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2017年3月23日SPH16期謝恩会

Teeranee Techasrivichien (Jar), PhDProgram Specific Assistant Professor

Department of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology (社会疫学分野)

& International officeKyoto University School of Public Health

Kyoto University School of Public HealthDouble Degree

Program for Master’s degree

Info for KUSPH students (outbound)

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Good morning. Welcome you all to Kyoto University School of Public Health. My name is Teeranee Techasrivichien. In short, Jar. ��I am currently an assistant professor of dept…and also assist the School with activities of international office. although introduced by Prof. Koizumi earlier, I would like to briefly introduce the educational programs which are master of public health. Doctor of ph and phd, particularly to international students.

• A program that provides students with an opportunity to obtain two master's degrees within a period of two years (or more), namely a Master of Public Health (MPH) from KUSPH (home university) and a related degree from partner university (see slide XX onward).

What is Double Degree Program (DDP)?

1. Shortens time: It usually takes 4 years to obtain 2 master's degrees, however, this program enables students to complete 2 degrees in 2 years (or more), maximizing time by offering intensive courses, a summer-school program, a credit transfer system, and a joint research.

Merits of DDP

2. Partial scholarship: When up-taking the DDP, KUSPH students will also be officially enrolled at partner university, however, they do not pay tuition fees at partner university. The students pay tuition fees only at KUSPH (home university).

Merits of DDP

3. Personal growth: The DDP enables candidates to acquire the ability and skills to plan, manage, solve problems, think analytically and develop a broad understanding of his/her chosen field of study.

4. International experience

5. Career opportunity: Diverse career opportunities in academia, research, industry, government and many other areas.

Merits of DDP

• As explained above, intensive workload within short timeframe; 2 sets of coursework (with some credit transferable) and 2 different theses, one submitted to home university and a separate one submitted to partner university.

Demerits of DDP

MPH or MSc or MNS

MPH

MMedSc

Master’s DDP and degrees conferred (as of 2018/04)

MPH or MSc

MPH or MSc

OB stands for “Outbound”. IB stands for “Inbound”

• Master of Medical Science (MMedSc)– Research only– https://www.um.edu.my/academics/master/me

dicine/master-of-medical-science

DDP offered by University Malaya Faculty of Medicine

• Master of Public Health (MPH)has 2 programs – Plan A1- Research only– Plan A2- Research and coursework– http://www.cphs.chula.ac.th/index.php/

program-in-public-health/master-of-public-health

• Master of Science (MSc) in Public Health Science has 2 programs– Plan A1- Research only– Plan A2- Research and coursework– http://www.cphs.chula.ac.th/index.php/program-in-

public-health-sciences/master-of-public-health-sciences

DDP offered by Chulalongkorn University College of Public Health Sciences

• Master of Public Health (MPH)– Research and coursework– http://coph.ntu.edu.tw/en/curriculum

• Master of Science (MSc)– Research and coursework– 5 majors

• Institute of Health Policy and Management• Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene• Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine• Institute of Environmental Health• Institute of Health Behavior and Community Science

– http://coph.ntu.edu.tw/en/curriculum

DDP offered by National Taiwan University College of Public Health

• Only students enrolled at KUSPH (home university) are eligible for the DDP

• Under the DDP, students pay all required fees (application, tuitions, etc.) only at home university

• Under the DDP, students are benefited from tuition fees exemption at the partner university

Tuition fees

• Students are required to meet home and partner university’s degree requirements; coursework, thesis, exam

• A maximum of 10 credits can be transferred from partner university to KUSPH– Provided that courses are viewed equivalent by

the relevant course instructor– Acknowledged by KUSPH Education Committee– Both Core or Elective classes

• A separate thesis must be submitted to each institution

Requirements

In order to be eligible for the DDP, students must:• Be officially registered at home university• Have an appropriate academic record,

reference from supervisor, etc. • Possess the necessary language abilities

– English proficiency: TOEFL, IELTS

DDP student selection & eligibility

Host universityOne degree from KUSPH

One degree from hostuniversity

DDP Timeline and duration

• Students are enrolled as full-time degree students at home university; MPH at KUSPH is 2 years

• Students will stay at the host university for 1 year (2 semesters)

Travel to host university around august of year 1

Stay at host univ. for 1 year

Return to KU around Sept of year 2

• KUSPH-MPH: In principle, the students can meet all of the requirements within 2 years.

• The period of enrollment at home universities VARIES by degree. This depends on the requirements of that particular degree of your home university. (ie. if a peer-reviewed publication is required; the faster you could publish, the faster you could graduate!)

• Some previous DDP students could completed both degrees within 2 years and a half.

• Some students could take longer than 3 years.

[Important] DDP Timeline and duration

• End of May: Deadline of application • May-June: Apply for JASSO scholarship• June-July: Admission procedures at partner

university, Visa application• Aug-Sept: Travel to partner university, stay

one year there• Aug-Sept of the following year: Return to

KUSPH.

General DDP application and selection timeline

To fulfil degrees’ requirement, students arerequired to submit 2 different theses, one toKUSPH (4 credits) and another to homeuniversity. The theses could be of relatedtopics, coming from a single researchproject. KUSPH’s thesis is a research report.We do not require ISI-indexed publication,though it is strongly encouraged!

Research

Frequently asked questions

Credit transfer

To reduce the students’ workload, KUSPHaccept 10 credits transferable from yourpartner university. Provided that the coursesare viewed comparable by the KUSPH courseinstructor and the Education Committee （教務員会）. Documents required are1. your official transcript from partner university2. the syllabus of that particular subject


Credit transfer


For example, if you have taken “Basicepidemiology” at partner university and youfeel that it is closely similar to KUSPH’s“Epidemiology 1” course, please bring thesyllabus to KUSPH to apply for credit transfer.The committee will evaluate whether thecourses are equivalent.

Scholarship & Financial supportTuition fee at partner university is waived by theuniversities' DDP agreement. You will pay tuitionfees only at KUSPH. You DO NOT have to paytuition fees at partner university. Currently,KUSPH does not have financial support for air-ticket, accommodation costs, and monthlyallowance. For these, the office will help you applyto JASSO scholarship when you submit the DDPapplication.


Visa and accommodation at KU


Partner university will guide you through theapplication process, please follow theinstructions.

University’s internal extension: 84350

Email: [email protected]

Office hours from 10:00-17:00 at Science frontier building（先端科学研究棟）, 2nd floor, room 204, Graduate School of Medicine

For more info, contactTeeranee Techasrivichien, PhDProgram Specific Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Global Health and Socio-epidemiology (社会疫学分野)& International office Kyoto University School of Public Health

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If you have difficulties, generally your department will provide you the assistance. However, if you should need further information, here are my contact address. Thank you.