Master of Public Health (MPH)

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program educates students and health professionals in the application of health promotion and disease prevention technologies and interventions to improve and enhance the quality of life.

Through an innovative, experiential, and interdisciplinary approach to public health education, MPH students gain a solid foundation in the core areas of public health knowledge while developing expertise in a specific area of practice. You will bring theory and practice to life in real-world settings through our program’s required internship, assessing the unique public health challenges posed by transitioning local communities in Southern California’s Inland Empire. This experience will guide your research, service, and education. Alongside expert faculty, you will collaborate with communities, tribes, and public and private sectors on solutions to major health challenges, expanding their capacities to respond to rapidly evolving public health problems and developing your own leadership potential. You will gain knowledge of emerging trends in global health care and hone skills that prepare you for a wide array of positions in public health, including data management, environmental health, health education, and research.

The Master of Public Health degree is the most widely recognized professional credential for leadership in public health.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Our program features a critical internship component that gives you structured and supervised field experience with a county, state, federal, or community-based public health agency.
• Choose from of one of three concentrations: Health Promotion, Education & Evaluation; Applied Biostatistics & Epidemiology; or Leadership & Management.
• Six core courses include Foundation of Health Promotion and Education, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Services in the U.S. and Abroad, and Foundations of Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach.
• The SCGH Student Association provides opportunities for leadership and impact through intellectual, social, and cultural contributions that meet the needs of MPH students through community service, dialogue, and special events.
• You can pursue the master of public health in conjunction with another degree program, such as an MA in Applied Women’s Studies. You earn a diploma for each degree and sharing across programs decreases your required total units.

Why the School of Community & Global Health?

We offer a fertile research environment where students of the sciences, public health, government, business, civil society, and the community engage with world-class faculty in creative problem solving that leads to innovations in health promotion, disease intervention, and policy evaluation. Customizable and dual graduate degree programming—ranging in areas from public health and psychology to evaluation and management—extends your ability to bring about change in the public sphere and prepares you to perform rewarding, lucrative work that makes a real difference.

Facts & Statistics

The School of Community and Global Health (SCGH) was founded in 2008 to address 21st-century public health threats, including accelerated shifts in global populations and spikes in preventable health-related problems.

In July 2008, SCGH faculty developed an innovative Master of Public Health Program (MPH) in Community and Global Health, followed by a Ph.D. program in Health Promotion Sciences and a Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH).

The school currently has:

• 143 current students across all programs
• 15 percent of international students
• 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
• 10 full-time faculty members
• 193 alumni, including spring 2019 graduates