Public Health

Faculty

Melissa Galvin Lumpkin, Chair, Professor

Graduate Programs and Requirements

Degree/Major

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Public Health, M.P.H.
Public Health with a Concentration in Nutrition, M.P.H.

The Department of Public Health offers a master of public health degree, with a major in public health. An optional concentration in nutrition is also available.

Admission Requirements

Possess a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college or university (degree in any field).
Obtain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. If the applicant’s GPA is below a 3.0, a GRE or MAT score may be submitted for possible conditional admission (Minimum scores: Verbal: 153; Quantitative: 14; Analytical: 4.0).
Achieve a “B” or better in all “major” courses.
Submit three letters of reference through the application system. The three required references should be from a) current or previous professor, b) work supervisor, c) professional colleague.
International applicants or American citizens who learned English as a second language must score at least 550 (paper), 213 (computer) or 80 (internet) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Submit a Likelive Interview Video: A link will be provided upon submission of the application.
Upon acceptance, a non-refundable fee of $500 is required to secure admission into the program. This fee is applied to the first semester’s tuition.

Academic Policies

Students in the M.P.H. program must maintain an overall 3.00 in all graduate work. Graduate students who receive a grade below a B in any required course or who cumulative GPA falls below a 3.00 will be placed on academic probation.

Time Limit

All students must complete the M.P.H. within a period of five years from the academic session of first admission.

Transfer Credit

Up to 12 semester credit hours of appropriate and approved graduate coursework completed at another accredited university may be substituted for program course requirements. Coursework requested to be transferred must have been completed with a grade of at least a B in each course.

M.P.H. Program Outcomes

Students who have completed the M.P.H. degree will be able to demonstrate broad knowledge and skills based in the core areas of public health and will be able to:

Apply epidemiologic methods to the measurement of disease rates, prevention of infectious diseases, and the development and evaluation of health programs and policies.
Apply statistical methods of estimation and hypothesis testing and explain the basics of correlation and regression for the purpose of analyzing the health of populations.
Analyze how environmental contaminants (chemical, physical, and other exposures) interact with biological systems and their effect on human populations for the purpose of evaluating risk reduction strategies.
Assess the impact on health policy options of social, political, technological, economic, and cultural forces, and apply basic management techniques to address organizational challenges to providing health care.
Examine public health issues and responses from a social and behavioral sciences perspective and explain social, cultural, political, economic, and behavioral determinants of disparities in health status.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills for effective practice in selected field of study.

Programs

Master

Courses

Public Health