This competitive program limits enrollment to 35 new students per year. The format of the program minimizes the amount of time students spend away from professional and personal obligations. Only three eight-day sessions are required in Chapel Hill per year. During the remainder of the year, students complete work via the Internet by accessing individual course web sites equipped with specialized client-server software. This software enables the instructor and students to keep individual assignments secure while allowing the entire class to view class notes and discussions.
Students generally take two courses per session.
Each course requires two full days in Chapel Hill at the beginning of the session and two days at the end. After the first on-campus visit, which includes an orientation to the program and the beginning of the first two courses, students complete two courses and begin two new courses during each visit, for a total of eight days per visit. Features of the National Program Offers MPH and MHA degrees. Classes taught by faculty holding appointments in the School of Public Health. No additional time required away from the job each year.