Online MPH Courses

Required Courses

42 total credits required

When you choose to pursue this advanced public health degree, you will explore 14 online MPH courses in a curriculum focused on community public health. Develop your expertise in public health concepts, social and behavioral science, rural health disparities, chronic diseases, environmental health sciences and more. Complete 200 hours of hands-on practicum experience at an approved organization that has a mission focused on health outcomes in the community. This can include the place where you currently work. Then finish with a capstone project in which you apply what you’ve learned to a community setting.

You will also have the option to earn a Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology or Appalachian Health without taking any additional courses. Alternatively, you may earn both certificates, which will add three credit hours to your program.

Core Courses

  • HLTH 6710 Public Health Concepts (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6720 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6001 Program Planning and Implementation in Rural Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6002 Program Evaluation in Rural Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6003 Public Health Communication and Management (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6140 Rural Health Disparities (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6730 Epidemiology in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6740 Biostatistics in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6760 Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6770 Grant and Proposal Writing in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6791 Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6850 Health Systems and Policies (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6911 Master of Public Health Integrative Learning Experience (MPH ILE) (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6920 Applied Practice Experience (3 credits)
  • Choose one course from:
    • ​​HLTH 5220 Graduate Seminar in Appalachian Studies (3 credits); or,
    • HLTH 6791 Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control (3 credits)

Certificate Courses

Appalachian Health Certificate Required Courses
  • HLTH 5220 Graduate Seminar in Appalachian Studies (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6140 Rural Health Disparities (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6760 Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health (3 credits)

Epidemiology Certificate Required Courses

Transfer of 3 credit hours for a graduate-level statistics course can be applied to substitute for HLTH 6740 Biostatistics in Public Health.

  • HLTH 6730 Epidemiology in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6740 Biostatistics in Public Health (3 credits)
  • HLTH 6791 Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control (3 credits)

For more details, see the Graduate Catalog.

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