This program is available at the following locations:

• Corvallis (MPH, PhD)
• Ecampus (MPH)

Options available:

• Biostatistics
• Environmental and Occupational Health
• Epidemiology
• Global Health
• Health Promotion and Health Behavior
• Health Systems and Policy
• Physical Activity - suspended
• Public Health Practice

The public health graduate degree programs include the Master of Public Health (MPH) and the PhD in Public Health.  The MPH degree includes several transcript-visible options. The PhD in Public Health is a research-oriented degree requiring in-depth study in a specialty area within the field of public health.

For further information about graduate programs in public health, visit the website.

The College of Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPD).

Major Code: 7580

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

MPH

• Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
• Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
• Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
• Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice.
• Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate.
• Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice.
• Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings.
• Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels.
• Assess population needs, assets, and capacities that affect communities’ health.
• Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs
• Design a population-based policy, program, project, or intervention.
• Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management.
• Select methods to evaluate public health programs.
• Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence.
• Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.
• Advocate for political, social, or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations.
• Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity.
• Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue.
• Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges.
• Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors.
• Communicate audience-appropriate (i.e., non-academic, non-peer audience) public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation.
• Describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content.
• Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health.
• Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative.

PhD

• Produce and defend an original significant contribution to knowledge.
• Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
• Conduct scholarly activities in an ethical manner.

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health

Major Code: 7580