Master of Public Health
About the Master of Public Health Degree
- Two locations: Glenside, Pa., and Christiana, Del.
- Preparation for community public health professions
- Thesis fieldwork that integrates practice and research
- Internship that gives the student first-hand experience working in a public health setting
- Domestic and international service projects and internships
- Dual degree for Physician Assistants
- Dual degree with International Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Optional focus on International Health
The Master of Public Health degree educates community public health professionals to promote the health of individuals, families, communities, and the environment. This is accomplished through a program that integrates education, research, and practice in a global environment. The goals of the Public Health program are the following:
- Educate community public health professionals and develop the skills needed to promote health within communities.
- Provide an academic environment that integrates community public health education with research and practice.
- Enhance the understanding of the connection between health status and human rights.
- Translate knowledge into practice through collaborative service projects both domestically and internationally. This can be accomplished through internships and clinical rotations with community-based organizations, clinics, and local health departments.
- Employ scientific investigation to advance public health knowledge of the relationship between health and the structural environment within which individuals live and work.
Student understanding of the connection between health status and human rights is enhanced through classroom projects and research opportunities. Employing scientific investigation fosters understanding of the relationship between health and the structural environment in which individuals live and work. Public Health internships—both domestic and international—also allow students to translate knowledge into practice through collaborative work.
The Public Health degree is offered through Arcadia’s Department of Medical Science and Community Health.
Delaware Campus
The Arcadia University Department of Medical Science and Community Health opened a campus in Christiana, Del., in the fall of 2006 and now offers the Physician Assistant and the Master of Public Health programs in Delaware. These programs build on the relationships that Arcadia enjoys in the Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey medical and public health communities.
The admissions criteria and curriculum for the Master of Public Health program at the Christiana campus are identical to the M.P.H. program on the Glenside campus.
Certification
Upon completion of these degrees, the student will be eligible to sit for the National Certifying Exam for Health Education Specialists (CHES).
