Academic Catalog

Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program provides foundational knowledge for public health practice with an emphasis on what is required to be a competent public health professional. This program prepares students to actively contribute to a field of study that focuses on disease prevention, health promotion, wellness and safety through education and service. The MPH program will prepare public health leaders with skill sets required to address health challenges through the application of the core functions of public health, the creation of scholarly activities, service education, and local community-based projects.

Degree Requirements: 36 credits, including 120 internship hours

Program Learning Goals

The goals of the MPH program are to prepare public health professional and educators who emulate, demonstrate, and integrate the following characteristics and behaviors:

  1. Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health: Describe epidemiological methods, use data collection methods and interpret results of data analysis for improvement to public health research, policy or practice
  2. Public Health & Health Care Systems: Apply public health theory and evidence to develop and manage project, partnerships, programs and institutional strategies to reduce community and individual health risks to mitigate the impact of disease
  3. Planning & Management to Promote Health: Describe how health systems performance is affected by various approaches to health care organization, health law, health workforce development and health care financing
  4. Policy in Public Health: Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
  5. Leadership: Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision-making
  6. Communication: Communicate culturally-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation
  7. Interprofessional Practice: Perform effectively on interprofessional teams
  8. Systems Thinking: Apply systems thinking tools to public health issues

Academic Schedule

Courses

MPH501Public Health in America

3

MPH530Health Policy & Ethical Issues in Public Health

3

MPH505Public Health Education & Program Oversight

3

MPH510Epidemiology in Public Health

3

MPH520Disaster Management & Emergency Preparedness

3

MPH530Environmental Issues in Public Health

3

MPH540Public Health Administration

3

MPH550Health Behavior and Health Education

3

MPH560Applied Biostatistics for Public Health

3

MPH570Evidence-Based Practice in Public Health

3

MPH580Public Health & Health Education Internship

3

MPH590Public Health & Health Education Capstone

3