Health Education/Health Promotion

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the University of Cincinnati's (UC) is one of the largest programs of Public Health in the tri-state region. Our public health program is designed to educate students on how to promote health, prevent disease, and protect the environment of our communities, locally and beyond, through evidence-based interdisciplinary approaches in education, research, practice, and community engagement.

The MPH program offers concentrations in the following subjects:

• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology
• Environmental public health
• Health education and promotion
• Health services management
• Occupational public health

Our program offers robust training in the classroom and the field and gives students experience in policy and research opportunities.

In our master's degree, the skills gained in the UC MPH Program are recognized as being directly applicable to careers in public health worldwide. Our graduate program teaches competencies such as analyzing policies, preventing and controlling environmental hazards, and risk management, to name a few, to prepare well developed and knowledgeable graduates for a thriving career in public health.

This Health Education/Health Promotion concentration is housed in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services and Information Technolgy, and is in partnership with UC's College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Thus, providing a relevant curriculum to today's public health needs and crisis from professionals and academics in the field.

For our graduate programs, we welcome applications from students who hold a bachelor's degree (or higher) from a college or university accredited by a regional or general accrediting agency, and have at least a B average in undergraduate course work (or otherwise give evidence of promise that is judged satisfactory by the admitting program).

The Health Education/Health Promotion concentration prepares students for health education positions within public health agencies, voluntary health agencies, business and industry, and healthcare associated organizations.

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). Graduates of the concentration will also demonstrate the capacity and motivation to develop Health Education programs and take leadership roles within organizations promoting the public's health using their knowledge and skills to function as effective health education professionals.

The University of Cincinnati offers nearly 400 graduate programs, from master's and doctoral degrees to graduate certificates and artist diplomas. Whether online or on-campus, as a graduate student at UC, you will join a diverse community of students enrolled at one of the nation's top public universities in an incredibly vibrant city.

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