The Master of Public Health (MPH) is the most widely recognized professional credential for leadership in public health. The degree program at The University of Georgia was developed to train individuals who can provide service and leadership in public health in the state of Georgia, for the nation, and globally.
Academic Programs
Master of Public Health: Concentration in Health Policy and Management
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Preferred Background:
A background in business, management, political science and/or health sciences and public health experience is preferred for applicants to the HPAM concentration.
MPH Core Requirement Courses: 15 hours
- BIOS 7010 Intro to Biostatistics I
- EHSC 7060 Foundations of Environmental Health
-
EPID 7010 Intro to Epidemiology I
- HPAM 7600 Introduction to Health Policy and Management
- HPRB 7050 Social and Behavioral Foundations
Heath Policy and Management Core Courses: 12
hours
- HPAM 8600 Health Economics
- HPAM 8800 Leadership in Public Health
- HPAM 8700 Management of Public Health Organizations
- HPAM 8400 Policy and Economic Analysis in Public Health
Electives: 12 hours
HPAM Electives
- DMAN 7350 Basic Emergency/Disaster Training for Health Professionals
- DMAN 7351 Adv. Emergency/Disaster Training for Health Professionals
- DMAN 7353 Disaster Management in the Middle East
- DMAN 8350 Public Health Consequences of Disasters
- DMAN 8351 Information Management of Emergencies and Disasters
- HPAM 7400 Public Health Law
- HPAM 7700 Public Health Ethics
- HPAM 8300 Research Methods
- HPAM 8850 Cost Effectiveness in Health & Medicine
- GRNT 6000 Seminar in Aging
- GRNT 6010 Biogerontology
- GRNT 6650 Aging & Society
- GRNT 6700 Psychology of Aging
- GRNT 7266 Death, Dying, and Bereavement
- GRNT 8200 Public Health and Aging
- GRNT/EPID 8300 Epidemiology of Aging
Other Electives
- EADU 8110 Community Development
- MGMT 7580 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
- MGMT 9500 Strategic Management Research
- PADP 7520 Urban Policy
- PADP 7900 Managing Volunteers in Public & Nonprofit Sectors
- PADP 8420 Leadership in Public Service
- PADP 8460 Organizational Behavior
Other Required Courses:
7 hours
- PBHL 7560 Internship
in Public Health (6 hours) - Requires 300 clock hours in an appropriate
Public Health setting. Students choose
the site for their internship
with the assistance of the Academic Advisor and Internship Coordinator.
- PBHL 8200 Seminar in Public Health (1 hour)
MPH Degree Requirements:
Contact Information
-
Ashley Wells
MPH Coordinator
N123 Paul D. Coverdell Center
Athens, GA 30602
706.583.0059
mph@uga.edu
