Preventive and Applied Health

The School of Preventive and Applied Health offers the M.S. in Health Sciences, and the Master of Public Health . The M.S. degree program in health sciences prepares students for leadership roles in health-related professions. Throughout this 30-semester-hour program, students learn about interdisciplinary communication skills, health-services quality measurement, culturally aware leadership and evidence-based analysis in order to effectively work in professional and academic environments

The M.P.H. curriculum prepares students for leadership positions in health services management and health promotion. Students learn skills in leadership, problem solving, and planning and promoting change in public health and health care systems. The M.P.H. program is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), an independent accrediting agency for schools of public health, as well as community health education and community health/preventive medicine programs located outside of schools of public health. The Council on Education for Public Health is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.