Master of Public Health

This is an interdisciplinary graduate level program to be housed in the School of Nursing and Health Professions that students will, upon completion of course requirements, be awarded a Master of Public Health (MPH).

Minimum of 45 credits which should include public health fieldwork internship experience.

Core coursework should minimally be centered around the following areas of study:

• Biostatistics – collection, storage, retrieval, analysis and interpretation of health data; design and analysis of health related surveys and interventions; concepts and practice of statistical data analysis.
• Epidemiology – distribution and determinants of disease, disabilities and death in human populations; characteristics and dynamics of human populations; natural history of disease and the biologic basis of health
• Environmental health sciences – environmental factors including biological, physical and chemical factors that affect the health of the community
• Health Services Administration – planning, organizing, managing, leading, evaluation and policy analysis of health and public health programs
• Social and Behavioral Sciences – concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences relevant to the identification and solution of public health issues