The Master of Science in Population Studies aims at providing advanced quantitative and qualitative skills in Population Studies; give knowledge on the epidemiology of epidemics and infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other epidemics focusing on their dynamics and social and economic impacts of such diseases; provide skills in Population and Health issues; provide knowledge on Population and Development issues; and produce graduates to plan and execute large scale population surveys and carry out daw analysis. The MSG in Population Studies is both a day and evening programme.
Duration of the Programme
The programme of study leading to the degree of Master of Science in Population Studies is a two-year study. The first two semesters shall be devoted to course work and development of research proposal and the second academic year shall be for research and preparation of a dissertation.
Structure of the Programme
The programme consists of core courses and elective courses. In semesters I all courses are core. In Semester II Students are required to do Two core course and Three electives.
Year I Semester I
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Units |
| MPS 7101 | Survey Sampling methods | 3 |
| MPS 7102 | Analysis and Modeling of Demographic Data | 3 |
| MPS 7103 | Population Trends and Policies | 3 |
| MPS 7104 | Migration | 3 |
Year I Semester II
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Units |
| MPS 7201 | Research Seminar | 4 |
| MPS 7202 | HIV/AIDS and other epidemics | 3 |
Electives (Choose two)
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Units |
| MPS 7203 | Population and Development | 2 |
| MPS 7204 | Project Planning and Implementation | 2 |
| MPS 7205 | Population and Environment | 2 |
| MPS 7206 | Mathematical Demography | 2 |
| MPS 7207 | Demographical Models | 2 |
| MPS 7205 | Population and Health Issues | 2 |
| MPS 7209 | Mortality | 2 |
| MPS 7210 | Fertility | 2 |
| MPS 7211 | Reproductive Health | 2 |
| MPS 7212 | Sociology of Population Dynamics | 2 |
| MPS 7213 | Medical Anthropology | 2 |