Master of Public Health (MPH)
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Our MPH Programs
Do you want to track emerging infectious disease outbreaks? Manage programs that bring affordable health care to communities? Conduct research on the cutting edge of climate change? Wherever your interests lie, you can find your place in one of our 13 MPH programs.
MPH Concentrations
With seven different MPH concentrations, there's a place for everyone to start exploring their passion area and moving public health forward at Rollins.
Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences
Explore the impacts of human behavior and socio-cultural contexts on population and community health.
Biostatistics
Learn to apply statistical theory and methods to solve the problems that affect people’ s physical, social, and mental well-being.
Environmental Health
Understand the intricate relationship between environmental factors and human health and address the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.
Epidemiology
Advance your knowledge on the causes, prevention, and control of disease to improve public health.
Global Health
Improve the health of global populations and health care delivery systems around the world.
Health Care Management
Address inequities in the U.S. health care system using management strategies and become a leader in health service delivery.
Health Policy
Use policy to shape the future of health and enact change in health care access, affordability, and equity.
Joint Programs
Our joint MPH programs prepare you to work at the intersection of epidemiology and environmental health, tackle infectious diseases around the world, or use global lens to solve pressing environmental problems.
Environmental Health and Epidemiology
Use an environmental health lens to study infectious disease prevention and control.
Global Environmental Health
Get ready to enhance environmental protections, promote sustainable development, and address environmental challenges worldwide.
Global Epidemiology
Study how, why, and when people contract disease—at a global scale.
Accelerated Programs
Accelerated MPH programs in global health and health care management allow experienced professionals to expand their knowledge on a shorter timeline than our traditional four-semester MPH.
12-Month MPH in Health Care Management
Earn an MPH in Health Care Management in three semesters to become a health care leader today.
12-Month MPH in Global Health
A three-semester, 12-month MPH in global health lets you create global change now.
15-Month MPH in Global Health
The 15-month, three-semester MPH in global health let’s experience public health professionals start improving worldwide health fast.
MPH Curriculum
Curriculum
A Rollins MPH means more than just classroom learning. From diving into hands-on fieldwork across Atlanta to collaborating with world-renowned faculty on innovative research, you won’t just be studying—you will be on the front lines of solving some of today’s biggest public health challenges.
All MPH programs require a minimum of 42 credit hours of coursework in the classroom, a 200-hour applied practice experience in the field, and an Integrative Learning Experience that lets you apply your knowledge to a culminating project on a topic you’re passionate about.
At Rollins, we know that all public health professionals benefit from having baseline knowledge across disciplines. That’s why, regardless of their concentration, all MPH students take the same set of core courses to set them up for success.
- PUBH 500: Introduction to Public Health
- BSHES 500: Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
- BIOS 500/L: Statistical Methods I with Lab
- EH 500: Perspectives in Environmental Health
- EPI 504: Fundamentals of Epidemiology or EPI 530: Epidemiologic Methods I
- HPM 500: Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System
- GH 500: Critical Issues in Global Health
A foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioral science, U.S. health care, environmental health, and global health gives all MPH students the tools they need to enact change and create healthier communities after graduation.
Rollins also understands the collaborative nature of public health and the importance of working with professionals in other fields like medicine and nursing. All students participate in interprofessional training as part of their MPH education.
An applied practice experience (APE) is a unique opportunity for graduate students to apply skills learned through course work in a professional public health environment.
All Rollins graduate students are required to complete an APE of at least 200 work hours in a public health agency, institution, or community under the supervision of a site supervisor and the guidance of their academic department.
An integrative learning experience (ILE) requires students to apply the competencies they developed during the course of their study to a capstone project or thesis.
Capstone projects allow students to explore a topic of interest in depth while increasing their practical knowledge, sharpening their presentation skills, gaining peer feedback, and enhancing their career development.
Thesis projects are independent research or evaluation projects that a student completes with the mentorship of a thesis chair and committee. The thesis helps students develop skills in conducting research and analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating study findings.
All students produce a written product based on their ILE and make an oral or poster presentation.