Health Policy and Management MPH
College of Health Sciences
The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) is committed to training and inspiring the next generation of health care leaders. Our academic programs focus on developing the critical thinking and applied problem-solving skills needed to address a wide variety of challenges throughout the health care delivery, public policy, and public health systems.
Health Policy and Management MPH
The Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree Program prepares students at Jackson State University to become competent practitioners in different areas of public health including behavioral health promotion and education, epidemiology and health policy and management. Individuals with the MPH degree can be expected to complete effectively in the job market and respond to the challenges posed by disparities in health and healthcare affecting minorities and other historically underserved populations. The program provides students with a master's experience that is multidiciplinary, problem-centered fully engaged, and integrative of the diverse elements needed in the education of the public health practitioner.
Our MPH degree program at Jackson State University serves both full-time and part-time student. Full-time students can usually complete the curriculum in two and one-half years. Part-time usually requires two additional semesters. Students acquire the necessary professional knowledge, skills and competencies to be qualified for employment in public health and medical care practice in their specialized disciplines.
We offer a Master of Public Health degree in Health Policy and Management with the following concentration:
Students are required to complete a minimum of 45 semester hours of credit including successful completion of a field practice internship to receive their Master in Public Health degree. The MPH curriculum requires 6 core courses or 18 credit hours (3 hours per course) for all students. Each concentration offers 5 required specialization courses or 15 credit hours in the advance study of public health specialization.
CONCENTRATIONS
The Department of Health Policy and Management offers two concentrations past the Bachelor’s Degree of Science levels.
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For more information, please contact us at (601) 979-8789. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
