Students should have some work experience in public health or a related field before entering this program. All M.P.H. students must complete a practicum requirement. The Evening Program in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is for working professionals, and others who find evening study preferable, who want to develop advanced skills in health promotion and disease prevention. Professionals studying in this program will learn to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs in government health agencies, community-based organizations, and the private sector. The Evening Program can be completed in five semesters by taking three courses per semester.
Students attend classes two evenings per week in an early session and a late session.
Practicum credit may be given for relevant work experience. Students in the Distance Education Program take the same curriculum and complete the same requirements over the same period of time as described in the Evening Program above. Selected courses are augmented by using a variety of Web-based materials. The purpose of the program is to make the M.P.H. degree accessible to the public health workforce. It emphasizes training health professionals in historical methods and contemporary policy analysis.