Master of Public Health

Program Overview The MPH Program equips students with a broad understanding of the core areas of public health and its related disciplines. MPH graduates will be able to integrate and apply this knowledge to address public health problems, and will possess basic skills and competencies necessary for public heath practice. The Program focuses on factors that influence population health including socioeconomic conditions, cultural beliefs and practices, behavioral risk factors and environmental exposures and host factors. The MPH degree is appropriate for those who want to manage health programs in a wide range of public and private institutions.

Additionally, students receive preparation in Health Promotion/Health Education, enabling them to enter a career in planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs as well as conducting research and managing public health promotion programs.

Graduates are prepared to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination. The CHES title is awarded to those who have met the standards of quality established by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc (NCHEC). The MPH program is aligned with the ten graduate competencies put forth by NCHEC.
Special Notes About the Program This is one of UNF's fastest growing programs.
Application Information

Applications are accepted for fall admission only.

Admission Requirements

Meet all university requirements for admission PLUS:
(1) GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale or higher on all work attempted as an upper division undergraduate student (normally the last 60 hours) and any graduate level work or degree.
(2) GRE taken within the past five years with a minimum combined score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections, and a minimum of 400 on each individual section. GRE scores are mandatory and must be received prior to being fully admitted into the graduate program. Students who can demonstrate an acceptable official GRE score that is older than 5 years that is documented on an official transcript may be able to waive the requirement for a GRE score within the past 5 years at the discretion of the Program Director and Program faculty.

 
Graduate Program Director & Advising Coordinator Dr. Kerry Clark
kclark@unf.edu
904 620-1427
Bldg. 39, Room 3010
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Accreditation Current Candidate: CEPH -- Council on Education for Public Health
Curriculum & Requirements See pages 53-54 of the Graduate Catalog
Program Policies Click Here
Total Program Credit Hours 48 semester credit hours
Average Length of the Program Two years
Approximate Number of Students in the Program 70
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