Master of Global Health

Student Handbook 2019

National Taiwan University I

College of Public Health I

17 Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Update 30 Jul 2019

This student handbook is to guide new students joining the College of

Public Health on the Master of Global Health (MGH) Program

Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 2

2. Planning ......................................................................................................................... 4

3. Course Information ........................................................................................................ 6

Degree Timeline (MS) ..................................................................................................................... 7

3.1. Credits and Semesters ............................................................................................... 8

3.2. Electives 2019 ............................................................................................................ 9

3.3. Practical Fieldwork (Optional) ..................................................................................... 9

3.4. Thesis (Compulsory) .................................................................................................. 9

3.5. Global Health Degree Competencies ....................................................................... 10

4. Visa .............................................................................................................................. 11

5. Accommodation ........................................................................................................... 12

6. Counselling Services ................................................................................................... 12

1. APPENDIX ................................................................................................................... 13

Useful Links ..................................................................................................................... 13

Abbreviations ................................................................................................................... 13

Emergency Numbers ....................................................................................................... 13

2. APPENDIX ................................................................................................................... 14

College of Public Health Memberships ............................................................................ 14

1. Introduction

This Mater of Global Health (MGH) Guidebook should be used as a supplement to the “Guide

for International Degree Students”, available from the Office of International Affairs. In case of

any discrepancy in dates shown between the two documents, the MGH guide will prevail for

this course.

The student handbook is a resource for both current and incoming students to support their

academic affairs at the College of Public Health.

Objective

The MGH Objective is to provide training in a global health context to prepare students and

healthcare professionals to play leading roles in global health by Empowering the next

generation of global health leaders.

Important things to know

This handbook contains key information regarding your time at NTU. You should read this

guidebook as soon as possible. It will guide and support you on how to respond or get support

should an issue arise.

College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

In 1993, the College of Public Health was born from the College of Medicine as the eighth

college of National Taiwan University (NTU) to upgrade the standards and quality of public

health education in Taiwan. Detailed information on the College and its department are

available at the following link. http://ntucoph.ntu.edu.tw/en/about

The college of Public Health consists of Disciplines and Divisions to which each Institute

belongs. The MGH, MPH and PhD in Global Health plan to become cross cutting:

KEY ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS OF MGH

Chang Chuan

Chan

Dean

Chang-Fu

Wu

Vice Dean

Hsiu-His

Chen

Vice Dean

Ming-Chin

Yang

Vice Dean

Hsien-Ho Lin Professor

Wen Chen

Lee

Assistant

Professor

Shu-Sen

Chang

Associate

Professor

Charlene

Wu

Projects

Assistant

Professor

Jay Singh

Nancy Chang

MGH Staff

MGH Staff

Fox Lee

Jenny Wu

MGH Staff

MGH Staff

For a comprehensive list of faculty members: http://ntucoph.ntu.edu.tw/en/about/faculty

2. Planning

Activity Date Description

Admissions letter Mid- End

June

Sent through the OIA system. Required for the Resident

Visa

Visa - Apply for

Residence Visa,

After

receiving

admissions

letter

Resident Visa needs conversion to an Alien Resident

Certificate (ARC) within 15 days of arrival in Taiwan Please

avoid entering under a tourist visa (see section 6 Visa).

Check your passport is valid for the duration of the MGH

program + 6 months after is highly recommended.

Manuscript

Authorization

ASAP

before

arrival

Your diploma and transcript needs verification by the Taiwan

Overseas Mission in your home country. (Including

translations if not in English or Chinese) You will need

these on your registration day at NTU.

Online Survey Early July Access via the OIA system –

OIA department will send a Link to all students through the

OIA system. This will include health and National Insurance

registration information.

Arrival and

Accommodation

Availability

from

Sunday

July 28

Arrive in plenty of time to adjust, acclimatise and familiarise

yourself with the cultural changes.

Details of your accommodation can be found here:

https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/study-at-ntu/why-study-at-

ntu/accommodation

You will need photo ID. Please see the advice given by each

dormitory as they differ.

