Master of Public Health
Master of Public Health or Master of Sciences Public Health (short: MPH or MSc Public Health ) is an interdisciplinary postgraduate course in the field of health sciences . While many courses in Germany focus on epidemiology (degree: Master of Science Epidemiology , MSc), z. B. some US MPH programs are broader.
Course content
Course contents vary, typical course contents are:
- Epidemiology
- Health promotion
- Health economics
- Medical statistics
- Prevention
- Project management
- Study design and implementation, e.g. B. Writing research proposals
- Surveillance
- Environmental medicine, occupational medicine
- Scientific work (e.g. systematic literature research, scientific publishing)
The courses usually end with a master's thesis.
Some courses make it possible to acquire a Doctor of Public Health (DPH, or in some institutions Doctor of Philosophy , PhD, or Doctor of Science , ScD).
requirements
Public health master’s courses usually require a degree (usually at least a bachelor’s degree) in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, psychology, nursing science or another relevant subject.
Related courses
Related courses are Master of Health Sciences (MHS), Master of Epidemiology (MSc) and Master of Biostatistics (MSc).
Other related courses are Master of Health Administration (MHA) or Master of Health Care Administration (MHA), Masters of Health Services Administration (MHSA), Master of Occupational Health (MOH) and Master of Environmental Health (MEH). There is also an overlap with Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs.
Alternatives to full-time study
In addition to the classic full-time programs, some public health schools offer so-called executive education. Here - analogous to the EMBA programs - an older (and also more affluent) target group is advertised who would like to study more intensively and faster in shorter blocks - and sometimes in distance learning. Another variant is distance learning, now mostly over the Internet, sometimes in combination with face-to-face blocks.