UAB Graduate School

Public Health (including M.P.H., M.S.P.H., and Dr.P.H.)

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Checklist
Concentrations: Biostatistics
Environmental Health/Toxicology
Industrial Hygiene
Accelerated Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Hygiene/Hazardous Substance
Occupational Health & Safety
Epidemiology
Health Behavior
Health Care Organization
Public Health Preparedness Management
General Theory & Practice
Health Policy
Maternal & Child Health Policy and Leadership
5th Year Fast Track
Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.) Checklist
Concentrations: Epidemiology or Environmental Health
Clinical Research or Outcomes Research
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Checklist
Concentrations: Biostatistics
Environmental Management & Policy
Environmental Health Research
Industrial Hygiene
Epidemiology
Health Education/Health Promotion
Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) Checklist
Concentrations: Public Health Management
Outcomes Research
Maternal and Child Health

Degree Offered:

MPH, MSPH, MS, DrPH, PhD

Phone:

(205) 934-4993

E-mail:

soph@uab.edu

Website:

www.soph.uab.edu

 

 

In addition to the M.S. in Biostatistics, and the Ph.D. programs in Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, and Health Behavior (Health Education/Health Promotion) that are described in this catalog, several professional degree programs are offered through the School of Public Health. The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree programs are Biostatistics, Environmental Health/Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene, Accelerated Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene/Hazardous Substance, Epidemiology, Health Behavior, Health Care Organization and Policy, General Theory and Practice, Health Policy, Public Health Preparedness Management, Maternal & Child Health Policy and Leadership, and 5th Year MPH Fast Track.  In addition, several joint degree programs are available that enable students to pursue two degrees simultaneously. These are the M.P.H.-M.D., M.P.H.-D.V.M. (Auburn), M.P.H.-Ph.D. (Psychology or Sociology at UAB), M.P.H.-M.B.A., M.P.H.-M.P.A., M.P.H.-J.D., M.P.H.-O.D., M.S.P.H.-Ph.D. (Psychology at UAB or the University of Alabama), M.P.H.-M.S.W., M.P.H.-M.S.N. The Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.) includes degree programs in Clinical Research, Environmental Health Toxicology, Epidemiology, and Outcomes Research. The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) degree program options are Public Health Management, Outcomes Research, and Maternal and Child Health.

Additional Information

Deadline for Entry Term (s):

 The deadline for submission of an application for admission for the MPH, MSPH, and DrPH degree programs in the School of Public Health is April 1.

PhD and MS degree application deadlines

Terms of admission:

·                            Master's students (MPH and MSPH) should plan to begin studies only in the fall semester of each year. Some programs allow spring admission.

Doctoral students (DrPH)may apply for admission anytime but are strongly encouraged to matriculate in the fall.

Entrance Test:

Master's Degree Programs

Doctoral Degree Programs

International Transcripts:

·                International transcripts must be submitted to World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) for an official course-by-course credential evaluation (document-by-document evaluations will not suffice). All WES or ECE evaluations are to be received by SOPHAS directly from WES http://www.wes.org or ECE http://www.ece.org/.

Number of Evaluation Forms Required:

Three

School of Public Health Catalog:

School Catalog

For detailed information about the M.P.H., M.S.P.H., and Dr.P.H. programs, please consult the School of Public Health web site at http://www.soph.uab.edu/ or visit the UAB School of Public Health, Ryals Public Health Building, Room 130, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022.

Telephone 205-934-4993

E-mail:  soph@uab.edu

Website:  www.soph.uab.edu

Last modified 09/14/10

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