Online Master of Public Health Degree Courses

The course will provide students with an introduction to biostatistical methods and applications. This course covers the basic tools for collection, analysis and presentation of data in all areas of public health. Topics covered include: sampling and study design, descriptive statistics, proportions, relative risks, probability, estimation and hypothesis testing applications, regression, and categorical data analysis. Students will learn how to use computer program in order to quickly perform statistical analyses in more complex situations.

The course will provide students with an introduction to biostatistical methods and applications. This course covers the basic tools for collection, analysis and presentation of data in all areas of public health. Topics covered include: sampling and study design, descriptive statistics, proportions, relative risks, probability, estimation and hypothesis testing applications, regression, and categorical data analysis. Students will learn how to use computer program in order to quickly perform statistical analyses in more complex situations.

This course will provide students with a review of historical and contemporary maternal and child health (MCH) issues and trends. The course will emphasize health promotion, disease prevention and supportive programs at different stages of a woman’s and child’s life. The impact of common health problems at different stages of the life cycle, and their functional outcomes in terms of morbidity and mortality, will be highlighted.

This course will provide a comprehensive introduction and overview to the field of environmental health. Students will learn to evaluate environmental health problems in relation to other social, economic, political and public health issues. Students will be exposed to current challenges to human health from the environment, and will also learn concepts and skills to identify, control, monitor, evaluate and prevent these challenges.

This course examines major health problems of underdeveloped, developed, and emerging nations. Students will conduct in-depth analyses of health problems among various populations in multicultural settings, both nationally and internationally.

The goal of the applied practice experience is to allow students to demonstrate attainment of at least five competencies and model professionalism within a practice setting. The applied practice experience is intended to broaden the student’s public health perspectives and provide practical opportunities to apply the competencies learned in didactic courses. It is expected that through the applied learning experience, students will have the opportunity to interact with public health professionals and participate in activities that constitute public health. Students are also required to complete an ePortfolio documenting attainment of competencies during this experience.

The goal of the applied practice experience is to allow students to demonstrate attainment of at least five competencies and model professionalism within a practice setting. The applied practice experience is intended to broaden the student’s public health perspectives and provide practical opportunities to apply the competencies learned in didactic courses. It is expected that through the applied learning experience, students will have the opportunity to interact with public health professionals and participate in activities that constitute public health. Students are also required to complete an ePortfolio documenting attainment of competencies during this experience.

The goal of the integrated learning experience is to demonstrate a synthesis of coursework and the applied learning experience into a high-quality written product. This written product can take many forms, but is expected to integrate program competencies in order to develop, implement or evaluate a public health program, project or policy. This course evaluates a student’s ability to effectively analyze a public health problem and to develop an intervention, evaluate a program or create a policy statement to work towards a solution to a current public health problem. Prerequisites: good academic standing in the program, completion of 34 hours of MPH degree coursework, and either completed or currently enrolled in the applied practice experience.

The goal of the integrated learning experience is to demonstrate a synthesis of coursework and the applied learning experience into a high-quality written product. This written product can take many forms, but is expected to integrate program competencies in order to develop, implement or evaluate a public health program, project or policy. This course evaluates a student’s ability to effectively analyze a public health problem and to develop an intervention, evaluate a program or create a policy statement to work towards a solution to a current public health problem. Prerequisites: good academic standing in the program, completion of 34 hours of MPH degree coursework, and either completed or currently enrolled in the applied practice experience.