Online MPH in Community Health Sciences

Students who graduate from this degree program can expect to develop the following competencies as they successfully meet and complete the program degree requirements.

1. Analyze the nature of public health issues within the context of a specific community and environment, generate solutions, and apply solutions with communities.
2. Design and implement theoretically informed and culturally appropriate interventions by applying public health theory and principles to a diverse set of problems at the community level.
3. Develop an effective plan to monitor and evaluate a community-based public health intervention or program based on translation of scientific evidence.
4. Collaborate effectively with members of a community through engagement in the process of public health programming.
5. Develop an asset-based community assessment that identifies the determinants of health, local assets, and locally-determined priority needs.
6. Effectively communicate in both oral and written forms to a variety of audiences and purposes related to community health.
7. Apply the CHS Essential Skills concepts to public health topics.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
• Academic achievement - typically a GPA above 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Online Program Admissions
 

The MPH degree in Community Health Sciences requires a total of 45 credits that include:

SPHTM Foundational Requirements (15 credits)

• SPHL 6020 Introduction to Public Health (3)
• SPHL 6050 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)
• SPHL 6060 Epidemiology for Public Health (3)
• SPHL 6070 Health Systems Policy and Management (3)
• SPHL 6080 Design Strategies for Public Health Programs (3)

General Course Work (18 credits)

• SBPS 6030 Social & Behavioral Aspects of Global Health (3)
• SBPS 6340 Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Health Programs (3)
• SBPS 6700 Social Innovation Tools for Health Professionals (3)
• GCHB 6800 Community Training Methodologies (3)
• SBPS 7010 Health Communication Theory and Practice (3)
• SPHL 6100 Health Equities and Public Health (3)

Professional Preparation

• Academic Residency (0)*
• Integrated Learning Experience (0)*
• Practicum (0)

*The Academic Residency and Integrated Learning Experience are not yet implemented in this program. Current Online MPH students complete additional electives to meet the program's 45 credit hour requirement. 

Elective Coursework (13 credits)

• Any online course offered through the Online MPH which typically includes Sections 80 through 89 courses offered through the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

The Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) demonstrates the synthesis of the foundational and program competencies. Students will select five of the foundational and program competencies that will be applied in case studies and scenarios. A high-quality written report will result from compiling group activities and assignments that may include: policy brief, evaluation report, press release, communication speaking points, legislative updates, or other products that would be of value to their employer or public health practitioners.

The Academic Residency (AR) is an immersive experience designed to provide online students with co-curricular skill development outside of the virtual classroom. Through field study across the country and abroad, students practically apply concepts to provide depth of their learning. ARs are unique opportunities for students to have meaningful interactions with peers, faculty, program mentors, and public health leaders. Students focus on applying knowledge to solve problems in case studies, attend field trips to community-based public health organizations, and network. Participating in an academic residency counts as credit hours. Students may enroll in more than one AR. 

The Applied Practice Experience (APE or practicum) demonstrates the student’s attainment of program competencies through applied work. The practicum is the opportunity to demonstrate at least five competencies (foundational and programmatic) in a practice setting. Students will work with advisors to identify practice activities for the practicum; the practicum may be one large activity or multiple experiences. The student will produce a written product from the activities and outcomes; the report will also include a reflection of the way the student applied the competencies in practice. The practicum should be useful to the practice setting/organization.

Interim Program Lead Faculty: Alicia L. Battle, PhD, MCHES 

Program Director: Kathy Carneiro

Program Manager for Academic Residencies: Lacey Allen

Email: onlinemph@tulane.edu

Phone: 877-201-9564