The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a professional degree program designed to train graduates to work with organized community efforts in a variety of settings on disease prevention and health promotion among diverse populations. Often the terminal degree for the front-line public health worker, this program will develop health professionals qualified to organize health programs; to engage in health promotion activities; and to undertake endeavors that address various health issues with local, state, federal, and private agencies throughout the nation and abroad.
This program is offered [in-person/online] and can be completed in [unit of time] of full-time attendance.
Program Outcomes
[Required]
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 44 units are required for the degree. Students are also required to complete the Interprofessional Co-curricular Requirement, the Practical Experience Milestone, and the culminating integrative learning experience.
Coursework
Required Courses (28 units)
Elective Courses (16 units)
Students will complete four additional courses in a specific area of concentration determined by the student’s interests and professional goals. Available concentrations include:
Leadership and Management
Interprofessional Co-curricular Requirement
The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), requires MPH students to meet the following foundational competencies related to interprofessional practice (IPP).
Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.
The co-curricular requirement assesses student demonstration of this competency. The requirement can be fulfilled through satisfactory completion of CGH 489E - Interprofessional Practice Co-Curricular Requirement .
Supervised Field Training & the Practical Experience Milestone
In addition to the coursework above, students are required to complete an applied practice experience. The applied practice experience, known as the supervised field training (i.e., internship), requires participation in an internship at a community, governmental, or health-related entity that contributes to the health and well-being of populations.
CGH 306 - Supervised Field Training in Public Health (0 - 4 units)
Students will enroll in this course near completion of their degree as it serves as one of the culminating experiences for the degree. Students must have their applied practice experience approved by the school prior to registration. If completed for credit, the units earned in this course may be applied to the Elective requirement for the degree.
Successful completion of this course also results in satisfaction of the SCGH Practical Experience Milestone, required of all public health students. This requirement must be complete during the time to degree at CGU (five years for master’s students). Extensions of Time to Degree citing the need to complete this milestone will not be approved. Students may have a maximum of four years of experience for the Practical Experience Milestone.
Capstone
The main purpose of CGH 307 - Public Health Capstone is to provide the culminating, Integrative Learning Experience for MPH students during their semester prior to graduation. The Capstone course will provide an opportunity for students to synthesize academic training with public health praactive in career preparation of their choice.
Transfer Credit
The University’s policy on transfer credit applies. Students are permitted transfer of up to 10 semester units from prior graduate work completed outside of CGU with advisor approval.
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