Women’s Health

The College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Professions offers a study program leading to a master's degree in Women's Health.

 

The program aims to serve the Palestinian community through capacity development, and seeks to achieve excellence in teaching, learning and research and by transforming evidence-based knowledge to produce competent, committed professional leaders.

The program seeks to raise the level of health services provided to women at all stages of their lives (using a lifelong-approach) by building capacities based on scientific evidence, strengthening scientific research, critical thinking and analysis for workers in areas related to women's health, including aspects of adolescent health and women's health during pregnancy. Childbearing and beyond, reproductive health and women's health during menopause.

Program Requirements: 36 credit hours

  1. Compulsory courses: (18) credit hours consisting of the following courses:

 

Code, and Course Number

Course Name

Prerequisite

WOHE6310

Sexual and Reproductive Health

 

WOHE6320

Maternal Health

 

WOHE6330

Well Women Health

 

WOHE7320

Adolescent Health

 

HLTH6330

Research methods and data collection

 

HLTH6340

Health Statistics

 

 

  1. Elective courses: (12) credit hours out of the following courses:

Student must study at least 6-7 credit hours from the first group, and 6 credits from the second group.

 

Group 1

 

 

Code, and Course Number

Course Name

Prerequisite

WOHE7310

Global women’s healthcare

 

WOHE7330

Gender-based violence

 

WOHE7340

Health Promotion

 

WOHE7350

Counseling and communication

 

WOHE7360

Special Topic 2

 

WOHE7210

Special Topic 1

 

ONCN6240

Quality and Informatics in healthcare

 

 

Group 2

 

 

Code, and Course Number

Course Name

Prerequisite

HLTH6230

Classical Epidemiology

 

HLTH7350

Population and Development

 

HLTH733

Health Economics

BUSA636

HLTH635

Health Policy & Planning

HLTH632 or program approval

HLTH6201

Principles of Primary Healthcare

HLTH6301

HLTH632

Planning & Health Management

 

HLTH626

Family Health

 

ONCN6270

Clinical Management

 

ONCN6320

Cancer disease and therapies

 

ONCN6230

Continuum of Cancer and Proactive measures

 

 

 

  1. Track A or Track B: 6 credit hours.

 

Track

Code, and Course Number

Course Name

Prerequisite

Track A

WOHE8600

Thesis

Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH6330

Track B

WOHE8300

Seminar I

WOHE8310

Seminar II

 
  1. Applicants should have a bachelor's degree with a grade of good or above.
  2. The bachelor's major can be in one of the following specializations: human medicine, dentistry, nursing, midwifery, nutrition, pharmacy, physical therapy, medical/laboratory sciences, and any other specialization that the program board deems appropriate.
  3. Preference will be given to health care providers currently working in the area of Women's health workers or those with experience in this field.

This plan is a recommended study plan for a full-time student:

First Year –First Semester

Course Code

Course Name

Credit hours

Pre-requisite

WOHE6310

Sexual and Reproductive Health

3

 

HLTH633

Research methods and data collection

3

 

WOHE6320

Maternal Health

3

 

 

Total

9

 

First Year –Second Semester

Course Code

Course Name

Credit hours

Pre-requisite

 

Elective

3

 

WOHE6330

Well Women Health

3

 

HLTH634

Health Statistics

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

9

 

Second Year –First Semester: Student has to select either Seminar Track or Thesis Track.

Course Code

Course Name

Credit hours

Pre-requisite

WOHE7320

Adolescent  Health

3

 

 

Elective

3

 

WOHE8600

Track A: Thesis

6

Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH633

WOHE8300

Track B: Seminar I

3

Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH633

 

Total

9

 

Second Year –Second Semester.

Course Code

Course Name

Credit hours

Pre-requisite

 

Elective

3

 

 

Elective

3

 

WOHE8600

Track A: Thesis

 

Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH633

WOHE8310

Track B: Seminar II

3

 

 

Total

9