Program Overview
The Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is a two-year program offering core public health courses with concentrations in Health Management, Health Informatics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Program also includes a public health internship and a capstone research experience. This comprehensive educational experience is designed to prepare leaders with critical thinking, problem-solving, and information management skills needed to improve healthcare delivery and promote public health.
An MPH degree presents tremendous value to “clinicians” as well as “non-clinical professionals,” with undergraduate preparation in any field. Clinicians are prepared to be leaders in evidence-based quality improvement, patient-centered care, and community health. They are equipped with research skills to critically evaluate clinical literature and promote evidence in diverse areas such as health services organizations. Non-clinical professionals are prepared with knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines to create and manage information systems, improve health care delivery, and thereby promote community health.
The MPH Program is offered online through Augusta University Online (AUO) and can be completed in two years. It is designed to support the working professional pursuing a graduate degree. Graduates are prepared to be leaders in healthcare organizations, public health agencies, the pharmaceutical and information technology industries, and research institutes.
The Social and Behavioral Sciences in public health address the behavioral, social, and cultural factors related to individual, population, and health disparities over the life course. Research and practice in this area contributes to the development, administration, and evaluation of programs and policies in public health and health systems aimed at promoting and sustaining healthy environments and healthy lives for individuals and populations.
augusta.edu/online/master-public-health
Program Contact
Dr. Sarah Wackerbarth, MPH Program Director
Kim Dyches, Program Coordinator
706-723-4608
KIDYCHES@augusta.edu
AU Online Admissions
706-770-6046
admissions@online.augusta.edu
Admissions Information
For more information on admissions requirements, please visit the Office of Admissions website.
Note to International Applicants: The MPH program delivers approximately 90 percent of its content via online courses. The remaining 10 percent is delivered as on-campus courses which require the student to attend classes at the Health Science Campus. At this time, the MPH program does not offer sufficient on-campus course work for students with F–1 or J–1 student status to meet all study requirements. The university will not issue a Certification of Eligibility for F–2 Academic Students (Form I–20) or J–1 Exchange Visitors, Student Category (Form DS–2019) for MPH program enrollment.
Progression and Graduation Requirements
- Any student whose cumulative GPA for a degree program drops below 2.8 will be placed on academic probation. While on probation, the student must earn a minimum 3.0 GPA each semester until the cumulative GPA raises to at least 2.8. Students who fail to obtain at least a 3.0 GPA each semester while on probation will be considered for an academic dismissal from The Graduate School.
- Graduation requires the successful completion of 45 credit hours within a maximum of five years.
- STAT 7010 is the prerequisite for MPHM 8280 .
- The Internship course MPHC 8722 should be taken after at least 12 credit hours of coursework is completed, but prior to the graduating semester. The Internship site MOU needs to be established before the internship can take place. Students are required to work on identifying their internship site one semester prior to the semester in which the internship will start.
- The Capstone course MPHC 8999 should be taken at the last semester of the student’s program of study.
Program Information
- Program Length: 2-5 Years
- CIP Code: 51.2201
- Program Code: MPH_HINF
- Major Code: PUBH
- Concentration Code: SOCS
