Professional degrees of public health

The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health. The MPH degree focuses on public health practice, as opposed to research or teaching. Master of Public Health programs are available throughout the world in Programs in Public Health, Medical Schools, Schools of Public Health, and Schools of Public Affairs.

Additionally, students develop an integrated interdisciplinary, cross-cutting set of overall competency domains (Communication and Informatics, Diversity and Culture, Leadership, Professionalism, Program Planning, Public Health Biology, and Systems Thinking). A newly developing specialty within the MPH degree is Occupational Health Nursing.

In the United States (U.S.), anyone with an accredited undergraduate degree, may pursue an MPH or MSPH. Based on the accreditation of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) an MPH or MSPH is not a clinical degree.^{[citation needed]}

In some countries the MPH program is only available for medical graduates (MBBS or equivalent), those without the medical degree can join the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) program. The MSPH degree is an academic public health degree rather than a professional public health degree. The MSPH is more research-oriented than is the MPH. Required MSPH coursework includes most of the same classes needed for the MPH degree, but in addition the MSPH degree requires additional research coursework such as research methods. Also, MSPH students must complete a research thesis/project of publishable quality. The extra coursework roughly requires an additional year of study in relation to what is required for the MPH degree. In the UK the MPH is not widely available; an MSc in the field of public health (generally one year's full-time study) may be the nearest equivalent.

The DrPH degree is for those who intend to pursue or advance a professional practice career in public health and for leaders and future leaders in public health practice. They face the particular challenge of understanding and adapting scientific knowledge in order to achieve health gain and results. This degree leads to a career in high-level administration, teaching, or practice, where advanced analytical and conceptual capabilities are required. The usual requirement for entry into this program is a Masters degree in Public Health (MPH). The DrPH program develops in its candidates all competencies included in MPH programs, with increased emphasis on high level skills in problem-solving and the application of public health concepts.

Core disciplines

The traditional MPH degree is designed to expose candidates to 5 core discipline areas of public health:

1. Biostatistics
2. Epidemiology
3. Environmental Health
4. Health Policy and Health Administration
5. Social and behavioral sciences

Asia

Bangladesh

• BRAC University, Dhaka
• State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka
• National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dhaka
• Northern University Bangladesh, Dhaka
• American International University Bangladesh, Dhaka
• ASA University Bangladesh, Dhaka
• North South University, Dhaka
• Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Dhaka
• Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka

Brunei

• Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

• National Institute of Public Health Cambodia, Phnom Penh
• University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh

China

• Nanchang University, Jiangxi
• Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province
• Beijing University, Beijing
• Tongji University, Shanghai
• Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
• Fudan University, Shanghai

Hong Kong

• The University of Hong Kong
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong

India

• University of Hyderabad,Hyderabad]]
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• National Centre for Disease Control, New Delhi
• National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi
• Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi
• Institute of Health and Management Studies, New Delhi
• International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, Jaipur, Bengaluru
• Institute of Public Health & Hygiene, New Delhi
• Lady Irwin College, New Delhi
• Amity University, Manesar, Haryana
• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Chitkara University, Chandigarh
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan
• Jodhpur School of Public Health, Jodhpur National University, Rajasthan
• Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh Health Systems Development Project, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Asian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
• All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal
• State Institute of Health Management & Communication, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Government Medical College Nagpur, Nagpur, Maharashtra
• Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra
• Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
• Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
• Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Padamshree Group of Institutions, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Goutham College, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• K L E University, Belgaum, Karnataka
• Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka
• Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Puducherry
• Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
• Annamalai University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
• Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Indonesia

• University of Indonesia, Jakarta
• Kementerian Sekretariat Negara Indonesia, Jakarta
• Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta

Iran

• Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

Israel

• University of Haifa, Haifa

Japan

• Nagasaki University, Nagasaki
• University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba
• Kyoto University, Kyoto
• University of Tokyo, Tokyo

Jordan

• Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid

Kuwait

• Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

Lebanon

• University of Balamand, Beirut

Malaysia

• University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
• National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak
• Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
• Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor

Myanmar

• University of Public Health, Yangon

Nepal

• Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu
• B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
• Little Buddha College of Health Sciences, Kathmandu
• Hope International College, Lalitpur District, Nepal
• ASIAN College for Advance Studies, Lalitpur District, Nepal
• Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu

Pakistan

• Aga Khan University, Karachi
• University of Karachi, Karachi
• University of Health Sciences
• Baqai Medical University, Karachi
• Gandhara University, Peshawar
• Khyber Medical University, Peshwar
• Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Philippines

• Adventist University of the Philippines, Silang, Cavite
• University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Laguna
• University of the Philippines Manila

Singapore

• National University of Singapore

South Korea

• Daebul University, South Jeolla
• Hallym University, Chuncheon
• Kyungpook National University, Daegu

