M.P.H. in Community Health
HEGIS code 1214
The Master of Public Health, Community Health program offers public health professionals in-depth study in one of three tracks they select: Community Health, Health Care Management, and Health Care Policy and Administration. Providing a multidisciplinary, critical perspective of pertinent issues, the program teaches the principles and issues of public health and public policy and in the scientific concerns of epidemiology, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, health service administration, and social and behavior sciences. The focus of the program is public, urban health issues and institutions on a local, national, and international level. Some of the many topics of study are biostatistics, environmental health sciences, health service administration, and social and behavioral sciences. The program is composed of classes, lectures, research, and internships.
Matriculation Requirements
Applicants must offer at least 18 undergraduate credits in acceptable health or related courses, a GPA in the major of at least 3.00, and a minimum 2.85 overall GPA or a minimum 3.00 GPA in health and nutrition sciences courses taken as a non-matriculated student. Applicants must have experience in a health-related field and must submit a statement of academic interests and goals. Applicants also must submit results of the Graduate Record Examination or equivalent standardized professional admission examination. An interview may be required.
General matriculation and admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies are in the section "Admission."
Degree Requirements
Forty-six credits are required for the degree.
Students must complete Health and Nutrition Sciences 740X, 761X, 764X, 770X, 771X, 776X, 778.1X, 791.1X.
Students must receive a grade of at least B in each of these eight core courses; courses may be repeated if necessary.
In addition, students must complete one of the following three concentrations of study:
Community Health
Students in this concentration must choose their remaining courses from courses numbered Health and Nutrition Sciences 700X and above unless they receive permission from the deputy chairperson to substitute a specific course.
Health Care Management
All of the following:
Health and Nutrition Sciences 772.2X, 772.3X, 772.5X, 775.1X, and electives from courses numbered Health and Nutrition Sciences 700X and above unless they receive permission from the deputy chairperson to substitute a specific course.
Health Care Policy and Administration
This program is offered offered in cooperation with the Department of Political Science
Political Science 731X, 740X and two of the following: Health and Nutrition Sciences 772.2X, 772.3X, 772.5X, 775.1X.
Students in the health care policy and administration concentration must choose their remaining courses from the following list unless they receive permission from the program director or deputy chairperson to substitute specific courses:
Health and Nutrition Sciences 767X, 772.2X, 772.3X, 772.5X, 773X, 777X, 781X, 782X;
Political Science 715X, 723X, 724G, 734X, 747X, 748X, 772X, 776X.
Additional Requirements
Students with advanced preparation may substitute other courses for required courses with the permission of the department graduate committee.
In addition, students must submit either an acceptable thesis or an acceptable master's paper.
Students electing to submit a thesis must complete Health and Nutrition Sciences 791.2X and 780X. Information about the thesis is in the section "Academic Regulations and Procedures."
Students electing to complete a master's paper must complete Health and Nutrition Sciences 791.3X with a grade of B or better, and then one of the courses numbered 797.1X through 797.9X in which the master's paper will be written.
The grade for the course will be the same as the grade for the master's paper. The student must earn a grade of B or better for a master's paper to be acceptable. The student is not allowed to take 791.3X more than twice, and may only take one of the courses numbered 797.1X through 797.9X.
Courses in the Health and Nutrition Sciences Department offered toward the degree must be 700-level courses.
The program of study must be approved by the department.