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.
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Program Requirements: 36 credit hours |
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Code, and Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite |
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Sexual and Reproductive Health |
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Maternal Health |
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Well Women Health |
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Adolescent Health |
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Research methods and data collection |
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Health Statistics |
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Student must study at least 6-7 credit hours from the first group, and 6 credits from the second group. |
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Group 1 |
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Code, and Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite |
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Global women’s healthcare |
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Gender-based violence |
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Health Promotion |
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Counseling and communication |
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Special Topic 2 |
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Special Topic 1 |
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Quality and Informatics in healthcare |
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Group 2 |
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Code, and Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite |
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Classical Epidemiology |
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Population and Development |
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Health Economics |
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Health Policy & Planning |
HLTH632 or program approval |
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Principles of Primary Healthcare |
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Planning & Health Management |
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Family Health |
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Clinical Management |
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Cancer disease and therapies |
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Continuum of Cancer and Proactive measures |
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Track |
Code, and Course Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisite |
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Track A |
Thesis |
Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH6330 |
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Track B |
Seminar I |
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Seminar II |
- Applicants should have a bachelor's degree with a grade of good or above.
- 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.
- 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
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Pre-requisite |
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Sexual and Reproductive Health |
3 |
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Research methods and data collection |
3 |
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Maternal Health |
3 |
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Total |
9 |
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First Year –Second Semester
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Pre-requisite |
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Elective |
3 |
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Well Women Health |
3 |
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Health Statistics |
3 |
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Total |
9 |
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Second Year –First Semester: Student has to select either Seminar Track or Thesis Track.
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Pre-requisite |
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Adolescent Health |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
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Track A: Thesis |
6 |
Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH633 |
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Track B: Seminar I |
3 |
Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH633 |
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Total |
9 |
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Second Year –Second Semester.
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit hours |
Pre-requisite |
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Elective |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
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Track A: Thesis |
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Completed at least 15 credit hours including HLTH633 |
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Track B: Seminar II |
3 |
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Total |
9 |
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