Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree is the basic professional degree in the field. It is required for many supervisory and managerial positions in public health and is recommended for many other areas of health care.
The MPH is earned by completing the following:
- Core Courses
- One core course is required in each of the following disciplines:
- Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Environmental and Occupational Sciences
- Epidemiology and Disease Control
- Management, Policy and Community Health
- Electives in any area of public health
- Practicum
- Thesis
A student enrolled in at least 9 credit hours during the Fall or Spring semester or at least 6 credit hours during the Summer semester will be classified as a full-time student. A minimum of three credit hours must be taken in each semester that a student is enrolled.
A course generally consists of a combination of lectures, discussion periods, directed reading, and individual study and inquiry.
Courses which satisfy the M.P.H. core requirements are letter-graded. Elective courses may be letter-graded or pass/fail at the discretion of the instructor.
Credits earned at other institutions prior to enrollment at the School of Public Health will not count toward the MPH.
Doctor of Public Health Degree Program—DrPH
The DrPH in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences is now offered at the El Paso Regional Campus with the opportunity to work with faculty across the 6 campuses of the School of Public Health. The Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences seeks to improve the public's health through the application of social and behavioral sciences to solving the problems of human disease and disability. Lifestyle behaviors and aspects of the social environment offer important opportunities to modify the incidence, prevalence, and mortality from many diseases. The Division's academic and research programs focus on identifying the modifiable determinants of health and disease and with intervening to change or eliminate those determinants. Division faculty members conduct research and teach in the areas of health promotion, health education, behavioral and social epidemiology.
Specific Research ongoing at the El Paso campus includes:
- Cancer prevention and early detection research
- Infectious disease research
- Environmental risk assessment research
- Heart disease control and prevention research
- Research with community health workers
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