Public Health, M.S.
[M.S. in PUBLIC HEALTH - 1214]
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Admission Criteria:
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college with a GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 point scale.
- Ideally, applicants will possess undergraduate degrees in a business, clinical, IT or healthcare related discipline.
- Successful completion of MTH 200 (Elementary Statistics or equivalent) with a grade of C or better
- Two years work experience in a healthcare environment.
- Students with little or no healthcare experience may apply; however, admittance into the program may require an interview with the Program Director.
NOTE: We do not require applicants to submit GRE and GMAT test results for admittance into this program.
Transfer Credits:
Because of the integrated design and cohort-learning structure of the graduate programs in the School of Business, it is critical that all students complete the required sequence of courses together. Therefore, in lieu of transfer credit students may be eligible for Advanced Standing Scholarships. An Advanced Standing Scholarship will be awarded for a course that would be considered transferable, but does not replace the course within the graduate program. Students approved for Advanced Standing Scholarships will be required to complete the designated course with the scholarship covering related tuition costs.
Students requesting an evaluation for the Advanced Standing Scholarship based on previous graduate coursework must submit course descriptions and/or syllabi for the relevant courses for review by the Program Director. The following guidelines apply:
- Only courses with an earned grade of B or better from an accredited institution may be considered.
- Courses will only be considered if the Program Director determines there is sufficient coverage of relevant material and concepts.
- A maximum of three courses can apply the Advanced Standing Scholarship for a graduate business program.
SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, M.S. DEGREE
Minimum Total Hours: 44
Minimum Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.0, no grade less than B-.
Credits in the Program:
- MSPH 530 (3) Health Care Systems & Organizations
- MSPH 510 (3) Foundations of Public Health
- BUS 500PH (3) Organizational Leadership
- MSPH 590 (3) Behavioral Epidemiology and Health Behavior Theory
- MSPH 520 (3) Global Health
- MSPH 540 (3) Health Care Financial Management
- BUS 565PH (4) Project Management
- MSPH 610 (3) Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response to Disasters
- MSPH 570 (3) Public Health Communication
- MSPH 640 (4) Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Research
- MSPH 600 (4) Health Policy, Ethics and Law
- MSPH 690 (4) Strategic Planning for Health Care
- MSPH 695 (4) Health Organization Transformation