ARC card Within 15

days of

arrival

You will need to apply for the ARC card within 15 days of

arrival in Taiwan through ROC Immigration

https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475/5478/141465/141469/

REGISTRATION

OIA Orientation August 1 Location – CPH Building, Global Lounge, CPH, 17 Xu-

Zhou Road, Taipei, Taiwan

10:00-11:30 College regulations and Registration affairs

by Lily Hsu, Staff of OIA

NTU

Registration

August 1

Location - Main Campus, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd.,

Taipei, Taiwan

OIA and OAA (office of international affairs and office of

Academic affairs) 2019/2020 Registration Sheet for

International Students.

Please bring with you:

Original Graduation Certificate and original transcripts.

These must be in English or Chinese and authenticated

by Taiwan (ROC) embassies and missions in your home

country.

Your government issued ID (Passport, ARC)

You will then register for your

Insurance and National Health Insurance both are

compulsory.

Issuing of Student ID card: ID verification you will need a

“2019/2020 Registration Sheet for International Students”.

(OIA will supply this to you)

Please take with you :

Passport or Official country ID

Your diploma and transcript verified by the Taiwan

Overseas Mission you are from.(Including translations if

not in English or Chinese)

Health

Examination

August

2&3 (Sat

3rd morning

only)

Location - Taipei City Hospital, Heping Fuyou Branch (No.

33, Sec. 2, Zhonghua Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei) or

National Taiwan University Hospital (No.1, Changde St.,

Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei)

Online survey follow this link and go to HELATH SURVEY

part Click here to follow the Health Exam information and

Form

(please arrive early on Sat as the process of examination

can take a few hours to complete)

MGH Orientation

day

August 5 Location – CPH Global Lounge, CPH, 17 Xu-Zhou Road,

Taipei, Taiwan

This will Including a welcome from the Dean and MGH

Director, time to getting to know each other, we will also

cover regulations, course selection and a tour of the CPH

building. This is essential to attend.

Lectures August 6 Classes start

Orientation Main

Campus

Sep

(see link)

OIA main campus for all international student starting in

September. There will be some overlap, attendance advised

as additional information provided.

https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/study-at-ntu/orientation/orientation-

activities

Mandarin

Classes

September

8

Registration on the day is compulsory late admission is not

permitted see the Class Registration link. This will count

toward your total GPA but not your MGH CEPH accredited

mark.

System Link Description

My NTU https://my.ntu.edu.tw/ Mandarin / English (Limited) https://my.ntu.edu.tw/Default.aspx?lang=eng

This is the main information website of the university where you will find registration details and CEIBA access

CEIBA http://www.aca.ntu.edu.tw/eaca/service.asp

Collaborative Enhanced Instruction By Asynchronous learning. (CIBA) is where staff and faculty make available course material and students can get access to it.

3. Course Information (All lectures are at College of Public Health 17 Xuzhou Road, unless otherwise stated)

Compulsory Courses Credits Semester Intensive

Date

Time

Location

1

Introduction to Global Health

Science 4 Summer Y

6-16 Aug 9:00 – 18:00

Global Lounge

Room 601A

2

Social and Behavioural

Foundations of Health Care 2 Summer Y

19-23 Aug 9:00 – 18:00

Room 601A

3

Principles of Biostatistics and

Epidemiology 2 Summer Y

26-30 Aug 9:00 – 18:00

Room 601A

4

Evidence Based Global Health

Policies 2 Winter Y

TBC

5

Global Environmental Health

Science 2 Winter N

TBC

6

Global Health Research

Methods TBC Online N

N/A

Electives Courses

(Subject to change) Credits Semester Intensive

1

Essentials and Practice of

Exposure Assessment 2 Fall N

TBC

2 Global Health Systems 2 Summer Y TBC

3

Global Health - Research in

Geneva 4 Spring Y

TBC

4

Sustainable Health and

Environment 2 Fall N

TBC

5

Contemporary Issues in Global

Health 3 Spring N

TBC

6 Global Health Live 2 Fall N TBC

7

Mathematical Modelling and

Analysis of Infectious Diseases 2 Summer Y

TBC

8

Cultural Competence in Global

Health: Perspectives and

Practices 2 Fall Y

TBC

9

Measuring Burden of Disease:

