Master of Public Health 4682876 224749613 2008-07-10T07:08:05Z Harryboyles 754264 Fixing [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|links to disambiguation pages]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Globalize/USA}} The '''Master of Public Health''' ('''MPH''' or '''M.P.H.''') is a professional [[master's degree]] awarded for studies in areas related to [[public health]]. In the United States the [[Council on Education for Public Health]] (CEPH) accredit schools of public health through a formal review process. Master of Public Health programs are available throughout the world in Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health. MPH is usually a one or two year program{{fact|date=July 2007}}, with many students already possessing an advanced degree. In some countries the MPH program is only available for medical graduates ([[MBBS]] or equivalent), those without the medical degree can join the Master of Medical Science in Public Health program. The degree is designed to expose the candidates on five core public health areas: <ol><li>Health Services Administration/Management</li> <li>[[Biostatistics]]</li><li>[[Epidemiology]]</li><li>[[Behavioral sciences]]/[[health education]], and</li> <li>Occupational and [[Environmental Health]] Sciences.</li></ol> In addition to coursework, CEPH programs have a thesis and practicum requirement which may be waived if the candidate has substantial prior experience in the field. Program other than CEPH also may have other requirements. ==Schools of Public Health== ===The United States=== According to [http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200 ASPH Member Schools] * [[Mooreland University]] - Mooreland Education System Inc.USA * [[SUNY Downstate Medical Center]] - School of Medicine * [[CUNY Brooklyn College]] - Continuing Education * [[CUNY Hunter College]] - Continuing Education * [[Benedictine University]] School of Public Health * [[Boston University School of Public Health]] * [[Brigham Young University]] - Master of Public Health * [[Oregon MPH Program]] - Master of Public Health * [[Columbia University]] Mailman School of Public Health * [[Dartmouth College]] School of Medicine * [[Drexel University]] School of Public Health * [[Emory University]] [[Rollins School of Public Health]] * [[east Tennessee State University]] college of Public Health * [[East Carolina University]] Master of Public Health at [[Brody School of Medicine]] * [[Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University]]-Master and DrPH of Public Health * [[Florida International University]] Robert Stempel School of Public Health * [[Florida State University]] College of Social Sciences * [[George Washington University]] School of Public Health and Health Services * [[Harvard School of Public Health]] * [[Indiana University]] School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation * [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]] * [[Loma Linda University]] School of Public Health * [[Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport|Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health]] * [[Morgan State University]] School of Community Health and Policy * National Institute for Public Health (Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública) * [[New York Medical College]] School of Public Health * [[Northern Illinois University]] School of Public Health * [[Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health]] (Bowling Green State University: College of Health and Human Services-Department of Public and Allied Health & The University of Toledo: College of Medicine-Department of Public Health & Homeland Security) * [[OHSU Oregon Health& Sciences University]] * [[OSU College of Public Health|Ohio State University College of Public Health]] * [[Saint Louis University]] School of Public Health * [[San Diego State University College of Health & Human Services|San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health]] * [[Southern Connecticut State University]] Graduate Program in Public Health * [[Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health|Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health]] * [[Tulane University]] School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine * [[University at Albany, The State University of New York|University at Albany SUNY]] School of Public Health * [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]] School of Public Health * [[University of Arizona]] Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health * [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]] Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health * [[UC Berkeley School of Public Health|University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health]] * [[UC Davis School of Medicine|University of California, Davis School of Medicine]] * [[UCLA School of Public Health|University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health]] * [[University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center]] * [[University of Connecticut]] Graduate Program in Public Health * [[University of Florida]] College of Public Health and Health Professions * [[University of Georgia College of Public Health]] * [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] School of Public Health * [[University of Iowa]] College of Public Health * [[University of Kentucky]] College of Public Health * [[University of Louisville]] School of Public Health and Information Sciences * [[University of Maryland, Baltimore]] School of Public Health * [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] School of Public Health and Health Sciences * [[University of Massachusetts Worcester]] Department of Family and Preventive Medicine * [[UMDNJ-School of Public Health|University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health]] * [[University of Michigan School of Public Health]] * [[University of Minnesota]] School of Public Health * [[University of Nebraska]] College of Public Health * [[University of Nevada]] School of Public Health * [[University of New England, Maine|University of