Community Psychology, MPH/Ph.D. at Georgia State University

Programme overview

Georgia State University's dual MPH-Ph.D. program in Public Health and Community Psychology provides professional and graduate students with a solid and well-rounded background across both disciplines. Successful candidates will earn a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) upon completion of the graduate Health Promotion and Behavior concentration or the Epidemiology concentration offered by the School of Public Health and a doctor of philosophy degree (Ph.D.) upon completion of the community psychology concentration.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences | Department: Community Psychology, MPH/Ph.D. | Duration: Typically, students complete the Ph.D. in 6-7 years. | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall: December 1 Spring: Does not admit Summer: Does not admit Admissions Deadlines | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

The School of Public Health (SPH) requires that all MPH candidates earn at least 42 credits hours: 21 hours of core requirements which break down as: 16 hours of core courses 2 hours of applied practice experience 3 hours to complete a thesis/capstone 21 hours filled by taking required concentration core and elective courses in the Health Promotion and Behavior (HPMB) or Epidemiology (EPID) concentrations For students enrolled in the Ph.D./MPH program, SPH will accept as course credit 12 semester hours of qualifying Comm PSYC courses for the HPMB concentration and 9 credit semester hours for the EPID concentration.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Statement of purpose Resume/curriculum vitae Three letters of recommendation Transcripts (one from each institution attended) The GRE is not required and GRE scores will not be reviewed Writing sample The statement of purpose should summarize your skills and experiences that are relevant to your particular area(s) of interest in graduate study in psychology. Discuss how your experiences might have shaped the research questions you are interested in exploring. Address the fit between your objectives and the graduate training offered at Georgia State (including the fit with the faculty member(s) with whom you would most like to work). We are particularly interested in specific examples that illustrate your quantitative abilities, problem-solving skills, initiative, leadership, perseverance and maturity. We are also interested in how your educational, professional, clinical (if applicable), or personal (e.g., cultural, economic or social) experiences prepare you to contribute to our department’s emphasis on diversity and inclusion during your graduate career. It should be approximately 1000-1500 words.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes (degree, certificate, non-degree and transient): $50 non-refundable application fee; Executive MBA and Executive Doctorate in Business Administration: $100; graduate re-entry: $25. Deadlines vary by college and programme.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.gsu.edu/future/admissions/

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