DOHA: Qatar University’s College of Arts and Sciences (QU-CAS) is to start two Master’s programmes in Public Health and Applied Statistics in Fall 2015.
Both are the first of their kind in Qatar and designed to produce highly specialised and competent graduates to join the professional sectors in Qatar and beyond, in line with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 and national development strategies.
The MSc in Applied Statistics is hosted by the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, and will enable graduates to provide professional statistical training and consulting services in academic and professional sectors in the local and regional workplace. The programme requires 30 credits and offers two options: A thesis (academic option) or a project (professional option).
The MSc in Public Health (MPH) targets health professionals and new graduates of health-related programmes such as medicine, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, nutrition and public health.
It requires 42 credits and offers two concentrations in epidemiology or health systems improvement.
The concentration in health systems improvement addresses Qatar’s pressing burden of non-communicable diseases and lifestyle-related risk factors, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and road traffic accidents while the epidemiological profile focuses on health promotion, disease prevention and high-quality, evidence-based and effective health care.
Dr Eiman Mustafawi from the college said QU-CAS continues to deliver on its mission and vision of offering interdisciplinary programmes applicable to a wide range of scientific and health issues, especially in R&D.
“This displays its commitment to provide the labour market with professionals and specialists in the medical and health sectors, and to deliver a highly specialised and rigorous training programme in statistics that would enable professional statistical training and consulting services in a range of academic and professional sectors.
The rapid growth of Qatar places significant emphasis on public health and the need for statistical consultation in all sectors, and these programmes contribute to the country’s aspiration to become a knowledge-based economy in line with national development priorities and objectives,” Dr Mustafawi said.
The Peninsula
