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Kansas State University

Field Experience in Public Health

 

All Master of Public Health (MPH) degree candidates at Kansas State University are required to complete a 6 credit hour field experience.  Thesis and Master’s Report option students must complete a minimum of 3 credit hours of field experience.

*Guidelines for Students

  1. About
  2. Field Experience Guidelines [Handbook 12.11.2]
  3. Enrollment and Hour Requirements [Handbook 12.11.3]
  4. Process and Approval Procedures [Handbook 12.11.5]
  5. Agency Field Experience Sites [Handbook 12.11.6]
  6. Ideas for Field Experience (pdf of where our past graduates have gone and other places to search)
  7. Funding Ideas for Field Experience (pdf)

The following link provides some information on the Kansas governor’s new internship program.  Since this program includes the Department of Health and Environment, this is a possible place to consider for your field experience:  https://governor.ks.gov/serving-kansans/governor's-office-internship-program

Another possible field experience is with the Department of Homeland Security because K-State is affiliated with the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (CEEZAD).  http://fazd.tamu.edu/2011/09/department-of-homeland-security-career-development-fellowship-awards-in-zoonotic-and-animal-disease-defense/

*Field Experience Form
Instructions:  The form below must be filled out, signed and returned to the MPH Program Office before you begin your field experience and leave campus.

  1. Field Experience Form (PDF File)

*Field Experience Online Evaluation
Instructions:  Follow the link below and fill out the evaluation at the completion of your field experience. 

  1. Evaluation to be completed by MPH Student

    https://surveys.ksu.edu/TS?offeringId=179042

  1. Evaluation to be completed by Field Experience Preceptor

    https://surveys.ksu.edu/TS?offeringId=179043

*Guidelines for Hosting an MPH Student

  1. 10 reasons to host an MPH student
  2. Frequently asked questions
  3. If your agency has a field experience opportunity for an MPH student, please fill out the form below:
    Request Form to Host an MPH Student

*Field Experience Travel Awards

  1. Portable Document Format Field Experience Travel Award Application
  2. Portable Document Format International Experience Travel Award Application

*Field Experience Form

  1. Portable Document Format Field Experience Form (PDF File)

*K-REx Repository of MPH Field Experience Reports