About the programs

The mission of public health is to assure the health and well-being of populations. It is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized research and interventions. The purpose of the graduate program is to prepare students to be leaders in public health and global health promotion.

Use of the term global in public health and health promotion efforts reflects the growing reality that the spread of infectious and chronic diseases increasingly crosses political and geographic boundaries. Curricula in the MPH program trains students in global and multicultural issues to prepare them to work with diverse populations, both domestically and internationally.

Health promotion professionals are trained in: epidemiology and biostatistics, community health analysis, health-related behavior and the behavior change process, educational processes, program planning, implementation and evaluation, environmental health, research, administration, health communication and social marketing, community mobilization, and policy advocacy.

One graduate degree is offered through the Department of Health Science: the Master of Public Health—MPH.