Master of Public Health Online General Program

Now you can fit an MPH degree into your busy schedule and still receive a quality education through a dynamic program that’s designed for your convenience.

Completely online, the MPH degree provides the flexibility many students seek as they combine pursuing a degree with work and other responsibilities.

Qualified Public Health specialists are key to tackling today’s critical health concerns. Never before has the demand for skilled Public Health professionals been so great, and required such intensive training and expertise. A solid education will enable you to promote positive health practices and craft sound public health policy. Begin your preparation with Florida International University’s Master of Public Health Online and follow the path to success.

Academically rigorous, the SSPH public health programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health and offer high-quality instruction.

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Learning Objectives of the Master of Public Health Online General Program
Upon completion of the MPH Generalist Online Degree, the graduate will be able to:

• Demonstrate competency in the three core functional areas of public health practice: assessment, policy development, and assurance.
• Demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of statistical techniques used in public health studies and investigations;
• Contribute to investigation of the distribution of diseases, disease outbreaks, epidemics and health conditions in the population, and factors determining the distribution;
• Recommend technical and behavioral interventions to reduce environmental risk and explain their strengths and weaknesses for environmental management;
• Review and summarize the legal and regulatory program requirements of major public health and environmental statutes;
• Describe the history, dynamics, functions and limitations of the health care delivery system and its relationship to public health problems; and
• Recommend behavioral or health promotion interventions following evidence-based and standard practices.

In addition to these objectives, each student will write two additional competency-based program objectives to provide a direction/focus to their degree program to assist in the selection of elective courses. For example, students who are interested in worksite wellness would want to take PHC6589 and PHC6111, plan their field experience in a hospital wellness program, and write the following objectives:

• Identify successful worksite health promotion programs in South Florida;
• Compare health promotion programs in hospitals with health promotion programs for populations.

Admission in Fall and Spring Only

Admission is granted in fall and spring semesters, and decisions usually take 6-8 weeks to process.Please apply early.

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Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours of approved coursework (most courses are equivalent to three semester-hours of credit) to be awarded the Master of Public Health degree. All coursework must be completed within six years from date of entry into the program. The MPH online program may be completed in 5 semesters when students enroll in 3 courses each semester.

International students applying for Online Graduate Certificate programs must report to SSPH Student and Alumni Affairs their overseas residence, in order to avoid the requirement for an I-20 form, prior to admission into the Online Graduate Certificate programs.