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Master of Public Health (MPH)

The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center’s Master of Public Health is a convenient, comprehensive, and high-value degree designed for aspiring public health advocates.

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Our Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate degree offers an exciting career path for individuals to earn an affordable, multi-disciplinary, and innovative degree. The MPH is fully online and lends itself to both full-time students and working professionals. You can turn your compassion and commitment into real-world impact on the health and wellbeing of the communities you serve and beyond.

Our MPH degree will put you on the front line of the toughest public health challenges with people who need your help most. You will develop foundational public health competencies to improve public and population health and become an advocate for change.

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Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health program is an online program designed for students to attain depth and breadth in public health, as defined in the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) foundational competency areas of

  • Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health 
  • Public Health & Health Care Systems 
  • Planning & Management to Promote Health 
  • Policy in Public Health 
  • Leadership 
  • Communication 
  • Interprofessional and/or Intersectoral Practice and 
  • Systems Thinking. 

Additionally, graduates of the UT Tyler MPH generalist program can proficiently 

  1. utilize community assessment and analysis tools to address factors that contribute to disparities in rural populations,
  2. develop a risk assessment and management plan relevant to PH programs and services,
  3. develop strategies for obtaining resources for PH programs, projects, and services,
  4. evaluate major environmental laws and their effects on environmental factors in health, and
  5. examine occupation as a social determinant of health.


The Master of Public Health (MPH) program vision is improved health outcomes in rural East Texas and beyond.

The program mission is to educate and train the next generation of public health professionals to serve the community to improve health, and to develop research capacity needed to evaluate and discover new knowledge. The program is designed to develop the knowledge and skills of future leaders to meet the health and safety needs of communities and workplaces with a focus on rural communities.

The program goals to accomplish the defined mission are to:

  1. Educate the future public health workforce and leaders to promote wellness and disease prevention in underserved and disparate populations across East Texas and beyond.
  2. Build a network of community collaborators focused on SDOH, wellness, and equitable access to health and wellness services throughout East Texas and beyond.
  3. Enhance teaching and research infrastructure and programs toward culturally appropriate and equitable access to health and wellness in East Texas and beyond.

 

MPH Curriculum and Courses

Degree Plan for Master of Public Health
(42 credit hours)

The MPH program can be completed at your own pace within six years from time of admission. Students traditionally complete the 42-credit hour program on a two-year track. However, it is possible to complete the program on a “fast-track” in as little as 15 months (over the course of four semesters) if the student has a strong health background.

The MPH program requires each student to complete 10 core courses, two experiential courses consisting of an applied practice experience (APE, internship/practicum) and a culminating integrative learning experience (ILE, Capstone), and two elective courses. Students in the general MPH program choose electives from Environmental Health Sciences (OEHS), Social and Behavioral Sciences (COMH, ALHS, HECC), Epidemiology & Biostatistics (EPBI), and Healthcare Policy Economics and Management (HPEM), which provide instruction in the traditional Public Health service areas grounding the discipline. Other elective courses may be selected from those offered within the School of Health Professions, the School of Medicine (OEHS, EPBI), or other health-related programs with advisor approval. Electives from other programs and departments must be approved on an individual basis.

Course Requirements for MPH degree, Generalist Concentration
Course number Course name Credits
Required Courses 30
PBHL 5317 Biostatistics I 3
PBHL 5342 Epidemiology I 3
PBHL 5344 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Community Health 3
PBHL 5330 Health Policy, Administration and Management  
PBHL 5304 Occupational and Environmental Health 3
OEHS 5340 Public Health in Rural Populations 3
COMH 5310 Foundations of Program Evaluation 3
COMH 6334 Community Health Analysis and Assessment 3
HPEM 6340 Leadership Foundations and Strategies for Health Organizations 3
PBHL 5334 Finance and Resourcing for Public Health Organizations 3
APE & ILE courses 6
PBHL 5350 Internship/Practicum (APE) I 3
PBHL 6355 OR 6365 Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) Simulation  OR
ILE II Capstone Project		 3
Electives  
Electives Students choose two electives from the following public health-focused disciplines:
-Environmental Health Science
-Social and Behavioral Science
-Health Policy, Economics, and Management
-Epidemiology and Biostatistics		 6
  Total Credits 42


Spring 2023 Course Syllabi