| Makerere University School of Public Health | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2007 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Professor William Bazeyo[1] |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
Makerere University School of Public Health (MUSPH) is one of the schools that constitute the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS). The schools are:
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The school is located on Mulago Hill, adjacent to Mulago Hospital Complex, and the other three schools within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences. The coordinates of the school are:00 20 16N, 32 34 38E (Latitude:0.3376; Longitude:32.5772).
The origins of the school date back to 1957 when the Department of Preventive Medicine was established at Makerere University Medical School. In 1975, the department was elevated to Makerere Institute of Public Health and moved to a new five-story building of its own. The Institute was elevated to a full-fledged School of Public Health and made a constituent school of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences in 2007.[2]
As of September 2009, the school has the following departments: [3]
The following undergraduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Public Health: [4]
MUSPH offers instruction in the following undergraduate programs whose qualifications are awarded by other schools within the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS):
The following graduate courses are offered at Makerere University School of Public Health: [5]