Methods and Applications 2 Spring N

TBC

10

Plan Health Promotion

Intervention Programs 2 Winter Y

TBC

11 Structural Equation Modeling 2 Spring N TBC

12 Applied Stochastic Process (I) 2 Fall N TBC

13 Applied Stochastic Process (II) 2 Spring N TBC

14

Evidence-Based Public Health

Nutrition 1 Fall N

TBC

15

Principle and Application in

Health Research Methods 3 Spring N

TBC

16

Exposure and Dose Metrics for

Environmental and Occupational

Epidemiology 2 Spring N

TBC

17

International Environmental and

Occupational Medicine 2 Fall N

TBC

18

Environmental and Occupational

Health 3 Spring N

TBC

19

Globalization and Social

Determinants of Health 2 TBC TBC

TBC

20

Community-Based Participatory

Research in Public Health 2 TBC Y

TBC

21

Multicultural Issues in Health

Care 2 TBC Y

TBC

22

Global Mental Health and

Suicide Prevention and

Practices in the Community 2 Fall Y

TBC

Degree Timeline (MS)

3.1. Credits and Semesters

The Master of Global Health is a 24+ Credit program with a duration of 1.5 to 2 years. The

program taught in English, has an international teaching faculty. The term start on the 1st

August with 2 x 22 week summer semester: 1 x 17 week winter semester, total 3 semesters.

Students can expect up to 15/18 hours of teaching interaction on average per credit

Semester 1 22 weeks

Semester 2 17 weeks

Semester 3 22 weeks

Credits Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall

Compulsory 8 4

Thesis (0)

Electives 6 6

Practical Fieldwork (0)

MGH Student must meet the following conditions to graduate

Students must pass compulsory courses

Complete a minimum of 24 credits on the CEPH accredited courses.

Complete a master’s thesis which is approved by the thesis committee

Tuition fees for the Master of Global Health for 2019-2020 are set at USD15, 000 per

annum. Should you wish to take additional course years these are payable on a pro rata

basis.

Following formal review CPH may allow credit transfers from other CEPH accredited Schools

or Programs of Public Health. Assessed on an individual basis.

Electives from other programs in English or Mandarin may be used towards your total credits

following approval by your supervisor. Only CEPH accredited electives will count toward your

MGH degree (Learning Chinese is not countable toward the MGH but does count towards

your total GPA).

Classes are planned Monday to Friday when options are limited there may be classes at the

weekends. Please also note that the public holiday break periods will vary considerably to your

home country. (See NTU academic Calendar Appendix 1)

3.2. Electives 2019

Elective Courses will be available on a yearly basis depending on availability. Students should

plan when selecting electives and review all current courses offered. Please be aware of any

prerequisites course requirements that before selecting your electives

Chinese language course do not count toward your MGH but will influence your final GPA

score. The college also runs many courses in Mandarin should you wish to take additional

elective. This may not count towards your MGH degree so please check before selecting.

Advisors; assignment of student advisor will be guided by the student’s interests and the

availability of a suitable advisor. You may requested a change in advisor at the start of the

term; considerations will be give dependent on circumstances and availability.

This is a Master of Science (MS) program in Global Health. Graduates will receive a Master

of Science Degree.

MGH core requirements are developed in accordance with the guidelines established by

CEPH and the MGH Steering Committee.

3.3. Practical Fieldwork (Optional)

As part of the MGH program, the college offers the possibility of undertaking a practicum

experience in a diverse range of locations allowing student to accumulate out of classroom

experience. The practicum requirement are to collect data and provides an opportunity to

develop and apply some of the new skills learned in the classroom. Practicums also allow

student to take advantage of opportunities to connect with professionals and communities and

establish longer-term collaborations

Practicums can be developed either by students or CPH, will need to be self-funded (please

account for Travel, Food, Accommodation) Please begin planning any practicum activities

and data collection methods as early as possible.

A learning Agreement is required before undertaking a Practicum

3.4. Thesis (Compulsory)

The thesis bases can be on the practicum report or independent to the practicum. Thesis

topics should be discussed and approval given by your academic advisor. The regulations and

requires for thesis details can be found through the library website via this link

http://www.lib.ntu.edu.tw/en/node/1788

3.5. Global Health Degree Competencies

The MGH program are modelled on the ASPPH Teach & Research standards

The six Knowledge and Foundational Competencies

.

