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This course proposes solutions to improve problems of public health in developing countries. It is based on an integrated approach to health problems and responds to the priority needs of populations in the Southern hemisphere since the knowledge that students can acquire on the course is usually directly applicable to the context of these countries.

By the end of their training, students are able to analyze the determining factors and measure the importance of health problems in developing countries ; to define priorities relating to health and development ; to design, implement and assess relevant health and medico-social intervention strategies and to contribute to the implementation of intersectoral policies and programmes relating to development. In this way, students who have already had professional responsibilities in a health district or a regional department, will be able to organize health and care services that are more effective, efficient and fair.

The study programme comprises 477.5 hours of class, seminars and practical work.

The study programme is worth 60 credits and is organized as follows:

Introduction to public health, 3 credits (30 hours);
Quantitative methods, 16 credits (177.5 hours);
Health policies and systems, 16 credits (150 hours);
Health promotion, 4 credits (45 hours);
Tackling public health problems, 5 credits (75 hours);
Final dissertation, 16 credits;

With the help of one of the coordinators, students must draw up a programme of study which is in line with the arrangements outlined below and have it approved by the programme management committee.

The language of instruction is French. A passive knowledge of scientific English is an added advantage. If necessary, remedial courses may be authorized by the programme management committee.

The compulsory and recommended courses are organized at the campuses of UCL – Brussels, ULB and ULg in groups of a whole day at a single campus to avoid unnecessary travelling.

Students benefit, where possible, from access to the various structures of the three Schools of Public Health as well as to the resources available to students of the three Faculties of Medicine at these three campuses.

See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

Special procedures :

This training is designed for university level students working in the health sector in developing countries and to the higher levels in public health, doctors and health centre managers.

This Advanced Master is open to holders of Belgian Master’s degree of 120 credits (or a ‘licence’ degree from the French Community) and also to holders of a foreign academic title or degree recognized as equivalent to the 120 Masters awarded by the French Community or validated by the panel as being worth at least 300 credits.

For studies completed abroad which do not come to a total of 300 credits, applications to join the Advanced Master are subject to the approval of a panel who will consider the quality and content of the training done abroad and may validate it at the 300 credit level.

Entry to this course cannot be gained through the special procedure for accrediting prior learning and experience known as VAE (validation des acquis de l'expérience).

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Mature students

This Master is mainly designed for adults already working in the field of health.  
Professional experience of public health in developing countries is required.

Useful Contact

Prof. Annie Robert

Adress : ESP – Clos Chapelle aux champs, 30 – EPID 30.58 – 1200 – Bruxelles.

Phone : 02 / 764 33 20

E-mail:

The course covers the whole field of public health, both relating to health policies and systems, quantitative and qualitative methods and tackling public health problems ; all this is done through classes, practical work and seminars.

Students must do individual or group interdisciplinary work, must be able to organize their activities and work in a team, and take a critical approach to the content of publications (methodologies and results) and on working methods. The topic of certain pieces of work may be chosen according to each student’s personal experience.

Oral and written examinations and supervised work.  

In addition, there are various methods of self-assessment :

• anonymous, written feedback on the teaching, gathered annually
• meetings of the Management Committee
• a meeting with all the teaching staff and students at the end of the academic year, after the examinations.

This Master is open to students from developing countries.

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Introduction à la santé publique (3credits)
WSDEV2101	Concepts and methods in international public health  (in French)	Jean Macq	30h	3credits		x
Méthodes quantitatives (16credits)
WSDEV2301	Biostatistique  (in French)	N.	45h	4credits		x
Epidémiologie (6credits)
WESP2221	Séminaire d'épidémiologie  (in French)	Jean Macq (coord.), Annie Robert	20h	3credits	1+2q	x
WSDEV2102	Epidemiology  (in French)	Jean Macq (supplée null)	20h + 20h	3credits		x
Enquêtes en santé publique (6credits)
WESP2125P	Informatique et santé  (in French)	N.	15h + 7.5h	2credits	1q	x
WSDEV2105	Intégration des méthodes quantitatives  (in French)	Annie Robert (coord.)	30h	2credits		x
WSDEV2302	Conception d'enquête par questionnaire  (in French)	N.	15h	2credits		x
Politiques et systèmes de santé (16credits)
WSDEV2303	Systèmes, politiques et économie de la santé : introduction  (in French)	Marie-Christine Closon, Laurence Habimana (supplée Marie-Christine Closon)	37.5h	3credits		x
WSDEV2103	Health services in developing countries  (in French)	Myriam Malengreau	30h	3credits		x
WSDEV2304	Principes, outils et méthodes de gestion et de planification de systèmes de santé  (in French)	N.	30h	3credits		x
WSDEV2104	Seminars on planification and health policies and systems  (in French)	Myriam Malengreau	52.5h	7credits		x
Prise en charge des problèmes de santé publique (5credits)
WSDEV2110	Prise en charge des problèmes de santé publique  (in French)	N.	75h	5credits		x
Dans le cadre de l'activité SDEV 2110, l'étudiant choisit 5 séminaires parmi les 7 proposés:
WSDEV2111	Sanitation in tropical environment  (in French)	Maryse Wanlin	15h			x
WSDEV2512	Environnement-santé  (in French)	N.	15h			x
WSDEV2513	prophylaxie des maladies transmissibles  (in French)	N.	15h			x
WSDEV2314	Santé et nutrition  (in French)	N.	15h			x
WSDEV2515	Santé mère-enfant  (in French)	N.	15h			x
WSDEV2516	Séminaires d'actualité en Santé publique  (in French)	N.	15h			x
WSDEV2117	Ethique en santé publique  (in French)	Mylene Botbol (coord.)	15h			x
Promotion de la santé (4credits)
WSDEV2305	health promotion - introduction to qualitative methods in public health  (in French)	Elisabeth Darras, Jean Macq (coord.), Nathalie Maulet	45h	4credits		x
Travail de fin d'études (16credits)
WSDEV2900	Travail de fin d'études  (in French)	N.		16credits		x