New England]] College of Osteopathic Medicine * [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health]] * [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Health and Human Services]] * [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Health and Human Performance]] * [[University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth]] Center School of Public Health * [[University of Northern Colorado]] School of Human Sciences * [[University of Oklahoma]] College of Public Health * [[University of Pennsylvania]] Graduate Program in Public Health Studies * [[University of Pittsburgh]] Graduate School of Public Health * [[University of Puerto Rico]] Graduate School of Public Health * [[University of South Carolina]] Arnold School of Public Health * [[University of South Florida]] College of Public Health * [[University of Southern California]] Department of Preventative Medicine/Division of Health Behavior Research * [[The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston|University of Texas School of Public Health]] * [[University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine]] * [[West Virginia University]] School of Medicine * [[Yale]] School of Public Health * [[Yeshiva University]] [[Institute for Public Health Sciences]] (note: According to Wiki page on this school, MPH Program is being developed. It is not an ASPH member or affiliated school at this time.) ===United Kingdom=== * [[Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery]], [[King's College London]], [[London]] * [[Mooreland College London]](provides several different Master degrees in different streams of Public Health) ===Canada=== * [[University of Toronto]], Dalla Lana School of Public Health, [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] * [[University of Waterloo]], Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], [[Canada]] * [[Lakehead University]], [[Thunder Bay, Ontario|Thunder Bay]], [[Canada]] * [[University of Saskatchewan]], School of Public Health, [[Saskatoon]], [[Canada]] * [[University of Alberta]], Department of Public Health Sciences, [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]] * [[Simon Fraser University]], [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] * [[University of British Columbia]], School of Population and Public Health, [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] ===Australia=== * [[Deakin University]], [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]] * [[Flinders University]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] * [[Griffith University]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] * [[LaTrobe University]], [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]] * [[Monash University]], [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]] * [[Queensland University of Technology]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] * [[University of Adelaide]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] * [[University of Melbourne]], School of Population Health, [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]] * [[University of New South Wales]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] * [[University of Queensland]], School of Population Health, [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] * [[University of Sydney]], School of Public Health, [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] * [[University of Western Australia]], [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]] * [[University of Wollongong]], [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]] ===Other countries=== * [[American University of Armenia]], School of Health Sciences, [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]] * [[Andalusian School of Public Health]], [[Spain]] * [[Daebul University]], [[South Jeolla]], [[South Korea]] * [[Hallym University]], [[Chuncheon]], [[South Korea]] * [[Mahidol University]], Faculty of Public Health, [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] * [[Maastricht University]], [[Maastricht]], [[Netherlands]] * [[Moi University]], [[Eldoret]], [[Kenya]] * [[Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences]], [[Netherlands]] * [[Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health]], [[Netherlands]] * [[Universidad San Francisco de Quito|San Francisco de Quito University]], [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] * [[Slovak Medical University]], Faculty of Public Health, [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] * [[Taipei Medical University]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] * [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]] * [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] * [[The Chinese University of Hong Kong]], [[Hong Kong]], [[China]] * [[University of Copenhagen]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] * [[University of Malaya]], [[Department of Social and Preventive Medicine]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] * [[University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine]], [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]] * [[University of the Philippines]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] * [[University of Southern Denmark]], [[Odense]], [[Denmark]] * [[VU University Amsterdam]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] ==External links== * [http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200 Association of Schools of Public Health] * [http://www.ceph.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 Council on Education for Public Health] * [http://www.elearners.com/online-degrees/public-health.htm Accredited Online Degrees in Public Health] * [http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com Masters Degrees in Public Health]. - Guide to programs offering masters of public health, business administration, health administration, MHA, MBA, MPH. {{Academic degrees}} [[Category:Master's degrees|Public Health]] [[Category:Public health]] [[Category:Schools of public health]] {{edu-stub}} {{health-stub}} [[de:Master of Public Health]] [[nl:Master of Public Health]]