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Public Health, MPH
Degree
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
At a Glance
Earning your Master of Public Health degree from TCNJ will give you the knowledge and skills to protect and improve individual and community health on local, national, and global levels. Choose from three tracks in this comprehensive, interdisciplinary program — epidemiology and health analytics, global health, or health communication — and enhance your leadership, critical thinking, and research capabilities. You’ll also open yourself up to a wide range of related career options. You can even pursue a dual Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Health degree.
MPH Program Director: Sylvia Twersky, twerskys@tcnj.edu
Duration
- full time: 2 years
- part time: up to 6 years
Availability
- hybrid*
Specializations
- epidemiology and health analytics
- global health
- health communication
15
- courses
45
- credits
$1,129.40
- per credit
Who Should Pursue This Program?
Are you looking to serve the public and do your part to improve health outcomes? The MPH can be a great option if you’re a current TCNJ student interested in public health, a student from another accredited school interested in this field, or a school nurse or professional employed by a health agency or a similar company.
Why Is TCNJ The Right Fit For Your MPH?
Our MPH program offers an innovative, flexible curriculum, a global perspective, and passionate, talented faculty with deep experience teaching in a small, intimate learning environment. This learning community is committed to active, engaging teaching that goes beyond the classroom to immerse students in real-world challenges and creative thinking while gaining valuable experience through trusted public health partners.
Careers
An advanced public health degree opens many doors beyond the traditional government career path. With a Master’s in Public Health, students have a wide range of job opportunities — including careers in research, program building, implementation, evaluation, and management.
Flexibility For Working Professionals
In-person classes are offered on the TCNJ campus. Some courses are also available online or in a hybrid (online/onsite) format. To accommodate working professionals, classes are scheduled in 2.5-hour blocks during the evening (5:30 p.m. and later).
Application Requirements
For your application to be considered complete, you must submit the online application as well as all supplemental documents.
Recommended Application Deadlines
We consider applications on a space-available basis. You can apply up to and including the first day of the semester.
Curriculum
The Master of Public Health degree requires 45 academic credits (15 courses, including a capstone ). The program is designed to be completed in two years with full-time study or four to five years with part-time study. The MPH degree program lets you follow your interests and passions to forge your own education path—and go at your own pace.
5 Core Courses + Capstone Internship in Public Health + Capstone Paper/Portfolio (7 Courses)
- PBHG 504 Environmental and Occupational Health
- PBHG 521 Health Systems and Policy
- PBHG 540 Intermediate Epidemiology
- PBHG 652 Biostatistics for Public Health
- PBHG 685 Health Promotion for Individuals, Families, and Communities
- PBHG 705 Capstone Internship in Public Health
- PBHG 706 Capstone Paper/Portfolio
Epidemiology and Health Analytics track (5 courses)
- PBHG 501 Research Methods for Public Health
- PBHG 602 Health Analytics: Identifying, Collecting, and Analyzing Big Data
- PBHG 620 Health Economics
Choose 2 of the following:
- PBHG 566 Epidemiology of Dental Public Health
- PBHG 577 Epidemiology and Intervention in Violence and Injury
- PBHG 667 Public Health Genomics
- PBHG 689 Epidemiology and Aging
Health Communication track (5 courses)
- PBHG 603 Health and Risk Communication Theory
- PBHG 615 International Communication
- PBHG 650 Health Education in Practice
- PBHG 660 Global Health and Risk Communication CampaignsChoose 1 of the following:
- PBHG 530 Sexual Communication and Health
- PBHG 535 Interpersonal Health Communication
- PBHG 545 New Media Innovations in Health Communication
- PBHG 578 Cancer from a Public Health Perspective: Prevention to Survival
- PBHG 677 Disclosure, Stigma, Privacy, and Health
Global Health track (5 courses)
- PBHG 565 Social Determinants and Health Inequities
- PBHG 572 Program Planning and Evaluation in Global Health
- PBHG 620 Health Economics or PBHG 678 Water, Land, and Air: Critical Issues in Global Environmental Health
- PBHG 675 Critical Issues in Global HealthChoose 1 of the following:
- PBHG 615 International Communication
- PBHG 620 Health Economics or PBHG 678 Water, Land, and Air: Critical Issues in Global Environmental Health
- PBHG 689 Epidemiology and Aging
Electives (3 Courses)
Students can choose from the list below or any track classes that are a) not part of the student’s chosen track or b) track classes above the 5 required.
Selections include:
- PBHG 503 Health Informatics
- PBHG 551 Substance Abuse and Addiction: Individual, Family, and Society
- PBHG 560 Counseling Girls and Women* OR PBHG 561 Counseling Boys and Men*
* Can take either 560 OR 561 to count as an elective, but not both. - PBHG 591 Graduate Independent Study
- PBHG 606 Grant Writing in Public Health
- PBHG 610 Public Health Leadership for a Changing World
- PBHG 651 Stress Management
- PBHG 670 Topics in Public Health
Tuition/Aid
We offer the same tuition rates no matter where you live. There is a range of financial aid and assistantship options available to TCNJ graduate students.
Faculty
Our professionally accomplished faculty engage students in experiential learning through interactive pedagogy and participation in leadership opportunities, including research, conferences, networking, global study, intensive internships, and mentoring.
Accreditation
TCNJ’s bachelor’s and master’s programs in public health are fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
