The Master of Public Health degree program is designed to prepare students to be public health professionals in the private and public sectors with the overall goal of promoting and protecting the health of individuals in our society.

The Master of Public Health degree (MPH) is comprised of an 18 credit-required core for every student. The 18 credits represent the four primary areas of specialty offered in Public Health programs, plus one additional course entitled Fundamentals of Public Health.

Graduate College Advising Forms

Courses for the 18 credit core	Number	Credits
Fundamentals of Public Health	EOH 710	3
Fundamentals of Environmental Health	EOH 740	3
Epidemiology and Public Health	EAB 705	3
Survey of US Health Care Systems	HCA 701	3
Theoretical Foundations in Health Promotion	HED 705	3
Biostatistical Methods for the Health Sciences	EAB 703	3

The 4 specialty concentration areas include:

• Health Promotion
• Environmental and Occupational Health
• Health Care Administration and Policy
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics

In addition to the core courses, each student will select an 18-21 credit concentration area from one of the four concentrations (listed above). All candidates will finish their MPH degree with a 3 or 6-credit capstone project resulting in a 42-credit Master of Public Health degree.

For more information on how to enroll in UNLV's Master of Public Health program, click here.