Master of Public Health
The online Master’s in Public Health prepares students for leadership in the field of public health. This program integrates web-based instruction, directed readings, email, and chat room interactions among students and faculty. The College uses mission-driven, context-based curriculum design and assesses student learning through authentic assessments. It includes a culminating supervised practicum project in a public health setting emphasizing evaluation and service delivery planning or operations, resolving a management problem, or evaluating a program component.
Program Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
The mission of the MPH department is to prepare public health professionals for leadership to advance public health, promote individual and community health and well-being, and to serve under-served populations to decrease health disparities locally, nationally, and globally.
Vision
The department will be the preeminent academic preparation for public health professionals. We will provide a contemporary and flexible curriculum that empowers our students to translate knowledge to meet the growing needs of domestic and global health and wellness.
Values
- Leadership: We value leadership development for our students, faculty, and staff and encourage participation in community and professional service.
- Integrity: We value the highest ethical principles of fairness and honesty in all of our interactions.
- Scholarship: We value critical thinking and the generation of ideas through innovation and analysis.
- Diversity: We value differences among people and their personal and professional perspectives.
- Interprofessional education: We value the combined contributions of our educational community and work to achieve an environment of teamwork and collaboration.
- Innovation: We value the development of progressive and efficient mechanisms for learning, teaching, and technological delivery.
Length of Program
The Master of Public Health program consists of 48 credit hours.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition and fees are billed by the semester at the per-credit-hour rate and are due the first week of class. Rates are subject to change each academic year for all enrolled students. Delinquent tuition penalties accrue at 1.5 percent per month, which is 18 percent per year.
For ATSU programs approved to certify for Title IV funding, a Cost of Attendance (COA) is available which provides estimated amounts for direct and indirect expenses for a period of enrollment.
| Tuition |
Student Technology Fee |
| $778 per credit hour |
$40 per credit hour |
Public Health Certificates
Public Health students may receive a public health graduate certificate in conjunction with their MPH based on their electives chosen. Certificate options for MPH students are as follows:
Graduate Certificate in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
MPH students (including ATSU-SOMA Dual Degree) who select SHMG 6000 - Global Health Issues as one of their two electives, may also choose to receive a Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Graduate Certificate.
Graduate Certificate in Public Health Workforce Preparedness
MPH students (including ATSU-SOMA Dual Degree) who select PUBH 6800 - Public Health Disparities, Health Equity and Covid-19 as one of their two electives, may also choose to receive a Public Health Workforce Preparedness Graduate Certificate.
Courses