This degree option leads to a distinct 43 credit graduate degree that can be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). 

In addition to taking nine courses (28 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.

The option provides students the opportunity to develop greater depth of expertise in one of the core content areas in public health—social and behavioral sciences.  This concentration is especially attractive to students interested in health promotion, health education, program planning, and program evaluation.  Courses in the new degree option are delivered in a prescribed sequence to a cohort of full-time students. The blend of on-line and on-campus courses makes the new option attractive to students who want an on-campus experience that provides more in-person opportunities to work collaboratively with faculty mentors. The new concentration is of interest to new public health practitioners and students recently graduated from undergraduate programs.

The table below presents the course and sequence for the Masters in Public Health with Community Health and Prevention Sciences concentration. Students are able to complete the 43-credit degree in four semesters and one summer term.

Contacts:

Dr. Blakely Brown (blakely.brown@umontana.edu)

Dr. Annie Sondag (annie.sondag@umontana.edu)