Public Health, MPH (Online)

Through innovation in experiential education, research, and service, the Master of Public Health at Northeastern University trains diverse and skilled professionals who promote and protect the health of all communities. This program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs outside of schools of public health.  

MPH—Online 

In order to help prepare the next generation of public health leaders and professionals, the MPH offers our diverse graduate students an opportunity to:

• Participate in learning options that meet the needs of the working professional:
  • Online PHTH courses are predominantly taught asynchronously.
  • Enroll as either a full-time or part-time student.
• Take 9 semester hours of elective coursework in emerging, relevant areas in the field—including public mental health and public health technologies—or choose electives from a wide range of topics including cross-departmental offerings from Northeastern’s other colleges (law, business, social sciences, and more).
• Enjoy a supportive learning environment that includes outstanding student mentoring.

Please visit Bouvé College Learning Outcomes for the specific student learning outcomes for this program.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

A grade of B– or higher is required in each required course.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Public Health Core
PHTH 5202	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
PHTH 5210	Biostatistics in Public Health	3
PHTH 5212	Public Health Administration and Policy	3
PHTH 5214	Environmental Health	3
PHTH 5540	Health Education and Program Planning	3
PHTH 6204	Society, Behavior, and Health	3
Social Determinants of Health Core
PHTH 5120	Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States	3
PHTH 6200	Principles and History of Urban Health	3
PHTH 6208	Foundations of Community Health Assessment	3
Experiential Core
PHTH 6910	Public Health Capstone	3
PHTH 6966	Practicum	3

Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 9 semester hours from the following (in consultation with your academic advisor, you may complete electives from another discipline):		9
HLTH 5800	AI Across the Health Sciences
MSCI 5001	Human Factors and Situational Awareness
MSCI 5002	Crisis Resource Management and Case Studies
MSCI 5003	Humanitarian Aid Practice and Principles
MSCI 5004	Humanitarian and Disaster Response Ethics
MSCI 5005	Care During Conflict
PHTH 5222	Health Advocacy
PHTH 5226	Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
PHTH 5300	Project Management in Public Health
PHTH 5310	Budget Principles in Public Health
PHTH 5320	Grant Writing in Public Health
PHTH 5350	Using SAS in Public Health Research
PPUA 5220	How Healthcare Works: Business and Policy Innovations
PPUA 5244	Comparative Public Policy and Administration
PPUA 5263	Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy
PPUA 5270	Food Systems and Public Policy
PPUA 6500	Principles of Public Administration
PPUA 6505	Public Budgeting and Financial Management
PPUA 6506	Techniques of Policy Analysis
PPUA 6509	Techniques of Program Evaluation
SLPA 5300	Intensive Phonetics
SLPA 5302	Intensive Language Development
SLPA 5303	Intensive Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanism
SLPA 5305	Intensive Speech and Hearing Science
SLPA 5403	Applied Foundations of Audiology
Public Health Technologies
HINF 5102	Data Management in Healthcare
HINF 6400	Introduction to Health Data Analytics
PHTH 6130	Public Health Technologies: Ethics and Equity
Public Mental Health
CAEP 6100	Prevention and Intervention: Evidence-Based Practices
CAEP 6110	Etiology-Psychopathology Across the Life Span
CAEP 6220	Development Across the Life Span

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

42 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required