Master of Public Health (MPH)

At the completion of Chamberlain's Online MPH program, graduates will be able to:

1. Articulate the history and philosophy of the professional discipline of public health relative to its core values, concepts, functions and leadership roles.
2. Utilize quantitative methods and epidemiologic tools to assess, monitor and review the health status of populations and their related determinants of health and illness.
3. Apply evidence-based reasoning and health informatics approaches to the process of program planning, development, budgeting, management and evaluation in public health organizations and public health interventions to improve community health outcomes.
4. Specify approaches for assessing, preventing and controlling environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety.
5. Apply theoretical constructs of social change, health behavior and social justice in planning public health interventions.
6. Develop public health programs and strategies responsive to the diverse cultural values and traditions of the communities being served.
7. Practice systems thinking techniques and problem solving to understand and respond to the dynamic interactions among sectors, organizations and public health professionals in improving public health.
8. Demonstrate leadership abilities as effective collaborators and coordinators within and across organizations and as members of interdisciplinary and inter-professional teams.
9. Communicate public health messages to a variety of audiences using public health specific communication and social marketing, including technical and professional writing and the use of mass media and electronic technology.
10. Identify and apply the ethical, legal, economic and regulatory dimensions of healthcare and public health policy as well as the roles, influences and responsibilities of the different agencies and branches of government to developing, evaluating and advocating for public health policies.

The generalist focus of the MPH program is designed to prepare public health practitioners to promote healthy living and prevent community health problems such as infectious disease, poverty, health access disparities and violence.

Graduates are prepared to be agents of change, improving health outcomes at the population and community level.

Student Services will support you throughout the entirety of the program. A faculty mentor will also be assigned to you during your Applied Practice Experience and Integrative Learning Experience courses. 

Chamberlain has several resources that can help you become acclimated to the online classroom. Once you apply, you will have access to Chamberlain Care Student Success Strategies, which provides information on time management, scholarly writing, using the library and more.

You can also ask your admission representative for a personal tour of the online environment in which you will be taking classes. Or you can view the Online Classroom Demonstration Video Series to learn about what you can expect when you log into your class.

We are dedicated to supporting you throughout your educational journey. To further support your success, a Student Online Readiness Assessment is designed to help assess the skills needed for success in online courses. You will see the assessment listed as a task in the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) course.