The Master of Public Health Program (MPH) is an interdisciplinary program at Kansas State University, involving faculty from eight departments in four colleges and three support units. The MPH degree is a 42 semester credit hour program designed to provide graduate-level education for individuals currently employed or anticipating a career in the field of public health. Each student in this program will complete 16 credit hours of the core curriculum, covering courses in each of the five broad aspects of public health:
The remainder of your coursework will be in one of the areas of emphasis (or a combination of two areas):
Kansas State University also offers a Certificate in Public Health Core Concepts. It is a 16 credit hour program designed to provide broad-based additional knowledge and skills in public health. Each student in this program completes the 16 credit hour “core” public health curriculum.
The objective of both the MPH Degree and the Certificate program is to prepare individuals to better address human, animal, and community health issues on local, state, national and international levels.
MPH “Core” requirements (16 credit hours)
Mission of MPH Program, MPH Program Goals and aligned Measurable Objective