Public Health, MPH - Online

Why study Public Health online at OSU?

The need for public health professionals in both urban and rural areas in Oklahoma and throughout America remains high. Public health careers can be found in local, state, and federal government; nonprofit organizations; businesses and corporations; hospitals; county health departments; universities; and with health foundations and health-based grant projects. Master's in Public Health (MPH) students enter the program with passion to change their communities, to prevent injury and disease, and we give them the skills and tools to accomplish these changes in their communities.

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Program Details

Department: Graduate College

College: Graduate College

Available At: OSU Online

Degree

Master of Public Health

Specialty Area(s)

Public Health

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Contact

public.health@okstate.edu

Format

This degree program will be available 100% online beginning Fall 2021. Courses are delivered through Canvas, OSU’s online learning platform. Program courses are offered using 8- and 16-week formats. Courses are taught asynchronously so students can fit them into their schedules. The courses are taught by OSU faculty who teach students to address current local, national, and international health problems through approaches that apply recent and impactful empirical scientific knowledge.

250,000Public Health Workers

The ASPPH estimates a need for additional public health workers.

Curriculum

The MPH program focuses on training public health professionals to improve health and well-being of rural and underserved populations. The MS in MPH has an embedded graduate certificate that can be earned on the way to degree completion.

Required core curriculum for this 42-hour program includes:

Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion
General Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health
Leadership, Policy, and Ethics in Public Health
Cultural Issues in Health
Health Behavior Theory and Practice for Public Health

Designing Public Health Programs
Implementation and Evaluation of Public Health Programs
Master's Thesis or Master of Public Health Practicum (non-thesis)
9 hours of electives for thesis students
12 hours of electives for non-thesis students

Admissions

Prospective students will be evaluated for admission on an ongoing basis. For priority consideration, however, please apply by March 1st for Fall admission and by August 1st for Spring admission.

Applications to the Master’s in Public Health program should be completed via the OSU Graduate College. For application review, prospective students are required to submit a Resume or Curricula Vitae (CV) and a Statement of Purpose, limited to 1500 words. The Statement of Purpose should highlight:

Your interest in the Master's in Public Health program at Oklahoma State University.
Your experience and current preferences in the field of public health.
Your professional goals, strengths and how those will shape your personal growth.
Any additional information that will assist in considering your application that may not be reflected in your transcripts, GPA, GRE/other testing scores, resume, etc.
Two letters of recommendation are required. Please refer to the Application Process page for more detailed information on admission requirements.

Cost

Oklahoma State University offers an affordable single rate for graduate students in online degree and certificate programs.

Cost details for in-state, online graduate students
Cost details for out-of-state online graduate students

Cost will vary if OSU Center for Health Sciences courses are included.

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