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Walden’s Master of Public Health addresses the growing need for well-prepared public health professionals and provides you with the credentials to serve as an advocate for the development of healthy individuals, organizations, and communities. Strengthen your fundamental knowledge of public health’s core competencies and enhance your skills through a deeper understanding of interdisciplinary competencies, including communications, diversity and leadership.
Walden’s Master of Public Health features
- A strong foundation in the core disciplines of public health
- A practice-oriented approach using real-world examples and case studies
- Access to scholars and practitioners from government, health, and nonprofit sectors
- A practical fieldwork experience to apply your new knowledge
Completion Requirements
- 56 quarter credits
- Foundation courses: (6 cr.)
- Core courses (42 cr.)
- Practicum and Capstone (8 cr.)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Continuing registration
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: September 2. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
Curriculum
The program’s courses are delivered in a prescribed sequence.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| Quarter 1 | ||
| PUBH 6001 | Foundations for Graduate Study in Public Health | 2 |
| PUBH 6002 | Essentials of Public Health: A Case Study Approach | 4 |
| Quarter 2 | ||
| PUBH 6115 | Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Public Health | 4 |
| PUBH 6125 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| Quarter 3 | ||
| PUBH 6145 | Epidemiology | 4 |
| PUBH 6165 | Environmental Health | 4 |
| Quarter 4 | ||
| PUBH 6170 | Public Health Biology | 4 |
| PUBH 6175 | Health Policy and Management | 4 |
| Quarter 5 | ||
| PUBH 6227 | Health Informatics | 4 |
| PUBH 6235 | Program Design, Planning, and Evaluation | 4 |
| Quarter 6 | ||
| PUBH 6135 | Leadership, Professionalism, and Ethics in Public Health Practice | 4 |
| PUBH 6155 | Research in Public Health | 4 |
| Quarter 7 | ||
| PUBH 6635 | Practicum I: Field Experience in Public Health | 4 |
| PUBH 6260 | Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Public Health | 2 |
| Quarter 8 | ||
| PUBH 6636 | Practicum II: Capstone Experience in Public Health | 4 |
Course Descriptions (pdf)
Consistent with our commitment to continuous quality improvement, Walden University has recently revised the curriculum for the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program to be in alignment with Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) standards.
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