The Online M.P.H. in
Public Health Practice
Degree Program
Overview
Program Goal
How an MPH PHP Can Help You
Who Should Apply
A Good Investment
Overview
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice program delivers a fully online‚ comprehensive‚ graduate level public health curriculum designed for health professionals. We offer online courses year-round to enable students to complete their degrees in 3 years or less, without interrupting their careers.
We are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)‚ the official accrediting body for schools of public health in the United States and Canada. The School of Public Health and Health Sciences is located in Amherst‚ Massachusetts‚ the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system.
To learn more about the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, click here.
We are the oldest established 100% online MPH program. Our superb faculty has 10+ years of online teaching experience.
Some of our many awards for teaching excellence:
- UMass Distinguished Academic Outreach Teaching Award 2007
- UMass School of Public Health and Health Sciences College Outstanding Teacher Award 2004-05
- University Without Walls Outstanding Faculty Award – 2004.
Program Goal
The goal of the MPH program in Public Health Practice is to improve the public's health by providing public health and other health care professionals with an accredited MPH degree through distance learning. We have designed the MPH program in Public Health Practice (PHP) to be accessible to full-time employees by offering year-round online classes.
The Public Health Practice curriculum provides a broad-based approach that covers all the public health competencies and disciplines:- Biostatistics
- Social & behavioral sciences
- Environmental health
- Epidemiology
- Health policy and management
- Genomics
- Global Health
- Population-based ethics
- Cultural Competence
- Leadership
- Informatics
How an MPH PHP Can Help You
An Online Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst can help you expand your skill set and allow you to “be part of the solution” to our society’s persistent health care problems. The knowledge‚ skills and abilities gained in the MPH program in Public Health Practice enhances our learners’ professional practice so that they continue to make significant contributions to the public's health and well-being through improved health programs and health policies.
“I wanted to remain current and relevant as a Family Physician. Although I had amassed a lot of clinical experience as a Family Physician, I wanted to sharpen my knowledge in the field of population health, biostatistics, epidemiology, and evidence based medicine.” -Captain Murray C. Norcross, MD MPH. Graduated February 2010.
To read more about the benefits of an MPH click here.Who Should Apply
Current public health or health care professionals with 3 years of full time work experience.
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 out of 4.00.
Our students maintain careers in the following areas while getting their degree:- State health departments
- Managed care organizations
- Academic medical centers
- Municipal and county health departments
- Veterans Administration health systems
- School health programs
- Private not-for-profit community agencies
- Hospitals
- And many other professional health care settings.
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No extensive online experience necessary. Our program provides you with all of the tools needed to make courses interesting, interactive and informative. You do need to have Internet access, email and a computer capable of running software for the online classes. Click here for more information on minimum system configuration.
A Good Investment
According to Kiplinger's, an MPH is one of 5 advanced degrees still worth the debt as public health professionals will be increasingly sought after as the health care industry expands, the federal government pursues disaster-preparedness efforts, and communities seek to improve preventive care. Most public health management positions require a master's degree. Read more here!
