Community Health

Community Health

Community health is an ideal career path for people looking to make a difference in the daily lives of others. As a community health worker, you’ll work directly with people in different settings, including home care, hospitals, and schools. You’ll help them with mobility, personal care, assisting them to eat their meals, and medication monitoring. It’s a people-focused job.

3-year program

classroom, hands-on, labs

Tuition per session

₦ 130,000

Hostel Accommodation

₦ 70,000 (optional)

Program Overview

The Community Health program develops leaders who are dedicated to addressing health challenges within communities, while also creating partnerships with both public and private organizations to leverage local resources. You will learn the principles of primary health care, organizational management and explore emerging community health issues such as mental health and chronic diseases. Emphasis will be laid on the use of mobile technology for healthcare.

Your education will involve a blend of online, classroom and clinical/hands-on training, all of which will make you very competent.

Program Curriculum

Our curriculum is designed to provide students with the necessary competencies and insights crucial for success across a diverse role in medical laboratory science. The program encapsulates a comprehensive range of subjects, including anatomy and physiology, introduction to primary health care, oral health, occupational health and safety, health care administration, first aid/cardiopulmonary resuscitation, business management and career skills

First Semester

Course Title

CHT111 - Public Health Fundamentals

CHT112 - Community Health Assessment

CHT113 - Health Education and Promotion

CHT114 - Environmental Health

CHT115 - Epidemiology Basics

Cr. Units

Second Semester

Course Title

CHT121 - Community Health Planning

CHT122 - Health Policy and Management

CHT123 - Community Mental Health

CHT124 - Global Health Issues

CHT125 - Public Health Research Methods

Cr. Units

First Semester

Course Title

CHT211 - Advanced Community Health

CHT212 - Health Program Evaluation

CHT213 - Nutrition and Health

CHT214 - Occupational Health

CHT215 - Health Communication

Cr. Units

Second Semester

Course Title

CHT221 - Community Health Practicum I

CHT222 - Health Systems Management

CHT223 - Infectious Disease Control

CHT224 - Health Policy Analysis

CHT225 - Advanced Epidemiology

Cr. Units

First Semester

Course Title

CHT311 - Community Health Practicum II

CHT312 - Global Health Policy

CHT313 - Health Services Research

CHT314 - Advanced Health Promotion

CHT315 - Capstone Project I

Cr. Units

Second Semester

Course Title

CHT321 - Community Health Leadership

CHT322 - Health Economics

CHT323 - Chronic Disease Management

CHT324 - Capstone Project II

CHT325 - Public Health Ethics

Cr. Units

Admission Requirements

SSCE/UTME

Candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) credits in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) or its equivalent, which must include English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics at not more than two (2) sittings.

National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) is accepted and stands on its own with credits in at five (5) subjects i.e Physics,Chemistry, Biology, English Language, and Mathematics in not more than two (2) sittings.

The College shall conduct written examinations and oral interviews for applicants as the basis for admission.

Fees and expenses

Application fee

₦ 15,000

Acceptance fee

₦ 25,000

Tuition fee

₦ 135,000 (per session)

Hostel accommodation

₦ 70,000 (annually, optional)

Flexible payment plans are available.

Fees are updated regularly.

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Program Overview

Program Curriculum

Year One

Year Two

Year Three

Admission Requirements

Fees and expenses

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