Program Details
Trains students to use statistical techniques and software for public health outcomes
- Location:
- Johnson City, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Public Health
Program Overview
- Program Description:
The Master of Public Health program offers a competency-based approach to professional preparation for public health practice in any office areas – Biostatistics, Community Health, Environmental Health,Epidemiology, and Health Services Administration. Each concentration provides students with the requisite skills to work in the respective area.Many courses are available online through distance education technology.Fully online concentrations of study exist for Epidemiology and Health Services Administration. Others are being planned. Please contact the graduate coordinator for more information. Biostatistics is a quantitative field in which students learn how to collect,manage, and analyze public health data. This curriculum provides instruction in basic analytical methods and the use of statistical software.
Additional Program Information
- Accreditation:
- East Tennessee State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award masters, specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033, telephone (404) 679-4500, or with any question regarding the accreditation of East Tennessee State University.
- Financial Aid:
- Yes
- Requirements:
- See Environmental Health department listing for additional admission requirements for that concentration. *GRE scores are waived for applicants in the Tennessee Public Health Work force Development Consortium who have successfully completed an approved graduate certificate.For additional information, please contact our office at (423) 439-4332. You may also view the graduate catalog online at the Graduate Studies web site, www.etsu.edu/gradstud. Applications for study in the M.P.H. program should be sent to the School of Graduate Studies. These may be obtained online at the Graduate Studies web site shown above.Note:Applications are accepted once a year only, for entry into the fall semester. Completed applications must be received in the School of Graduate Studies by March 1 for consideration. Qualified domestic students may be considered for spring admission on a case by case basis.