Course overview
- medical anthropology
- health and human rights
- intercultural communication
- epidemiology
- various specific topics such as; mental health, maternal/child health, sexual and reproductive health and the management of tropical diseases.
Course details
Will follow later.
For anyone who would like practical tools for dealing with public health issues;
- Because you work in migrant care in the Netherlands or elsewhere
- You have done an internship abroad and want to explore opportunities to work abroad (for a longer period of time)
- You have a broad range of interests and would like to combine intercultural work with project management
- You already have concrete plans to go to the tropics
- You work for a non-governmental organisation and want to delve deeper into various themes related to Public Health.
A relevant completed bachelor's degree and relevant job experience for at least one year (not necessarily in a low income country) and a good command of the English language, verbally as well as in writing.
We accept the following qualifications:
IELTS: a minimum score of 6 (overall band score) - not older than two years.
TOEFL: TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 80 - not older than two years.
Cambridge: B2 (First), C1 (Advanced) or C2 (Proficiency)
Visa
Do you live abroad? Then you need a visa to follow the training. More information about this process can be found on the IND website.
One EC (European credit) represent 28 hours of study.
Module 1: Public Health and Migrant Health Care 15 EC (420 hours)
- Migrant health care 1.0 EC (28 hours)
- Primary health care and public health 1.0 EC (28 hours)
- Intercultural communication 1.0 EC (28 hours)
- Approaching vulnerable groups and human rights 1.0 EC (28 hours)
- Sustainable development cooperation 1.0 EC (28 hours)
- Tropical diseases 3.0 EC (84 hours)
- Emerging (lifestyle) Diseases 0.5 EC (14 hours)
- (Neglected) Tropical Diseases 0.5 EC (14 hours)
- Epidemiology 1.0 EC (28 hours)
- Child Health 1.5 EC (42 hours)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health 2.0 EC (56 hours)
- Mental Health 1.5 EC (42 hours)
Public Health and Migrant Healtcare - € 1.400,-
Purchase of literature:
- Davidson, R. Brent, A & Seale, A. & Blumber, L. (2021). Oxford handbook of Tropical Medicine. 5th ed. Oxford University Press.
- Nunez, C., Nunez-Mahdi, R., & Popma, L. (2021). Intercultural competence in health care. Embracing Diversity in Patient-centered Care. 1st ed. Uitgeverij Koninklijke van Gorcum Bv
Proven Quality
CHE has consistently ranked among the top universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands!
In the 2025 edition of the Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs, we are ranked 2nd in the category of medium-sized universities of applied sciences.
Our lecturers and trainers come straight from the field—or still work in it—and you can tell! This also applies to our part-time programmes.
✔️ CEDEO-accredited with impressive customer satisfaction scores (2025 survey):
✅ 96.3% for customised programmes
✅ 93.3% for open enrolment courses
In addition, several of our programmes are officially registered as post-bachelor (post-hbo) with CPION and classified under the NLQF framework.
