An advanced academic pathway designed to equip learners and professionals with rigorous scientific, operational, and clinical knowledge.
This qualification is an institutional private academic Bachelor degree awarded under Swiss private educational law (Art. 76 Cantonal School Act Zug). In accordance with Swiss Cantonal and Federal regulations, private degrees are not Swiss state-recognized university degrees and do NOT confer statutory licensure or clinical practice rights in regulated healthcare professions (such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, or pharmacy).
The BSc in Public Health Sciences & Global Health is engineered to meet the evolving demands of modern health systems. Through a balanced synthesis of empirical inquiry, critical literature appraisal, and practical problem-solving, learners develop deep domain expertise.
Whether focusing on health administration, epidemiology, or specialized clinician knowledge updates, curricula are structured modularly to allow working professionals to master competencies sequentially.
| Code | Module Title | Type | Course Learning Outcome & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUB101 | Foundations of Global Public Health | Theory | History, scope and multidisciplinary pillars of population health sciences |
| PUB102 | Principles of Epidemiology | Practical | Morbidity, mortality metrics, outbreak investigation and study designs |
| PUB103 | Biostatistics for Public Health I | Practical | Exploratory data analysis, probability distributions and hypothesis testing |
| PUB104 | Social Determinants of Health | Theory | Socioeconomic inequalities, housing, education and health outcomes |
| PUB105 | Environmental Health & Human Ecology | Theory | Air and water quality, toxicology, climate impacts and ecological public health |
| PUB106 | Health Communication & Media Strategies | Theory | Risk communication, public health messaging and digital behaviour change |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Course Learning Outcome & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUB111 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Control | Theory | Etiology, surveillance, vaccination programs and antimicrobial resistance |
| PUB112 | Non-Communicable Disease Prevention | Theory | Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, lifestyle risk factor mitigation |
| PUB113 | Biostatistics for Public Health II | Practical | Multiple regression, ANOVA and survival analysis using statistical software |
| PUB114 | Health Behaviour & Health Promotion Models | Theory | Transtheoretical model, social cognitive theory and intervention design |
| PUB115 | Public Health Nutrition & Food Security | Theory | Nutritional epidemiology, dietary guidelines and sustainable food policies |
| PUB116 | Public Health Ethics, Human Rights & Law | Theory | Quarantine ethics, universal access, privacy and human rights frameworks |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Course Learning Outcome & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUB201 | Global Health Systems & Policy Analysis | Theory | Comparative health financing, primary care delivery and universal health coverage |
| PUB202 | Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health | Theory | Reproductive health epidemiology, child survival and immunization strategies |
| PUB203 | Occupational Health & Workplace Safety | Theory | Ergonomics, occupational hazards, industrial hygiene and safety policies |
| PUB204 | Public Health Surveillance Systems | Practical | Syndromic surveillance, sentinel networks and real-time digital surveillance |
| PUB205 | Community Health Needs Assessment | Practical | Participatory research methods, focus groups and demographic surveys |
| PUB206 | Mental Health & Community Wellbeing | Theory | Public mental health epidemiology, stigma reduction and community interventions |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Course Learning Outcome & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUB211 | Health Economics & Public Financing | Theory | Public health budget allocation, taxation of unhealthy commodities, cost-benefit |
| PUB212 | Disaster Epidemiology & Humanitarian Response | Theory | Complex humanitarian emergencies, refugee health and disaster management |
| PUB213 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health | Practical | Spatial disease mapping, spatial autocorrelation and cluster detection |
| PUB214 | Programme Planning, Implementation & Evaluation | Practical | Logic models, process evaluation and impact assessment of public health campaigns |
| PUB215 | Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction | Theory | Epidemiology of substance dependence, public harm reduction and policy responses |
| PUB216 | One Health: Human, Animal & Ecosystem Interfaces | Theory | Zoonotic pathogen spillover, veterinary public health and ecosystem stability |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Course Learning Outcome & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUB301 | Advanced Epidemiological Methods | Practical | Confounding, effect modification, bias correction and causal inference |
| PUB302 | Global Health Governance & Multilateral Agencies | Theory | WHO International Health Regulations, UN Sustainable Development Goals |
| PUB303 | Genomics, Molecular Epidemiology & Precision Public Health | Theory | Pathogen genomic surveillance, GWAS interpretations and population genetics |
| PUB304 | Urban Health & Healthy Cities Design | Theory | Active transport, urban green spaces, heat island mitigation and built environment |
| PUB305 | Qualitative Methods in Population Health Research | Practical | Grounded theory, thematic analysis and phenomenological health research |
| PUB306 | Health Technology Assessment in Public Health | Theory | Evaluating screening programs, diagnostic technologies and digital interventions |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Course Learning Outcome & Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUB311 | Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness | Theory | Biological threats, global stockpiles, vaccine equity and cross-border protocols |
| PUB312 | Public Health Leadership & Advocacy | Theory | Legislative advocacy, coalition building and public health diplomacy |
| PUB313 | Applied Capstone Field Project in Public Health | Practical | Original population health research project, data synthesis and defense |
| PUB314 | Public Health Technical Writing & Grant Proposal | Practical | Drafting competitive global health grant proposals and scientific abstracts |
| PUB315 | Senior Seminar: Emerging Frontiers in Global Health | Theory | Critical appraisal of climate change, planetary health and novel health crises |
| PUB316 | Comprehensive Professional Public Health Portfolio | Practical | Curated academic and analytical portfolio for global health careers |
Recognized upper-secondary qualification (Swiss Matura, International Baccalaureate, or foreign equivalent). English proficiency IELTS 6.0+ or equivalent.
Secondary academic preparation in natural or quantitative sciences; commitment to healthcare systems, epidemiology, or health administration.