Community Health Education
The Department of Health Studies offers the Master of Public
Health (MPH) in Community Health Education. The program provides students with a
working knowledge of the organization, administration and economics of public and private
health care settings; an understanding of the relationship of knowledge, attitudes and
behavior to public health; the skills to plan and implement programs using appropriate
educational strategies to improve health behavior and service delivery; and the capacity
to evaluate health education programs.
The 45 semester-hour M.P.H. program may be completed in two
years as a full-time student or part-time at your discretion. In the final year of
the program, students complete an in-depth community fieldwork practicum in one of a wide
range of approved local health agencies in order to gain experience in applying skills
acquired in the academic program. The University offers combined MPH programs with
Temple University School of Medicine (MD-MPH); Temple University School of Podiatry
(DPM-MPH); and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO-MPH). Courses are
offered at Temple's Main, Center City and Ambler Campuses.
The Department of Health Studies MPH program is fully
accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
