Faculty of Public Health

The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) at Al-Quds University was established in 1997, the first school in this field in the Palestinian universities. The mission is to contribute to the improvement and promotion of the health and well-being of the Palestinian society by providing quality education and research in the fields of public health, as well as contribute to the development of efficient and quality health care system.

The FPH has two branches, one in the main campus in Abu Dis and the other branch in Gaza City. The Faculty was awarded the full membership of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER (in 2013 and was the first educational institution to receive the full membership from outside the European region.

The FPH works to provide the necessary academic programs to prepare specialized professionals in the fields of public health to serve the needs and priorities of the Palestinian society. It also undertakes research that addresses the needs and priorities of community health and promotes using evidence in health policies and programs. The Faculty also contributes to responding to community health needs through building partnerships with community organizations that works on promoting health.

The FPH offers the Bachelor of Public Health Nutrition since 2011. This program is distinguished in terms of its focus on nutrition and its relation to the health of the individual and society.

The faculty also offers four postgraduate programs) master degree) with different tracks. Including a master’s program in public health with the epidemiology, environmental health, health management, family and population health tracks, in addition to a master’s program in community mental health with the trauma track and psychotherapy track, as well as a master’s program in health policy and management. And recently, a master’s program in Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases has been launched.

Acceptance has begun for the doctoral program in public health, the first of its kind in Palestine for the academic year 2021-2022.

The FPH is constantly striving to strengthen its programs and develop them to best serve the needs of the Palestinian community.

The FPH currently has 266 students in the two branches, 51 of whom are undergraduate and about 215graduate. The team of FPH consists of 11 full-time faculty members in the two branches who hold doctorate degrees in diverse fields and with significant local and international expertise in health research as well as about 20 part-time faculty members. In addition to 4 administrative staff in both branches.

It worth mentioning that graduates of the FPH work in many leadership positions in the Palestinian public and private health sectors as well as in international institutions and contribute to the development of the Palestinian health care system.

The study in the graduate programs is run on a part-time basis, where the completion of the program requirements takes two years of study period in 4 semesters. Students enrolled in graduate programs have to devote two full days weekly to the courses work and research activities. The programs include theoretical courses, as well as applied and health research activities. The programs also characterized by the practice and applications in health institutions in addition to the community and field activities during the study period.

We are proud of our specialized programs in public health sciences, our research and community activity, and our presence in an integrated medical and health sciences complex at Al Quds University. Our slogan is achieving excellence in education and research in public health.