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    MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN HEALTH EDUCATION and Promotion (Campus and online)​

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    Program description

    The Department of Health Science offers a Master’s of Public Health (MPH) degree program in Health Education & Promotion. The program is offered both on campus and through a distance education format (online). The 42 credit hour MPH program provides a high quality, student-oriented, and health equity focused curriculum developed to deliver core public health competencies that emphasize the application of health education & promotion. Designed for eventual Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation, the curriculum offers education in the foundational areas of public health (health behavior, environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health services administration) and is tailored to train health promotion professionals to plan, implement, and evaluate programs to promote individual and population-based health.

    Students interested in the on campus Master’s of Public Health (MPH) degree program in Health Education & Promotion should contact Dr. Levi Ross at lross2@ches.ua.edu or (205) 348-0474. Students interested in the Distance MPH program should contact Dr. Brian Gordon at bgordon@ches.ua.edu or (205) 349-8366.

    Program formats

    Students may choose to complete the M.P.H. in health Education & Promotion program through one of two formats.
    • Campus (traditional face-to-face format)
    • Online (distance education format)

    Required Courses (36 Credit hours)

    • HHE 506: Techniques of Research in Health
    • HHE 512: Advanced Foundations of Public Health
    • HHE 515: Advanced Foundations of Health Promotion
    • HHE 520: Theories of Health Behavior
    • HHE 521: Basic Epidemiology
    • HHE 526: Biostatistics
    • HHE 530: Health Promotion Techniques
    • HHE 565: Planning Health Promotion Programs
    • HHE 566: Program Evaluation in Health Promotion
    • HHE 586: Environmental Health Promotion
    • HHE 587: Health Disparities
    • HHE 585: Public Health Practice
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    Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)

    • HHE 504: Health Coaching
    • HHE 588: Sex Ed: Theory & Practice
    • HHE 589: Women and Health
    • HHE 590: Certified Health Education Specialist Study
    • HHE 596: Independent Study
    • HHE 598: Non-Thesis Research
    • HHE 599: Thesis Research
    • HHE 596: Independent Study
    • HHE 596: Service Learning in Health Education/Promotion
    • HHE 596: Military Health Promotion Internship
    • HHE 598: Non-Thesis Research
    • Other courses with approval*

    mPH STUDENT HANDBOOK

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    Upon program completion, students are eligible to take two national exams for professional certification: Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam and the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam.

    ADMISSION CRITERIA

    An applicant to the program should have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, or a GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of coursework, or a GPA of 3.0 in a master's degree program. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. Three letters of recommendation, a resume, and a statement of purpose should be submitted. Additional graduate school requirements may apply. Please review the criteria specified by the Graduate School (https://graduate.ua.edu/).

    GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

    Students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in all required courses. Students are required to pass a comprehensive examination that addresses content from the required courses. The Graduate School specifies additional criteria for graduation (https://graduate.ua.edu/).

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