode of payment and click the ‘ PLACE ORDER BUTTON’
Online payment option with DEBIT/CREDIT CARD ensures instant activation to fill the form
Bank deposit/Internet transfer option requires you to send evidence of payment to payments@uphsph.edu.ng for activation before the form can be filled. ( Kindly use your name and purpose of payment as the subject of the email)
N/B: YOU MUST CLICK THE PLACE ORDER BUTTON AFTER SELECTION OF ANY PAYMENT METHOD FOR YOUR PAYMENT TO BE PROCESSED
Bank Details for Bank deposit/internet transfer:
Bank Name: United Bank for Africa
Account Name: Port Harcourt School of Public Health;
Account Number: 1021823887;
6. Login and Fill the Application Form online after activation
7. Upload your required documents/credentials on the UPLOAD DOCUMENTS section of the website. (You are not expected to send in hard copy documents to the school at the application stage)
Documents to be uploaded include
A. Academic Credentials starting from the least (WAEC/O-LEVELS to your most recent qualification)
B. Birth Certificate
C. NYSC discharge Certificate/Exemption letter. (Not applicable to regional students)
D. Academic Transcript if available in soft copy
8. All hard copy transcripts should be sent to the school using the transcript label which will be available after application. Soft copies of transcripts can be sent to transcripts@uphsph.edu.ng.
9. Referees’ remarks/comments should be filled online by the referees through a link which will be sent via mail to the referees email.
10. The Application Form and the accompanying documents should be uploaded/submitted on or before Friday, April 14th, 2023
Applicants would be invited for oral and/or aptitude tests before admission is finalised
N/B: COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE EDITED BY ALL APPLICANTS AS WELL AS REFEREE DETAILS
For further enquiry
Visit: University of Port Harcourt School of Public Health, Staff Offices Building, Opposite Department of Fine Arts and Design, Abuja Park, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt
Call/WHATSAPP/SMS: (FOR TECHNICAL ISSUES WHILE FILLING THE FORM: +2347067281841
CALL/SMS: (FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES: 07068062372, 07067281841 +2348074433706; +2348063335321.)
Email: sph@uniport.edu.ng, admissions@uphsph.edu.ng
Website: http://www.uphsph.edu.ng
2023 Admissions is now open
Unlock the power of a healthier world with a degree from University of Port Harcourt School of Public Health.