1. Analyze the roles, relationships, and resources of the entities influencing global

health

2. Apply ethical approaches in global health research and practice

3. Apply monitoring and evaluation techniques to global health programs, policies, and

outcomes

4. Propose sustainable and evidence-based multi-sectoral interventions, considering

the social determinants of health specific to the local area

5. Design sustainable workforce development strategies for resource-limited settings

6. Display critical self-reflection, cultural humility, and ongoing learning in global health

MGH program competencies.

Profession & Science of Public Health

1. Explain public health history, philosophy and values

2. Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services*

3. Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing

and assessing a population’s health

4. List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community

relevant to the school or program.

5. Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population

health, including health promotion, screening, etc.

6. Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge

Factors Related to Human Health

7 Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health

8 Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health

9 Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health

10 Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they

contribute to population health and health inequities

11 Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease

12 Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal

health and ecosystem health (eg, One Health)

4. Visa

Detailed information on Visa application process can be found at the OIA website via this link

https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/upload/files/20180903175237.pdf

A Visa is a requirement to enter Taiwan. You should apply for a Resident Visa (not a Tourist

visa and avoid visitor vista where possible). Once you enter Taiwan, you can then apply for

an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) within 15 days of entry. Depending on your country of

residence, the visa process can differ considerably. We would advise applying for a visa as

soon as possible and ask your local representative office for advice. You may be advised by

your local office to apply for a visitor visa in some rare circumstances.

Students are advised to apply for a multiple entry visa if they plan to leave and come back

into Taiwan during their stay (e.g. practicums outside Taiwan). Please be sure that your

passport has at least 3 months duration after the expected end date of your studies.

If you enter on a tourist Visa, you will need to leave Taiwan, apply again under resident

visa and re-enter.

For full and current information regarding immigration and visa requirements,

Bureau of Consular Affairs Website: http://www.boca.gov.tw

ARC application link: https://www.immigration.gov.tw/5475

5. Accommodation Princes Gate accommodation has been reserved for all students on the MGH program 2019

entry. Please read these guidelines before arrival so that you are aware what to expect and

what is included.

https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/study-at-ntu/why-study-at-ntu/accommodation

Please note that all new students will need to purchase a new mattress from the Dorm bedding

is also available

6. Counselling Services

The Student Counselling Center provides a multi-directional approach to the well-being of

students. It offers different kinds of services, including individual counselling, group

counselling and workshops, mental health surveys, and psychological assessments.

Location: 1st floor, The Hall of Joy & Hope,

Main Campus (M46 on the NTU map)

Tel: 02 3366 2181; 02 3366 2182

Email: ntuscc1@ntu.edu.tw

Web: http://scc.osa.ntu.edu.tw/

https://host.cc.ntu.edu.tw/Counsel/notice.aspx

1. APPENDIX

Useful Links

Office of International Affairs *

https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/

NTU Academic Calendar

https://www.aca.ntu.edu.tw/eaca/calendar.asp

NTU International Student Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NTUintstudent

MGH Curriculum Mapping (please note that this will be updated as approvals are received)

http://coursemap.aca.ntu.edu.tw/course_map_all/class.php?code=853M

Abbreviations

NTU = National Taiwan University

CPH = College of Public Health

MGH = Master of Global Health

OIA = Office of International Affairs

OAA = Office of Academic Affaires

CEPH = Council on Education for Public Health

GPA = Grade Point Average

ARC = Alien Residency Card

Emergency Numbers

110 POLICE DEPARTMENT

119 FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE SERVICES

112 EMBERGENCY IN REMOTE AREAS

NTU Emergency Numbers

3366-9595 (Health Center)

3366-9110 (Security Unit)

3366-9119 (Student Safety Division)

3366-2003 (NTU Environmental Protection Center)

3366-2007 (Office of International Affairs)

For international phones please use +886 (2) then dial the above

2. APPENDIX

College of Public Health Memberships

The college of Public Health at NTU are members of the following organisations and institutes.

The Master of Global Health program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public

Health (CEPH) and is a member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health

(ASPPH). Further information can be found on the CEPH website https://ceph.org and

https://aspph.org.

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