Program Overview

Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health is part of the College of Health and Human Sciences.

Programs

• Master of Public Health
  • The Master of Public Health (MPH) program is designed for working people, with most classes meeting in the afternoon or evenings, once a week.
  • Students can complete the program in two years attending full-time, taking 3-4 classes per semester, conducting full-time fieldwork during the first summer, and meeting the university's graduation requirement through a comprehensive exam.
  • However, most students complete the 42 total units and 400 hours of fieldwork over three years, with some taking four or five years.
• B.S. in Public Health
• Minors

Master of Public Health On Campus Format

The MPH On Campus Format is designed to accommodate working individuals, offering classes in the afternoons or evenings, once a week. Although 2-4 core courses must be completed during the first three semesters, students have the flexibility to plan their course of study according to their interests, resources, and priorities.

MPH Curriculum

• Culminating Experience
• Fieldwork: 291 Series
• Health Education Core Courses
• Public Health Core Courses

Admission and Advising

• MPH Admissions
• MPH Information Sessions
• Graduate Advising for the On Campus Format
• Applying to the MPH Online Format
• MPH Online Format Advising

Current Students

• Careers
• Forms
• Public Health Advising
• Peer Ambassadors
• Student Associations
• Substitutions and Articulations

About the Department

• Faculty and Staff
• Department Chair
• Why Choose Public Health?

Accreditation and Scholarships

• Accreditation
• LGBT and HIV Scholarship

University Information

• The university is part of the College of Health and Human Sciences, which is one of several colleges, including:
  • Business
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Graduate Studies
  • Health and Human Sciences
  • Information, Data and Society
  • Humanities and the Arts
  • Professional Education
  • Science
  • Social Sciences