Admission requirements vary by degree and field and are described in the sections of each department. The M.P.H., a professional degree offered in biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, and health services, prepares public health practitioners. The M.P.H. in public health genetics is offered through the Department of Epidemiology but is highly interdisciplinary and involves faculty from throughout the University. The M.P.H. degree provides broad training in public health. Each track or program provides additional training in a particular area.
Graduates often work in public health practice settings, academia, or research.
M.S. and Ph.D. programs in public health genetics through the Department of Epidemiology are being planned. Health Services offers the M.S., Ph.D., and a special doctoral program in conjunction with other departments at the University. The M.S. and Ph.D. programs in nutritional sciences are administered in the School, although the degrees are awarded through the Graduate School's interdisciplinary group structure. The M.S. programs in biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health services, and pathobiology, and the interdisciplinary M.S. program in nutritional sciences offer focused research training in specific disciplines. Graduates of these programs often assume positions as senior technical staff in laboratories or other organizations, as research project coordinators, or pursue further graduate training.