Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health (MPH or M.P.H.) is a professional master's degree awarded for studies in areas related to public health. The MPH degree focuses on public health practice, as opposed to research or teaching. In the United States the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredits schools of public health and programs of public health through a formal review process. Master of Public Health programs are available throughout the world in Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health.

MPH is usually a one or two year program. Some students may already possess an advanced degree. In some countries the MPH program is only available for medical graduates (MBBS or equivalent), those without the medical degree can join the Master of Medical Science in Public Health program.

The degree is designed to expose the candidates on five core public health areas:

1. Public Health Policy and Management
2. Biostatistics
3. Epidemiology
4. Behavioral sciences/health education, and
5. Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences.

In addition to coursework, CEPH programs have a thesis and practicum requirement which may be waived if the candidate has substantial prior experience in the field. Program other than CEPH also may have other requirements.

MSPH Degree

The Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) degree is an academic public health degree rather than a professional public health degree. The MSPH is more research-oriented than is the MPH. Required MSPH coursework includes most of the same classes needed for the MPH degree, but in addition the MSPH degree requires additional coursework in research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics, and similar public health studies. Also, MSPH students must complete a research thesis. The extra coursework roughly requires an additional year of study in relation to what is required for the MPH degree.

Certified in Public Health (CPH) Exam

In 2008, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE), an organization established in the United States, began offering a [http://www.publichealthexam.org/ certification exam] . The exam is based on the MPH degree's core competencies, which were agreed upon by a national effort in 2004-2006 in the United States.

CEPH-accredited Schools of Public Health

The United States

According to [http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200 ASPH Member Schools]
* Boston University School of Public Health
* Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
* Drexel University School of Public Health
* Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
* East Tennessee State University College of Public Health
* Florida International University Robert Stempel School of Public Health
* George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
* Harvard School of Public Health
* Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
* Loma Linda University School of Public Health
* New York Medical College School of Public Health
* Ohio State University College of Public Health
* Saint Louis University School of Public Health
* San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health
* Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
* Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
* University at Albany SUNY School of Public Health
* University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
* University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
* University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
* University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
* University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health
* University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
* University of Iowa College of Public Health
* University of Kentucky College of Public Health
* University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
* University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
* University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health
* University of Michigan School of Public Health
* University of Minnesota School of Public Health
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
* University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Center School of Public Health
* University of Oklahoma College of Public Health
* University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Public Health Studies
* University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
* University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health
* University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health
* University of South Florida College of Public Health
* University of Texas School of Public Health
* University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
* Yale School of Public Health

Universities in Canada

* University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada
* University of Waterloo, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, Waterloo, Canada
* Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada
* University of Saskatchewan, School of Public Health, Saskatoon, Canada
* University of Alberta, Department of Public Health Sciences, Edmonton, Canada
* Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
* University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, Canada
* Université Laval, Department of Medecine, Faculty of Social and Preventive Medecine, Quebec City, Canada

Universities in Australia

* University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Brisbane, Queensland
* Curtin University, School of Public Health, Perth, Western Australia
* Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC
* LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC
* Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
* University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
* University of Melbourne, School of Population Health, Melbourne, VIC
* University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
* University of Sydney, School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales
* University of Western Australia, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences - School of Population Health, Perth, Western Australia
* University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales

Universities in Other Countries

* American University of Armenia, School of Health Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia
* Andalusian School of Public Health, Spain
* Daebul University, South Jeolla, South Korea
* Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea
* Mahidol University, Faculty of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
* Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
* Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
* Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health, Netherlands
* San Francisco de Quito University, Quito, Ecuador
* Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Bratislava, Slovakia
* Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
* The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
* University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
* University of Public Health, Yangon, Myanmar
* University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand
* University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
* University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
* VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

External links

* [http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200 Association of Schools of Public Health]
* [http://www.ceph.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 Council on Education for Public Health]
* [http://www.ceph.org/files/public/Master_List.v.3.pdf Master list of CEPH accredited Schools & Programs of Public Health as of August 27, 2008]