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Community Health
Public Health M.P.H.
Community Health Education Emphasis
Students earning the Master of Public Health with an emphasis in Community Health Education are prepared to assume administrative and coordinating positions in health agencies, hospitals, as well as industrial and educational settings.
The graduate program is designed to accommodate students who wish to earn the M.P.H. degree with an emphasis in Community Health Education on either a part-time or full-time basis. Graduate tuition scholarships and graduate assistantships are available to students on a competitive basis. Careers in the field are multifaceted, requiring knowledge in the scientific and theoretical basis of health promotion/disease prevention as well as skills in communication, public health policy organization and administration.
Students take a broad range of courses covering health and disease processes, effective educational strategies and community health resources. Coursework in Community Health Education is supported by classes from the behavioral, natural and social sciences. Both undergraduate and graduate programs include pre-professional experiences through practica and internships. In addition, students have opportunities to practice health education skills as part of regular classroom activities.
Students who graduate with a degree in Community Health are expected to possess the knowledge and skills needed to enhance the health and well being of people.
Careers in community health are people-oriented, with employment opportunities available for working with individuals and groups of all ages. Examples of such opportunities include: community-wide health promotion programs, tobacco cessation programs, employee health seminars, adolescent health programs, disaster preparedness and wellness programs for people of all ages.
Admission. Students must submit with their application at least two letters of recommendation and a typed, one-page statement of career goals.
Students applying with less than a 3.0 GPA for the last 60 semester hours must complete GRE or MAT requirements before the completion of the first semester of attendance.
Students in these programs are prepared to work in population based programs - helping prevent disease and developing positive healthy life-styles.
For degree and program requirements, see:
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