Graduate programs

The School of Public Health graduate programs are designed to prepare students for professional work in the fields of community health, health promotion, health management, and health policy in a wide variety of settings. Students may also complete a plan of study that prepares them to pursue a doctoral degree in a health-related area. 

The School of Public Health offers three graduate degrees, and two doctoral programs: 

1. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Health Promotion.

2. A Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Health Management and Policy.

3. A Master of Arts/Master of Science (M.A./M.S.) degree in Health Studies. 

4. The doctoral program (PhD) in Community Health is an interdisciplinary course of study designed to provide students with advanced learning in conducting research and developing instructional skills in public health with a focus on community engagement and the social determinants of health.

5. The doctoral program (PhD) in Health Systems and Policy is an interdisciplinary course of study designed to provide students with advanced knowledge, analytic skills, and competencies in conducting research and developing teaching and learning skills in health systems and policy.

Students with a wide variety of undergraduate degrees and professional experience are admitted to the School of Public Health.

Admission requirements

Biostatistics M.P.H.

Environmental Systems and Human Health M.P.H.

Epidemiology M.P.H.

Health Management and Policy M.P.H.

Health Promotion M.P.H.

Primary Health Care and Health Disparities M.P.H. online

Biostatistics M.S.

Health Studies M.A./M.S.

Health Promotion M.P.H.

Requirements

Students pursuing the M.P.H. degree must complete at least 60 credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, including a core of 20 credits, 25 additional required credits, 6 credits of Graduate Field Experience, and 9 credits in an Area of Emphasis. The student’s academic advisor must approve the Area of Emphasis. All students must complete a graded culminating field experience and successfully pass a comprehensive examination.

The following courses are required:

Core Courses (20 Credits)

PHE 512Principles of Health Behavior I

3

PHE 519Introduction to the Etiology of Disease

3

PHE 530Epidemiology I

4

PHE 580Concepts of Environmental Health

3

HSMP 574/PAH 574Health Systems Organization

3

PHE 515Introduction to Biostatistics

4

or

PHPM 524Introduction to Biostatistics

4

Health Promotion Required Courses (31 Credits)

PHE 511Foundations of Public Health

3

PHE 517Community Organizing

3

PHE 520Qualitative Research Design

3

PHE 521Quantitative Research Design and Analysis

3

PHE 550Health Promotion Program Planning

4

HSMP 573Values and Ethics in Health

3

HSMP 588Program Evaluation and Management In Health Services

3

 

PHE 540Mass Media and Health

3

or

PHE 541Media Advocacy and Public Health

3

  

PHE 504Cooperative Education/Internship

0-15

Area of Emphasis (9 credits)

The student’s academic advisor must approve the 9 credits of Area of Emphasis courses.

Total Credit Hours:60