Public Health, MPH
for the Master of Public Health in Public Health
Department Head: Kim Graber
Director of Graduate Studies: Steven Petruzzello
Interim Director of Program: Laura Rice
MPH Admissions Questions: mph-admissions@ahs.illinois.edu
Graduate Office: Julie Jenkins
Graduate Office Address: 906 South Goodwin Ave, 112 Freer Hall MC-052, Urbana, IL 61801
Graduate Phone: (217) 333-1083
Graduate Email: jjenkns@illinois.edu
Department Website: https://ahs.illinois.edu/community-health
Program Website: https://ahs.illinois.edu/mph-home
Joint Programs:
- Public Health, MPH & Community Health, PhD
- Public Health, MPH & Food Science & Human Nutrition, PhD
- Public Health, MPH & Kinesiology, PhD
- Public Health, MPH & Nutritional Science, PhD
- Public Health, MPH & Social Work, PhD
- Public Health, MPH & Urban Planning, MUP
Admissions: https://ahs.illinois.edu/application-requirements
How to Apply for MPH: https://ahs.illinois.edu/how-to-apply
How to Apply for BS-MPH: https://ahs.illinois.edu/how-to-apply-bs-mph
for the Master of Public Health in Public Health
The MPH degree program requires a minimum of 48 hours. The program includes:
- Five required core courses in basic content areas of public health
- Five required courses in the Health Behavior and Promotion concentration, as well as one additional concentration course from an approved list
- An Applied Practice Experience (practicum)
- An Integrative Learning Experience (capstone)
- Seminars and electives
MPH students must complete all core coursework before enrolling in the MPH applied practice experience. It is highly preferable for the applied practice experience to occur during summer term. The integrative learning experience must be completed in the last term of study. There is no thesis requirement. A pre-requisite for applying to the MPH program is a college level course in mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, or epidemiology. Applications for the Master of Public Health (MPH) are only accepted for Fall admission. The program generally takes 1.5 to 2 years to complete. University of Illinois undergraduate students who major in Kinesiology, Community Health, or I-Health are eligible to apply for a 5 year joint BS-MPH degree program after their 3rd (junior) year of undergraduate study. Students in the BS-MPH program begin some MPH coursework in their 4th (senior) year of undergraduate study, and take MPH coursework in a 5th year of study.
The current list of MPH Electives are linked from here.
For additional details and requirements refer to the department's Graduate Handbook and the Graduate College Handbook.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHLH 410 | Public Health Practice | 4 |
| CHLH/ENVS 469 | Environmental Health | 4 |
| CHLH/KIN 540 | Health Behavior: Theory | 4 |
| CHLH 550 | Health Policy: United States | 4 |
| CHLH 572 | Principles of Epidemiology | 4 |
| CHLH 573 | Biostatistics in Public Health | 4 |
| CHLH 575 | Chronic Disease Prevention | 4 |
| CHLH 577 | Health Program Evaluation | 4 |
| CHLH 587 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | 4 |
| CHLH 589 | MPH Integrative Learning Experience | 2 |
| CHLH 594 | Special Topics | 1 to 4 |
| Area of concentration coursework from approved list (min 3) | 3 | |
| Electives and seminars (min 3) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Other Requirements1
| Other requirements may overlap | |
| Minimum 500-level Hours Required Overall: | 12 (8 within the unit) |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |
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For additional details and requirements refer to the department's Graduate Handbook and the Graduate College Handbook.