MPH Health Education & Promotion at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The Department of Health Science offers a Master’s of Public Health (MPH) degree program in Health Education & Promotion. The program is offered both on campus and through a distance education format (online). The 42-credit-hour MPH program provides a high quality, student-oriented, and health-equity-focused curriculum developed to deliver core public health competencies that emphasize the application of health education and promotion.

Faculty: College of Human Environmental Sciences | Department: Health Science | Duration: 42 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 42 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include HHE 512 Adv Foundations of Pub Hlth, HHE 515 Adv Foundation Health Promot, HHE 520 Theories of Health Behavior, HHE 530 Health Promotion Techniques, HHE 565 Planning Health Promotion Prog, HHE 566 Program Eval In Hlth Promot.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include: At least 3 letters of recommendation Applicants should seek out at least 3 recommenders who are familiar with their skills and abilities Letters written by family or friends are not accepted Quality letters of recommendation are typically at least one single-spaced page in length Applicants should reach out to the MPH Program Director if more guidance on selecting recommenders is needed A résumé or curriculum vita (CV) A statement of purpose that details the following information. Please be sure to proofread your statement before submitting: Interests in the fields of Health Education, Health Promotion, and related areas Any skills, abilities, or experience applicants may have that would support enrollment in the selected program Professional goals and aspirations in public health How the program aligns with the applicant's goals and aspirations Any oth

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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