Department

Public Health

The Department of Public Health excels as a regional and national leader by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, educators, community practitioners, and private sector leaders. We strive to address community health needs in a global community to eliminate health
disparities, and to increase the quality and years of healthy life. The Department of Public Health promotes and protects public health through quality education, research, and service. We emphasize disease prevention and treatment, empowerment, and collective as well as individual
responsibility for health and health care. Our collaborative partnerships contribute to meeting local, state, national and global public health needs through conducting research, training a diverse workforce, and promoting excellence in practice.

The Department offers a unique Bachelors of Science degree in public health that is a national model. We offer several master's programs designed for emerging and experienced professionals to obtain leadership positions in health promotion and epidemiologic research, health policy, and program administration. Offered are the M.S. in Epidemiology, M.S. in Environmental Health, a Masters in Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) with specialization options in social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, health policy,
and global health and a Master of Education with emphasis on school health and health counseling. There is also a Ph.D. in Public Health with concentrations in social/behavioral sciences and health policy.