House, pls help out with your advice!

I'm caught between doing an MPH or MSc in Development mgt. My focus is to work in development organisations. Personally, I'm inclined to go for Devt mgt as I dont want to limit my scope to health component alone, devt mgt will give me a broader view. I dont have a medical background but I presently work in d admin unit of a development org into health issues and in the nearest future I'll be delving into programmatic activities. Most of my colleagues opt for MPH but I dont just want to jump with the crowd but weight the 2 options very carefully.

Which of the 2 courses might offer the best career opportunity in Nigeria.

Hi,

I will go with MSc DM for the reasons you have well articulated.

T22

Masters in Public Health has been around for so long, thus, you will expect that most people would understand what your qualification is all about and how it may add value to their organisation as opposed to newly structured MSc degrees that are being offered by some Unis. From my understanding, development roles are mostly inseparable from health related roles. A Masters in Public health easily provides you with a broad scope that may be required to function properly in many NGOs. This scope can then be tailored by focusing on specific aspects of a job that interests you.

All that asides, i feel what is probably advisable in your situation is to list out the curriculum of both courses and see which ones offer course works that will be well tailored to your interests and most suitable for your career path.

mission08:

House, pls help out with your advice!

I'm caught between doing an MPH or MSc in Development mgt. My focus is to work in development organisations. Personally, I'm inclined to go for Devt mgt as I dont want to limit my scope to health component alone, devt mgt will give me a broader view. I dont have a medical background but I presently work in d admin unit of a development org into health issues and in the nearest future I'll be delving into programmatic activities. Most of my colleagues opt for MPH but I dont just want to jump with the crowd but weight the 2 options very carefully.

Which of the 2 courses might offer the best career opportunity in Nigeria.

Hi again,

I don't live in Nigeria. However:

1. Remember that you won't be in that particular NGO forever (or do you plan to remain there forever? Do you plan to work for only health NGOs?)

2. Remember that different NGOs do different things, not only health related issues, so you would want to go for an MSc that is somewhat all encompassing