APU’s Master of Public Health program is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and is applying for accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) as an MPH program with a health equity specialization. As part of the program, students select 9 units of elective coursework, which allows students to group three electives of their choice to fit their public health interests and/or career goals.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
GSPH 613	Graduate Statistics	3
GSPH 504	Bioethics and Healthcare Policy	3
GSPH 560	Strategic Leadership in Health Care	3
GSPH 510	Social Determinants of Health	3
GSPH 525	Epidemiology	3
GSPH 535	Environmental Health	3
GSPH 540	Global Health	3
GSPH 506	Spiritual Concept Analysis in Health Care	3
GSPH 526	Public Health Biology	3
GSPH 508C	Research and Theory in Health Care	3
GSPH 593	Field Practicum	3
GSPH 594	Additional Field Practicum Experience (Optional)	1-5
Choose one of the following:		1-3
GSPH 597	Capstone
- or -
GSPH 598 & GSPH 514	Thesis and Research Proposal Writing
Health Equity Specialization 1		9
Choose three of the following:
GSPH 512	Health, Culture, and Diversity
GSPH 515	Health Care Entrepreneurship
GSPH 518	Population Health Management
GSPH 519	Global Health Systems
GSPH 520	Public Policy, the Health Care System, and Public Health Policy in the United States
GSPH 521	Poverty and Health Policy
GSPH 522	Cultural Inclusivity in Health Care
GSPH 527	Advanced Biostatistics and Epidemiology
GSPH 532	Infectious Disease Epidemiology
GSPH 537	Occupational Health and Safety
GSPH 543	Public Health Communication
GSPH 546	Principles and Practices of Toxicology
GSPH 550	Assessment, Program Planning, and Evaluation
GSPH 551	Theories of Health Behavior
GSPH 555	Infectious Diseases and Public Health
GSPH 561	Public Health Across the Disaster Cycle
GSPH 566	Politics and Policies in Disaster Health and Emergency Preparedness
GSPH 568	Health Care Finance
GSPH 571	International Health Care
GSPH 581	Disaster Health and Emergency Management Principles and Practices
GNRS 596	Foundations of Healthcare Informatics
MGMT 516	High-Performance People Management
MGMT 517	Managing Human Capital
PADM 503	The Policy Process
PADM 510	U.S. Healthcare System
PADM 512	Healthcare Administration
PADM 513	Community Health and the Built Environment
STAT 551	Data Visualization
STAT 553	Data Mining
STAT 571	Applied Multivariate Analysis
Total Units		43-50

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Department has recommended elective groups to aid students based on their career goals.

Admission

University graduate admission and program-specific requirements must be met before an application is complete (see Admission to the University). Program-specific application requirements are available online.

International students should contact Graduate and Professional Admissions for application procedures.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Articulate a Christian worldview, demonstrating respect for the dignity and uniqueness of others, valuing diversity and integrity, and applying spiritual concepts.
2. Engage in evidence-based methods to understand and address public health issues, using critical reasoning, scholarly inquiry, knowledge of peer-reviewed scientific literature, bioinformatics, and data analysis.
3. Design population-based policies and programs that promote health, prevent disease, and address social equity issues.
4. Apply principles of leadership to promote interprofessional collaboration and decision-making among diverse stakeholders.
5. Utilize systems-level thinking and communication in response to public health issues - analyzing and synthesizing policies and programs that address efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and health equity.