Master of Public Health Degree
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Richard Severson, Ph.D., MPH Program Director
David Bassett, Ph.D., Graduate Student Officer
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The Wayne State University Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is designed for individuals with a range of academic and professional backgrounds that include the medical, veterinary, health care, biological, psychosocial and behavioral sciences.
The Program is administered by the School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences in collaboration with other divisions of Wayne State University, including the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Mission Statement: The MPH Program at WSU educates and engages students in public health theory, practice and research to understand and improve the health of urban and diverse populations.
All students are required to complete the MPH core courses:
- Introduction to Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Community Health Organization and Administration
- Social Basis of Health Care
- Principles of Environmental Health
And courses in one of two currently available areas of concentration:
- Public Health Practice (PHP): includes the management, promotion and protection of the health of individuals, families, groups, and communities; and the promotion of policies that assure continuity of health and social justice. Courses in applied epidemiology, health program evaluation, and research methods are required. Elective courses in health economics, health policy and planning, health and aging, health education, and health management are available.
- Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH): includes the prevention and management of injury, illness and disability due to exposures to hazardous chemical, physical and biological agents, unsafe and ergonomically unsound practices, and as a result of working and living in stressful environments. The management and promotion of OEH requires the integration of sustainable, effective and innovative occupational and environmental health practices. Such practices assess and minimize these exposures and apply unique intervention strategies designed to ensure the wellbeing and sustained performance of individuals, families, organizations, and communities. Courses in applied epidemiology, occupational health and research methods are required. Elective courses in toxicology, industrial hygiene and safety, OEH management, employee and organizational health, and health psychology are available.
All students are required to obtain practical experience working with local community and industrial health organizations; and following completion of a course on research methods, conduct an investigative project.
The MPH requires a minimum of 42 credit hours and can be taken in part-time or full-time status. Classes are mainly offered in the evening.
For individuals who either have completed a graduate degree or are not yet ready to commit themselves to the demands of an MPH Program, a Graduate Certificate in Public Health Practice (GC-PHP) is available that requires completion of a minimum of 15-16 credits hours (see below).
Additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPH Office:
Kimberly McNeil
The MPH Office
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
101 Alexandrine
Wayne State University
Detroit MI 48201
e-mail: kmcneil@med.wayne.edu
Tel: 1-313-577-1051
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