We normally do not encourage students to extend their length of study. However, we do offer extensions for students who cannot complete the program within the defined timeframe upon review of each individual case. Please contact the programme office for further discussion regarding your study plan.

MPH provides a broad curriculum in the core competencies of public health as follows: 1) Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2) Health Promotion and Social Behaviour, 3) Environmental and Occupational Health & Infectious Diseases, 4) Population and Global Health and 5) Health Systems, Policy and Management. Students reading MPH who have chosen the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Concentration can only choose up to 10 units of the courses under the MScEPB curriculum, while MScEPB provides more advanced level and comprehensive epidemiology and biostatistics related courses. The teaching staff and course content are the same between these two programmes.

Graduates from the above programmes at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK who apply for further studies in the MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, may be exempted from courses shared, provided certain conditions have been met. Please consult MScEPB office for details.

The Extra tuition fee will be charged per unit. Adjustment and changes may apply without prior notice. For latest information please contact the MScEPB office for details.