Sri Lanka

• University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya

Syria

• Centre for Strategic Health Studies, Damascus

Tajikistan

• Faculty of Public Health of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Taiwan

• China Medical University, Taichung
• Taipei Medical University, Taipei

Thailand

• Mae Fah Luang University, Chiangrai
• Mahidol University, Bangkok
• Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
• Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen
• Thammasat University, Pathumthani
• Burapha University, Chonburi Province

UAE

• United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain

Vietnam

• Hanoi School Of Public Health, Hanoi

Oceania

Australia

• Australian National University, Canberra ACT
• Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland
• University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
• Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland
• Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
• Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
• LaTrobe University, Melbourne, VIC
• Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
• University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
• Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
• University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
• University of Newcastle (Australia), Newcastle, New South Wales
• University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
• University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales
• University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
• University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
• Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT

Fiji

• Fiji National University, Suva

New Zealand

• The University of Auckland, Auckland
• AUT University, Auckland
• Massey University, Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington
• The University of Otago, Wellington

Africa

Benin

• Regional Institute of Public Health in Ouidah

Botswana

• University of Botswana, Gaborone

Cameroon

• University of Buea, Buea
• University of Yaoundé, Yaounde
• International University, Bamenda

Egypt

• Alexandria University, Alexandria

Ethiopia

• Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa
• Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa

Gambia

• University of the Gambia, Serekunda

Ghana

• University of Ghana, Legon

Kenya

• Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi
• University of Nairobi, Nairobi
• Moi University, Eldoret
• Kenyatta University, Nairobi
• Maseno University, Maseno

Nigeria

• Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
• Uthman dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto
• University of Ibadan, Ibadan
• University of Benin (Nigeria), Benin City, Edo State

South Africa

• University of Cape Town, Cape Town
• University of Pretoria, Pretoria

Uganda

• Makerere University, Kampala
• Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara

North America

Canada

• University of Guelph, Masters in Public Health, Department of Population Medicine, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
• Memorial University, Division of Community Health and Humanities, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Dalhousie University, Masters Program in Public Health (in development), Halifax, Canada
• McGill University, The Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Montreal, Canada
• Université de Montréal, Master of Science Program in Community Health, Montreal, Canada
• Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Social and Preventive Medicine, Quebec City, Canada
• University of Ottawa, Program in Epidemiology, Ottawa, Canada
• Queen's University, Community Health and Epidemiology, Kingston, Canada
• Lakehead University, Master of Public Health (MPH) Thunder Bay, Canada
• University of Toronto, Master of Public Health (MPH), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada
• University of Western Ontario, The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, London, Ontario, Canada
• University of Waterloo, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, Waterloo, Canada
• University of Manitoba, Master of Public Health (MPH), Winnipeg, Canada
• University of Saskatchewan, School of Public Health, Saskatoon, Canada
• University of Alberta, School of Public Health, Edmonton, Canada
• University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, Canada
• University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lethbridge, Canada
• Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Vancouver, Canada
• University of Victoria, School of Public Health and Social Policy, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• University of Northern British Columbia, Community Health Sciences, Prince George, Canada

Mexico

• National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Ciudad Victoria and Tampico, Mexico
• University of Montemorelos Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico

United States

Council on Education for Public Health

In the United States the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredits schools of public health and programs of public health through a formal review process.

• List of Schools & Programs of Public Health Accredited by the CEPH

• CEPH Accredited Online programs:
  • Des Moines University, (M.P.H. degree) Master of Public Health
  • East Tennessee State University, (M.P.H. degree) [1]
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School - Old Dominion University, (M.P.H. degree) [2]
  • Emory University, (M.P.H. degree) [3]
  • Florida A & M University, (M.P.H. degree) [4]
  • Florida International University, (M.P.H. degree) [5]
  • Johns Hopkins University, (M.P.H. degree) [6]
  • Loma Linda University, (M.P.H. degree) [7]
  • Medical College of Wisconsin, (M.P.H. degree) [8]
  • New Mexico State University, (M.P.H. degree) [9]
  • New York Medical College, (M.P.H. degree) [10]
  • Northern Illinois University, (M.P.H. degree) [11]
  • Nova Southeastern University, (M.P.H. degree) [12]
  • Oregon Health & Science University/Oregon State University/Portland State University, (M.P.H. degree) [13]
  • San Jose State University, (M.P.H. degree) [14]
  • University at Albany, SUNY, (M.P.H. degree) [15]
  • Tulane University, (M.P.H. degree) [16]
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham, (M.P.H. degree) [17]
  • University of Alaska-Anchorage, (M.P.H. degree) [18]
  • University of Florida, (M.P.H. degree) [19]
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, (M.P.H. degree) [20]
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst, (M.P.H. degree) [21]
  • University of Minnesota, (M.P.H. degree) [22]
  • University of New England (United States), (M.P.H. degree) [23]
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, (M.P.H. degree) [24]
  • University of South Carolina, (M.P.H. degree) [25]
  • University of Southern California, (M.P.H. degree) [26]
  • University of South Florida, (M.P.H. degree) [27]
  • University of West Florida, (M.P.H. degree) [28]
  • West Virginia University, (M.P.H. degree) [29]

In addition to coursework, CEPH programs have thesis and practicum requirements that may be waived if the candidate has substantial prior experience in the field. Non-CEPH programs may have other requirements.

