Public Health (Master of Public Health)

DESCRIPTION

The MPH program offers to academic concentrations, enabling you to choose the one that best aligns with your career goals.

Upon graduation, students with the "Health Promotion and Wellness" concentration will be able to:

• Demonstrate how wellness is multi-dimentional and holistic, encompassing lifestyle, mental well-being, spiritual well-being and the environment
• Develop effective population health strategies for communicating with clients to enhance health and wellness
• Incorporate written formats and media technology to increase the likelihood of engaging priority populations in health promotion programs
• Recognize barriers to culturally competent provider-consumer relationships and identify strategies to overcome barriers
• Analyze ways that a person contributes to their environment and community, and identify how to build living spaces and social networks that promote wellness

Upon graduation, a student within the “Environment and Occupational Health” concentration will be able to:

• Examine the role of risk assessment paradigms in creating safe environments, including target populations exposed to hazardous agents
• Demonstrate an understanding of the regulatory framework and policy at the local, state, and federal levels for controlling exposure to or release of environmental contaminants
• Articulate many of the sources of biological, chemical and physical agents found in environmental matrices of water, air, soil and food
• Communicate approaches to the prevention and control of the major diseases caused by environmental hazards
• Adhere to ethical guidelines regarding environmental and occupational health

Master of Public Health Vision, Mission, Goals, values

Vision: Advancing health equity for all individuals and communities in Pennsylvania and beyond.

Mission: Prepare leaders through a high quality online public health program that promotes community-based research and collaborations.

Goals: The following program goals fall into three categories of education, research, and service.

• Goal 1. Prepare leaders to advance health equity to meet the needs of the public health field within a high-quality online curriculum.
• Goal 2. Students and faculty engage with communities and organizations in research beneficial to the field
• Goal 3. Increase student and faculty community service collaborations.

Values: Our program values are reflected in:

• Professionalism | The program strives to foster the development of public health professionals who will hold the highest ethical standards with competence, enthusiasm, respect, integrity, responsibility, and a commitment to life-long learning.
• Collaboration | The program strives to work within and across disciplines to advance the field of public health.
• Health Equity | The program recognizes the differences in individuals, communities, and the population. We strive to advance scientific knowledge and practice to protect the health of all members of our communities
• Social Responsibility | The program values health and environmental protection for all and challenges our students to advocate for positive social change for all in communities.
• Evidence-Based Practice | The program strives to deliver evidence-based practices that are ethically responsible to promote equity and opportunities for all.
• Leadership | The program is committed to developing public health leaders who demonstrate professional integrity.

Why choose the Master of Public Health?

SRU's MPH program offers:

• The application for CEPH accreditation has been accepted
• No GRE required
• 100% online - get your degree without relocating to Pennsylvania
• Focus on your area of interest: Health Promotion and Wellness or Environmental and Occupational Health
• Network with fellow students through group activities
• Complete the 42-credit program in 21 months for full-time students
• Exposed to the field by dedicated and experienced faculty members
• Skills and knowledge to take the MCHES and CPH examinations

ACCREDITATION

Slippery Rock University, Master of Public Health Program is an applicant for accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The accreditation review will address the MPH degree with concentrations in Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) and Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) included in the accreditation unit, as defined in the Council’s letter accepting the application. Other degrees and areas of study offered by this institution will not be included in the unit of accreditation review. Please see the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) website for more information.

REQUIREMENTS

Attention: To apply for admission, please use the following link to apply now.

• $25 Application Fee
• Previous completion of a statistics course and either one social science or one natural science course
• Personal Statement indicating career goals and personal philosophy related to interest in Public Health 
• One electronic recommendation form
• Official Transcripts- Undergraduate/Graduate (Official transcripts must be sent by institution via electronic transcript e-share to graduate.admissions@sru.edu or via mail- faxed copies will not be considered official) 
• Minimum GPA of a 3.0, all prerequisite courses must be complete with a C or better
• SRU current/Alumni/former students click here to order your official SRU final transcript and have it sent to graduate.admissions@sru.edu
• No GRE required

*If you are requesting review of your graduate transcripts for transfer of credit, please complete the transfer of credit form and submit to the Office of Graduate Admissions with official graduate transcripts. Please review SRU's transfer of credit policy.