公共卫生硕士-社区卫生与预防科学

该学位选项可产生独特的43个学分的研究生学位，可以由公共卫生教育理事会（CEPH）认可。除了修读社区卫生与预防科学的九门课程（28学分），学生还可以参加现有的五门公共卫生通才在线课程（例如生物统计学，流行病学，卫生服务，环境等），从而获得更多的公共卫生核心内容。健康和道德规范，共15个学分）。新选项提供了课程和培训的独特组合，使新的公共卫生从业人员可以专注于社区科学和行为科学。
This degree option leads to a 42-credit graduate degree that is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and prepares students for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential.<br><br>This degree option prepares students to work in a variety of careers in the public and private sectors, such as community organizations, hospitals, and state or local health departments. Graduates have demonstrated competency in assessing needs, planning, implementing, administering and evaluating health promotion programs, and serve as a health promotion resource and advocate.<br><br>In addition to taking nine courses (27 credits) in Community Health and Prevention Sciences, students attain additional public health core content by taking five of the existing Masters in Public Health generalist on-line courses (i.e., biostatistics, epidemiology, health services, environmental health, and ethics, 15 credits). The new option provides a distinct combination of courses and training that prepares new practitioners in public health focused on community and behavioral sciences.