Institute of Public Health
Masters Program
The objectives of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program are to:
- Prepare students to use multi-disciplinary skills to address contemporary public health problems.
- Prepare students for positions of senior responsibility in public health practice, research, and training, particularly at the federal, state, and local levels.
- Train students to understand an “ecological approach” to public health, with emphasis on the linkages and relationships among the multiple determinants of health.
- Train students to excel in reducing public health disparities, particularly in urban communities.
- Advance public health sciences and our understanding of the causes and prevention of disease.
The Master of Public Health degree program requires the completion of 42 credit hours, of which 21 credit hours are required core courses, 12 credit hours are specialty track electives, 3 credit hours are for other public health electives, and 3 credit hours are for completion of a required practicum, internship, or field placement. A thesis or capstone (3 credit hours) is also required.
Students are required to specialize in one of three tracks:
The Master of Public Health degree program consists of both Public Health courses and a complementary selection of courses taught by a wide array of Georgia State University faculty. The program is taught on-site in Georgia State University classrooms where instructors utilize the most current educational technologies as well as use distance learning technologies such as ULearn to complement the in-class experience.