MA and MPH Public Health

A Master of Public Health degree is designed to prepare students to address the broad mission of public health, defined as enhancing health in human populations, through organized community effort, utilizing education, research and community service. Public health practitioners are prepared to identify and assess the health needs of different populations, and then to plan, implement and evaluate programs to meet those needs. It is the task of the public health practitioner to protect and promote the wellness of humankind. The master of public health program prepares students to enhance health in human populations through organized community effort.