Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health degree helps students develop competencies critical for contributing to the viability and success of the organizations in the field of public health. The competencies are reflective of knowledge and skills identified by the curricula of the Graduate Schoolsof Public Health over decades of education and research, which have gained the respect and gratitude of professionals in the field. In addition,the course curriculum is designed to comply with the accrediting body of public health education programs.Some of the courses included in the curriculum include the Organizationof Public Health Services, Principles of Epidemiology, Bio-statisticalMethodology, Public Health Laws, and Rules and Regulations.This 48-hour degree program is offered online and in a format blendingin-class and online learning.

Program Characteristics (39 credit hours)

• 3-credit hour courses, including the capstone
• 42 credit hour, 78 total week program
• Adult active-learner model
• Accelerated cohort format
• Available entirely online or blended

Curriculum

• Term I
  MPH 601 Introduction to Technology in Public Health
  MPH 602 Public Health Services Administration
  MPH 603 Principles of Epidemiology


• Term II
  MPH 604 Environmental Health Issues and Services
  MPH 605 Public Health Law, Rules & Regulations
  MPH 606 Bio-Statistical Methodology
  


• Term III
  MPH 607 Medical/Public Health Sociology
  MPH 608 Financial Management of Public Health Services
  MPH 609 Human Resource Management in Public Health
  MPH 614 Part 1 - Capstone


• Term IV
  MPH 610 Public Health Issues of Homeland Security
  MPH 611 Quality Monitoring and Management in Public Health Services
  MPH 614 Part 2 - Capstone
  


• Term V
  MPH 612 Strategic Planning for Public Health Services
  MPH 613 Legal, Moral, and Ethical Issues in Public Health
  MPH 614 Part 3 - Capstone