Master of Public Health at University of Texas at Arlington

Programme overview

The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is a 42-credit hour, professional master degree program designed to prepare graduates to work in public health career fields. Public health training in the core public health disciplines offer foundational public health knowledge necessary to assess, implement interventions, and evaluate the health of a population with an organization or community. Additional core courses build on the foundation to cultivate practice-based skill sets readily applied to the public health setting.

Faculty: College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Kinesiology | Duration: 42 credit hours | Location: Arlington, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme totals 42 credit hours. Required courses listed include: Introduction To Biostatistics; Introduction To Epidemiology; Introduction To Health Systems And Policy; Community Health; Communication And Health; Foundations Of Public Health.

Career pathways

The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is a 42-credit hour, professional master degree program designed to prepare graduates to work in public health career fields. The MPH degree may complement students’ current job skills, or provide students with new public health knowledge and career opportunities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the Master of Public Health degree is based on completion of general admission requirements of the Graduate School as specified under the Graduate School Admissions Requirements and Procedures in the Graduate Catalog. Official transcripts showing an earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited school, with a 3.0 or higher grade point average for the last 60 undergraduate or the last 18 graduate/post-baccalaureate credit hours completed. Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores taken within the last five years are required for all applicants. Preference will be given to applicants with verbal quantitative and analytic writing scores above the 50th percentile. Applicants may request a waiver of the GRE requirement if they meet any of the following criteria: hold a graduate or terminal degree from an accredited US university; have completed a UTA Graduate Certificate in Public Health Practice and/or a UTA Bachelor of Science in Public Health Degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and no less than a grade of "B" in any required public health course;

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.

Master's application priority dates: Fall March 15, Spring August 15, Summer February 15. Some programmes have earlier dates. Apply through ApplyUTA.

International graduate applicants apply through ApplyUTA. English requirements: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5 or Duolingo 100. Non-U.S. transcripts are evaluated by FCSA for a $90.00 USD processing fee. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uta.edu/admissions/apply

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