Public Health

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The MPH is the most widely recognized professional credential for leadership in public health. They are the leaders who will meet the many exciting challenges in protecting the public’s health today and in the future. To meet these challenges, MPH students complete coursework to attain depth and breadth of expertise in the five core areas of public health knowledge. They’ll learn how to improve access to health care, control infectious disease, and reduce environmental hazards, violence, substance abuse and injury.

2

Years

$821 + fees

Cost Per Unit *

48

Units

Concentrations
Health Education and Promotion Concentration
Health Policy and Administration Concentration

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About the Program
Interesting Courses
Student Learning
Accreditation
How to Apply

Why earn your MPH at CBU?

Work while learning
Many students in the MPH program work while enrolled in the program. MPH courses take place in the evenings and only twice weekly. This allows for students to be engaged in practice, research, and service opportunities during the day. Students may also gain practical experience serving as graduate teaching assistants or serving as research assistants.

Intern abroad
Students can complete their internship requirements abroad through the College of Health Science’s Global Health Engagement. The purpose of the 3-week practicum is to provide MPH students with an opportunity to expand their level of understanding of international health and public health, and offer students an opportunity to engage in cross-cultural experiences.

Join a national society
Select students can join the Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary Society, a national professional honorary society in health education that comprises a national headquarters and chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Environmental and Occupational Health

HSC 502

This course introduces students to physical, chemical and biological hazards found in the environment and health risks associated with workplace and community exposure to them. Risks to special populations and mechanisms of reducing or controlling these risks are discussed.

Public Health Promotion and Disease Intervention

HSC 516

This course discusses approaches to health promotion and disease prevention intervention in different settings, using varied strategies, and for different target groups.

Outbreak and Emergency Preparation and Response

HSC 570

This course is an intensive introduction to public health emergency preparedness and response and covers a number of topics.

Student Learning

Evidence of Student Learning

Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice.
Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate.
Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice.
Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings.

Accreditation

The MPH program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Take the next step toward living your purpose

As you make decisions about graduate school, keep in mind the full social, spiritual and educational experience awaiting you at CBU. Here, you will be supported by professors, staff and fellow students who will help you discover your strengths and challenge you to do more than you ever thought you could. Let us equip you with the education, training and opportunities you'll need to start making a unique difference doing what you love.

Application Deadlines	Fall
Priority	May 15
Standard	August 1

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Career Opportunities

Public Health Program Coordinator
Public Health Program Manager
Communicable Disease Specialist
Preparedness Program Coordinator
Preparedness Program Manager
Registered Environmental Health Specialist
Research Analyst
Health Policy Analyst
Lecturer
Instructor
Community Health Worker
Environmental Scientist
Health Education Specialist
Epidemiologist
Bioterrorism Researcher
Biosecurity Specialist
Chief Medical Officer
Clinical Infectious Disease Specialist
Chronic Disease Management Coordinator
Health and Safety Engineer
Healthcare Administrator
Biostatistician

*Some career opportunities may require further education

Alumni Spotlight

"With my current position I work with public health emergency preparedness for the entire county. Every day I use the skills I learned through the MPH program and see how it touches individuals and the community."
Carolina Gonzalez, 2017

"I have a passion for helping others, and in the MPH program, I felt that I could have a real and lasting positive effect on others and I can promote a healthy and safe environment."
Crystal McGlover, 2017

Meet Some of Our Faculty

Marshare Penny

Professor

As a public health practitioner, I believe strongly that I have a calling to serve and in this service profession I am given the opportunity to not just attend to our community’s needs, but demonstrate a Christ-like approach to public health. I have been able to investigate cases of HIV in prisons, investigate food borne outbreaks, work on disaster recovery efforts, and develop health equity trainings for health department employees.

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Melissa Wigginton

Associate Professor

In college, I enrolled in kinesiology courses to try and figure out why certain groups weren’t as active as others, and how I could change that. Fast forward to today, I now have two degrees in kinesiology (B.S. and M.S.) and my doctorate in public health. The thing that first interested me about this field many years ago is the same thing that keeps me engaged today and drives me forward in my research and community work—health behavior!

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Robert G. LaChausse

Associate Professor

I got into the field of public health in 1994 working in HIV and AIDS prevention with minority youth. I started teaching in 1998. Some cool things I’ve gotten to do: I’ve studied how to best keep kids away from drugs and alcohol; I’ve worked with migrant farm workers in California; and I’ve spoken at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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Sangmin Kim

Professor

My job is to not only convey knowledge to students but also break the wall between the ivory tower and the real world. In doing so, students realize that there are a lot of needs out in the community. I currently run a wellness program for employees at seven Riverside Medical Clinics, in which I train CBU students to be health coaches.

See Profile >

Marshare Penny

Professor

As a public health practitioner, I believe strongly that I have a calling to serve and in this service profession I am given the opportunity to not just attend to our community’s needs, but demonstrate a Christ-like approach to public health. I have been able to investigate cases of HIV in prisons, investigate food borne outbreaks, work on disaster recovery efforts, and develop health equity trainings for health department employees.

See Profile >
Melissa Wigginton

Associate Professor

In college, I enrolled in kinesiology courses to try and figure out why certain groups weren’t as active as others, and how I could change that. Fast forward to today, I now have two degrees in kinesiology (B.S. and M.S.) and my doctorate in public health. The thing that first interested me about this field many years ago is the same thing that keeps me engaged today and drives me forward in my research and community work—health behavior!

See Profile >
Robert G. LaChausse

Associate Professor

I got into the field of public health in 1994 working in HIV and AIDS prevention with minority youth. I started teaching in 1998. Some cool things I’ve gotten to do: I’ve studied how to best keep kids away from drugs and alcohol; I’ve worked with migrant farm workers in California; and I’ve spoken at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

See Profile >
Sangmin Kim

Professor

My job is to not only convey knowledge to students but also break the wall between the ivory tower and the real world. In doing so, students realize that there are a lot of needs out in the community. I currently run a wellness program for employees at seven Riverside Medical Clinics, in which I train CBU students to be health coaches.

See Profile >