Public Health (MPH), Program Information

Program Faculty

Program Director

Anita Hawkins, PhD

Department Chair

Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD

Professor

​​​​​​​Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator

Carol-Ann Hendricks, MEd

Tel: (443)885-4014

E-Mail: Carolann.Hendricks@morgan.edu

Program Faculty

Sharon Barrett, DrPH 

Assistant Professor

Yvonne L. Bronner, ScD

Professor

Robin Butler, DM

Assistant Professor

David Fukunle, PhD

Assistant Professor

Lorece Edwards, DrPH

Professor

Mian Bazle Hossain, PhD

Professor

Ian Lindong, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Program Description

The Master of Public Health degree program is designed to prepare students to be public health professionals who draw on knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to define, critically assess, and resolve urban public health problems. Morgan State University Public Health graduates will have a foundation in public health that enables them to be advocates, researchers, practitioners, and policy developers relative to urban public health problems. 

Program Objectives

The MPH generalist curriculum is designed to provide grounding in fundamental public health knowledge and support the acquisition of the foundational public health competencies as defined by the Council on Education in Public Health for the master’s trained public health professional.   While all MPH students are expected to attain basic knowledge about the various public health issues and trends, generalist MPH graduates must also demonstrate a more in depth and comprehensive level of knowledge about at least one public health issue of their choosing which may serve as the foundation of developing an area of expertise. 

General Requirements

Candidates for the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree must complete a minimum of forty-eight (48) academic credit hours, complete a public health practicum for six (6) credit hours, and pass the core competency examination upon completion of all core courses.

Demonstration of the required competency in core courses requires that any grades of C in core courses must be retaken. A student therefore must retake any core course in which a grade of C has been earned, even if the student has not accumulated 20% of the curriculum in C grades.

H) degree must complete a minimum of forty-eight (48) academic credit hours consisting of required coursework, a public health practicum and a capstone project, and be assessed on all foundational and concentration specified competencies.  

Admission

To be eligible for admission to the MPH Program, an applicant must: 

• Have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. 

• Possess a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better on previous baccalaureate degree coursework.

• Submit an application for admission to the School of Graduate Studies.  All required documents must be submitted as directed by the School of Graduate Studies prior to program review and admission decision.  

• Provide official transcripts of all post-secondary studies and documentation of previous academic achievement, and professional accomplishments. 

• Use the application system to arrange for three letters of recommendation to be placed with the application.  These letters must be from practicing public health professionals or faculty members of institutions previously attended who are acquainted with the applicant’s ability for graduate study or from employment supervisors where applicable. 

• Submit an updated professional resume.

• Submit a typed 1-2 page essay describing work/educational experience, area of interest, career objectives, personal academic and professional plans, and the reasons for selecting Morgan State University. 

• Have at least one (1) year of work-related experience (public health/ allied health field is preferred). 

Meeting the minimum eligibility requirements and submitting all the required documents does not guarantee that an offer of admission will be made to the applicant.  The decision of the Program Admissions Committee involves a review and analysis of all the elements of the application as well as the capacity of the program.  The committee then recommends to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies that an offer of admission should be made based on that review.

Candidacy

Students achieve candidacy by successfully passing the core competency examination and completing the required degree practicum.

Applying Previously Earned Credits

Credits can be accepted towards the minimum degree credit requirement. These credits cannot have been used towards a previous degree. An evaluation of a student’s academic records wishing to transfer credits takes place after admission into the Program. The five domain core courses must be taken at Morgan except where permission from the Department and the School of Graduate Studies is granted. 

Public Health Practicum

Six (6) credit hours of public health practicum are required of all MPH students. The practicum provides the student an opportunity to engage in community practice experiences by working with ongoing community projects. Depending on the student’s interest, the practice experience may be completed in governmental or non-governmental health agencies, health institutes, or academic units and programs of public health.

Program Course Requirements

MPH Public Health 48 credits

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

• Public Health (MPH), Curriculum Sequence