Is Promoting 健康, Preventing Disease and Transforming Lives Your Passion? Make the World a 健康ier Place by Pursuing Graduate Studies in Public 健康.
This online program will provide students with an opportunity to analyze current health problems from a variety of interdisciplinary and interprofessional viewpoints. The program provides coursework opportunities for students to obtain broad knowledge and basic skills in public health. This program focuses on rural and underserved populations, providing students with training in public health issues present in populations living and working in rural and underserved areas. Students will also be exposed to rural and underserved population health through advanced coursework, and will gain experience in applying basic skills and advanced knowledge to health problems in rural or 城市 settings during practicum training.
The MPH program prepares students to assume a wide-range of public health positions that address today’s most challenging population health issues. An MPH is a widely recognized and valued professional degree for those interested in entering the field of public health or pursuing continued work in the health professions. It is an exciting time to enter the field, and the employment opportunities for this degree are wide-ranging.
什么是公共卫生?
Public health promotes and protects the health of communities and improves the quality of life for all people. The goal of public health is to promote disease and injury prevention through research, community interventions and education. A further defining goal of public health is its work towards addressing and eradicating health disparities and promoting healthcare equity, quality and accessibility.
Public health is a dynamic, 多样化的, and growing field where practitioners work from a myriad of disciplines and approaches to improve the health and lives of people. Practitioners work together to address the root causes of complex and multi-faceted health problems in order to develop practical, sustainable and cost-effective solutions.
职业生涯 and Salary Possibilities
A career in public health allows people to contribute to preventing injury and illness across populations at many different levels, with the potential to reach thousands of people at one time. The variety of jobs available make public health a good fit for those who seek to serve others and make an impact.
The current employment outlook for public health professionals is strong and growing annually. The demand for public health professionals continues to rise in response to increasing domestic and 国际 health concerns such as: growing problems with chronic diseases, 潜在的大流行, air and water quality issues, workplace safety and more. As these growing health concerns continue to impact the health of our populations, the need for a trained public health force to respond to these issues persists.
Public health offers a wide range of career opportunities, and annual wages for public health jobs range from $35,000-$130,000.
Graduates of the SU MPH program can go on to work in:
- 医院
- 卫生部门
- 社区组织
- 政府
- Nongovernmental organizations
- 基金会
- 初创企业
- Pharmaceutical companies
- 咨询公司
- 私营企业
- 公司
- 学术机构
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This program is all online and offers full-time and part-time study options. Complete your studies from anywhere around the globe, while you develop a close relationship with your instructors and classmates.
With SU’s MPH, you’ll study through an online program where you’ll gain expertise in:
- Promoting healthy behaviors
- Implementing health and disease prevention programs
- Understanding epidemiological linkages between specific determinants/exposures and disease
- Developing and advocating sound health policy practices
- Addressing rural and underserved population health concerns
- 还有更多
The Master of Public 健康 (MPH) is a part of Shenandoah’s School of 健康的职业. 然而, this program will be interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on expertise in the 文学院 and 科学 public health and behavioral health programs, 以及商业, 药店, Nursing and the Conservatory.
Core required courses (33 credits total)
课程 | Title | 学分 |
---|---|---|
PH 501 | History and Philosophy of Public 健康 | 3 |
PH 505 | Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public 健康 | 3 |
PH 510 | 生物统计学 | 3 |
PH 515 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
PH 520 | 健康 Policy and Management | 3 |
PH 525 | Program Planning and Implementation | 3 |
PH 530 | Fundamentals of Program Evaluation | 3 |
PH 535 | 健康传播 | 3 |
PH 540 | 农村卫生系统 | 3 |
PH 545 | Public 健康 Perspectives on Chronic Disease | 3 |
PH 550 | Public 健康 领导 and Professionalism | 3 |
Applied Practice and Integrated 学习 澳门网上赌博平台 (6 credits total)
课程 | Title | 学分 |
---|---|---|
PH 700 | Applied Practice 澳门网上赌博平台 | 4 |
PH 701 | Integrated 学习 澳门网上赌博平台 | 2 |
2 Elective 课程s from the Following (6 credits total)*
课程 | Title | 学分 |
---|---|---|
PH 605 | Maternal and Child 健康 | 3 |
PH 610 | Environmental and Occupational 健康 | 3 |
PH 615 | Public 健康 Law and Ethics | 3 |
PH 620 | Community 健康 Research & 评估 | 3 |
PH 625 | 全球健康 | 3 |
45 credits total for the entire MPH degree
应用程序信息
View application deadlines, 项目的先决条件, and submit your application for Shenandoah’s graduate Public 健康 programs through the Office of 招生.
How much will this degree cost? View 澳门线上赌博平台大学’s tuition and fees.
For more information about cost of attendance, see our 经济援助页面. 学费 scholarships are available for INOVA, Valley 健康 and SU 校友. 看到 Graduate Scholarships and 学费 Discounts 页面.
International 学习 Opportunities
Public 健康 students have participated in a variety of 国际 opportunities such as attending the World 健康 Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, 瑞士. Global Experiential 学习 (GEL) classes are also offered each year for students to work on community health education. Recent Public 健康 GEL trip destinations include Haiti, Uganda and Nepal.
Public 健康 Students Share Why They Choose to 研究 at Shenandoah
Hear What Our Students have to Say about Public 健康 职业生涯 and Perspectives
研究 public health at the graduate level on a schedule that works for you through 澳门线上赌博平台大学’s online masters and certificate programs in the field. Meet some of our students, who are pairing public health with their careers and studies in a variety of health professions.
Students Explain the Advantages of Earning Dual Degrees
Shenandoah提供了一个 Doctor of 药店 with a Master of Public 健康 Dual Degree 还有一个 Physician Assistant and Master of Public 健康 Dual Degree.