Eligibility for admission: The minimum requirement for admission to this programme is an MBBS degree or an M.Sc. in Nursing (with a minimum of 55 per cent marks or equivalent grades) and one year experience in community health. Admission is based on a national level entrance examination followed by an interview. For updated information, please visit JNU’s Admission Webpage.
About the course: It consists of three semesters of course work and an intensive district health systems field study during the inter-semester breaks and the fourth semester. The programme has a total of 36 credits, of which, 27 credits are allocated to course work and 9 credits are allocated to field study. There are two types of courses - core courses (14 credits) and optional courses (13 credits).
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Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
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First Semester (Core) |
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SM 601 |
4 |
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SM 603 |
2 |
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SM 604 |
2 |
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Second Semester (Core) |
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SM 602 |
3 |
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SM 605 |
4 |
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SM 613 |
3 |
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Third Semester(Core) |
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SM 611 |
Population Problem and the Family Planning Programme in India |
3 |
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SM 612 |
3 |
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SM 621 |
Operational Research and Systems Analysis in Community Health Research |
2 |
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Fourth Semester |
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Field Study |
9 |
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Optional Courses* |
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SM 607 |
2 |
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SM 618 |
3 |
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SM 620 |
2 |
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SM 622 |
2 |
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SM 626 |
2 |
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SM 629 |
2 |
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SM 632 |
2 |
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SM 640 |
2 |
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SM 619 |
2 |
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SM 642 |
2 |
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SM 643 |
2 |
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*Optional Courses are offered during second and third semester as per availability of concerned faculty
Field Study: It comprises a description and an analysis of the health structure at District, Community Health Centre (CHC), Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Sub-Centre and village level. Relevant data is to be gathered at all levels on health services structures, health programmes and their outreach. The village study comprises qualitative work on how the health system relates to the health needs of different sections of the population.