Certified in Public Health (CPH) Exam

In 2008, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE), an organization established in the United States, began offering a certification exam designed to test mastery of the core competencies of the MPH degree. After a candidate passes this examination, they must maintain the certification with 50 CPH recertification credits approved by the NBPHE.

The NBPHE's Board of Directors primarily represents five key collaborating organizations: the American Public Health Association, the Association of Prevention Teaching and Research, the Association of Schools of Public Health, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The board is dedicated to increasing recognition of the public health profession, raising the visibility of public health, and measuring and improving the competency of public health workers across the nation and around the world.

Council of Graduate Programs in Public Health

The Council of Graduate Programs in Public Health represents the accredited and emerging graduate programs across the U.S. that grant public health degrees and therefore prepare students for professional careers in public health. The Council encourages, promotes and supports universities, schools and colleges in developing, maintaining, and advancing graduate programs in the disciplines of preventive medicine, social medicine, community health and public health. The Council is sponsored by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.

Europe

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom the MPH or MSc in Public Health is usually a one year full-time program. Taught modules typically account for two thirds of the MPH and a project one third. Students may be medical or non-medical graduates. Degrees vary in their content, but most cover similar areas of public health. Because of the key role played by public health practitioners in the NHS a UK MPH also often includes Health Economics.

Degrees that include a substantial epidemiological component are more selective and some require applicants to demonstrate ability before applying, by completion of an online test MPH Selection Test [30]

Faculty of Public Health (UK)

In the UK specialist accreditation in public health is provided by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) [31]. Specialist accreditation is through participation in a four-year program analogous to specialist training for doctors. Specialist trainees must pass an examination, demonstrably achieve certain skills and submit a portfolio of work. However specialist training in public health is also open to non-doctors.

• University of Birmingham, School of Health and Population Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
• Nottingham University, School of Community Health Sciences, Nottingham, United Kingdom
• University of Leeds, Nuffield Centre for International Health & Development [32], United Kingdom
• University of Sheffield-ScHARR, United Kingdom
• University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Master of Public Health Programme:

[33], The Department of Public Health and Policy: [34], Institute of Psychology, Health and Society: [35]

Rest of Europe

• EHESP School of public health, Rennes and Paris, France
• Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Master (MMedSc) in Public Health [36], Lund, Sweden
• University College Dublin, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Population Science, Dublin, Ireland
• Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Master (MSc) in Public Health, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Nordic School of Public Health, NHV [37], Gothenburg
• Reykjavík University, School of Health and Education, Reykjavík, Iceland
• Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
• American University of Armenia, School of Health Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia
• Andalusian School of Public Health, Spain
• Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES), Netherlands, [38]
• Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
• Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health, Netherlands
• Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Bratislava, Slovakia
• Umeå University, Umeå International School of Public Health [39], Sweden
• University of Eastern Finland MPH. Kuopio. Finland. [40]
• University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark [41]
• University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Pécs, Hungary, [42]
• University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
• University of Trnava, Faculty of Health Care and Social Work, Department of Public Health, Trnava, Slovakia, [43]
• VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• University of Bergen, Norway
• University of Tromsø, Norway
• Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan School of Public Health, Almaty

South America

Argentina

Universities with certified Masters in Public Health in Argentina.

• National University of Catamarca
• National University of Córdoba
• National University of La Plata
• National University of Rosario
• National University of Tucumán
• Universidad Nacional del Sur
• University of Buenos Aires

Colombia

• University of Antioquia, National Faculty of Public Health, Medellín, Colombia
• National University of Colombia, Public Health Department, Bogotá, Colombia

Ecuador

• San Francisco de Quito University, Quito, Ecuador

Guyana

• Texila American University, School of Public Health, Guyana

Peru

• Cayetano Heredia University, Faculty of Public Health and Administration, Lima, Peru

External links

• Council of Graduate Programs in Public Health
• Society for Public Health Education
• Association of Schools of Public Health
• Council on Education for Public Health
• Master list of CEPH accredited Schools & Programs of Public Health as of March 11, 2011
• National Board of Public Health Examiners
• The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region