MPH program | Duration (years) | Average no. admitted per year | Average no. graduates per year | Mode of delivery-fulltime or distance | Credit hours | Duration of practicum (weeks) | Admission requirements | Assessment formative (F) and summative (S) | Full time staff in the school | Last curricula review prior to October 2011 |
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CPHMS, Ethiopia | 2 | 80 | 65 | Both | 46 | 12 (Community-based education) | Multidisciplinary/at least 2 years’ relevant work experience andentrance exam | F = 50% S = 50% | 80 | 2005–2006 |
KSPH, DRC | 1 | 60 | 60 | Fulltime/face to face | 85 | 8 weeks | Postgraduate 3 years’ experience | F = 20% S = 70% PR = 10 | 38 | 2008–on-going |
MakSPH, Uganda | 2 –fulltime 3 –distance | 80 | 15 | Both | 63 | 10 weeks field attachment | Multidisciplinary/at least 2 years’ work experience | F = 30% S = 70% | 58 | 2009–2010 |
MUSOPH, Kenya | 2 | 120 | 18 | Fulltime/face to face | 51 | 3 weeks practicum/course based | Multidisciplinary/at least 2 years’ relevant work experience | F = 40% S = 60% | 22 | 2009–on-going |
MUSPHSS, Tanzania | 1 | 20 | 20 | Fulltime/face to face | 38.4 | None | Public health/2 years’ work experience and entrance exam | F = 40% S = 60% | 27 | None |
SPHUoN, Kenya | 2 | 25 | 8 | Fulltime/face to face | 120 | None | Multidisciplinary/2 years’ work experience | F = 30% S = 70% | 18 | 2006–on-going |
NURSPH, Rwanda | 2 | 60 | 40 | Fulltime/face to face | 240 | 3 weeks field work | Multidisciplinary/2 years’ work experience in the health sector | F = 40% S = 60% | 45 | 2008–2010 |