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Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) |
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| The most widely recognized professional credential for leadership in public health is an M.P.H. This program is designed for public health leaders, who aspire to high-level roles in state, federal, or international health or the private sector. Our students come from all parts of the world and often have relevant experience, most have a prior doctoral degree, although a doctorate degree isn't required to enroll. Many students are preparing for advancement in their organizations or transition into new fields. The M.P.H. is a demanding, interdisciplinary program emphasizing student-directed learning, problem solving, and the acquisition of fundamental public health skills. |
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Epidemiology I Epidemiology II Clinical Trials Health Behavioral Methods: Measurement and Motivation Biostatistics I Biostatistics II Program & Policy Evaluation Environmental Health Grant Writing & Scientific Communication Clinical Economics and Decision Analysis MPH Seminar Research Ethics Protocol Development Health Care Finance & Management Dissertation (Thesis) Two (2) theses of 5,000 words each – total 10,000 words.
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3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3
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CONCENTRATIONS (SPECIALTIES) AVAILABLE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION (12 CREDIT HOURS)
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Organize public health emergency management functions and activities using contemporary emergency and disaster management concepts and federal guidelines.
- Formulate public health plans that clearly differentiate disaster response actions including recovery operations, and their funding from routine emergency operations.
- Design and promote inter-disciplinary training to assure integration between all aspects of public health emergency operations functions.
- Develop plans and policies that ensure the strong organizational and personal relationships necessary to be able to work with other public health agencies to ensure inter-agency cooperation at all levels during any incident.
- Work with other community health and public safety agencies to allow seamless agency integration in both small and large emergency operations.
Concentration Requirements:
- PBHE540 - Emergency Management Health and Medical Issues
- PBHE602 - Medical Care Concepts and Analysis
- PBHE605 - Quarantine
- PBHE606 - Disaster Health Management
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCENTRATION (12 CREDIT HOURS)
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Develop strategies that incorporate environmental health standards and achieve public health organizational missions.
- Analyze and assess the interconnections among public health and environmental systems to comprehend the systems involved.
- Assess the direct and indirect costs of public health and environmental regulation, problems, and corrective actions.
- Use the theory and practice of environmental policy and management to develop and evaluate global and local environmental strategies and policies.
- Quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the consequences of ecological destruction on public health, productivity, and social and economic welfare.
Concentration Requirements:
- EVSP501 - Environmental Management
- EVSP503 - Environmental Policy, Regulation, and Law
- EVSP508 - Environmental Ethics
- EVSP628 - Global Environmental Change
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION (12 CREDIT HOURS)
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Apply leading theories and approaches to managing and administering public health and other organizations.
- Evaluate the issues related to ethical decision-making in public health and administration.
- Compare and contrast the government and private sector budgeting process and the funding of specific public health programs and activities.
- Assess the trends and implications of the private and not-for-profit sectors providing public health and administration services.
- Formulate a strategy for developing public health and administrative needs assessments, outcome expectations, program outcome evaluations, and impact assessments.
Concentration Requirements (12 semester hours):
- PADM520 - Public Administration in Society
- PADM530 - Public Policy
- PADM610 - Public Management
- PADM615 - Program Appraisal
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCENTRATION (12 CREDIT HOURS)
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Develop strategies that incorporate environmental health standards and achieve public health organizational missions.
- Analyze and assess the interconnections among public health and environmental systems to comprehend the systems involved.
- Assess the direct and indirect costs of public health and environmental regulation, problems, and corrective actions.
- Use the theory and practice of environmental policy and management to develop and evaluate global and local environmental strategies and policies.
- Quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the consequences of ecological destruction on public health, productivity, and social and economic welfare.
Concentration Requirements (12 semester hours):
- EVSP501 - Environmental Management
- EVSP503 - Environmental Policy, Regulation, and Law
- EVSP508 - Environmental Ethics
- EVSP628 - Global Environmental Change
(BOOKS ARE INCLUDED IN TUITION)
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