Program Mission:
The UNCG MPH program prepares community health education practitioners committed to promoting the health of communities.
The Master’s Program of Public Health in Community Health Education (MPH) is a professional preparation program for students interested in careers that involve the development and management of population-based health promotion and disease prevention activities within communities. In the program students receive academic preparation in the traditional public health fields of epidemiology, statistics, environmental health, health policy with course work and field-based experiences emphasizing the development of practitioner competencies. The degree program prepares graduates for careers in public health and health care settings at local, state, regional, or national level.
Goal 1: Teaching
The PHE-MPH program offers classroom, field, and professional development experiences that afford students the opportunity to acquire and apply core public health and health education knowledge areas.
Goal 2: Scholarship and Research
The PHE faculty and students will engage in the pursuit of new public health and health education knowledge.
Goal 3: Service
The PHE faculty and students will provide service to the profession and local, state and national communities.
The Master’s Program of Public Health in Community Health Education (MPH) is a professional preparation program for students interested in careers that involve the development and management of population-based health promotion and disease prevention activities within communities. In the program students receive academic preparation in the traditional public health fields of epidemiology, statistics, environmental health, health policy with course work and field-based experiences emphasizing the development of practitioner competencies. The degree program prepares graduates for careers in public health and health care settings at local, state, regional, or national level.
Goal 1: Teaching
The PHE-MPH program offers classroom, field, and professional development experiences that afford students the opportunity to acquire and apply core public health and health education knowledge areas.
Goal 2: Scholarship and Research
The PHE faculty and students will engage in the pursuit of new public health and health education knowledge.
Goal 3: Service
The PHE faculty and students will provide service to the profession and local, state and national communities.