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). 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 Pathways
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:
- On-ground courses are offered in the evening (most classes meet once a week from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.).
- Enroll as either a full-time or part-time student.
- Complete your degree online, on-ground, or in hybrid format (combination of both).
- Take elective courses on a wide range of public health 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.
MPH—One-Year Experiential
The one-year experiential MPH pathway allows students to complete all degree components in 12 months with an emphasis on public health practice and industry partnerships. This is a full-time, asynchronous online program for midcareer professionals.
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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required 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 |
| or PPUA 6509 | Techniques of Program Evaluation | |
| PHTH 6204 | Society, Behavior, and Health | 3 |
| Urban Health | ||
| PHTH 5120 | Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States | 3 |
| PHTH 6200 | Principles and History of Urban Health | 3 |
| PHTH 6208 | Urban Community Health Assessment | 3 |
| Practicum | ||
| PHTH 6966 | Practicum | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| PHTH 6910 | Public Health Capstone | 3 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 semester hours from the following (in consultation with your faculty advisor, you may complete electives from another discipline): | 9 | |
| Health Advocacy | ||
| Strategic Management and Leadership in Healthcare | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | ||
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | ||
| Project Management in Public Health | ||
| Budget Principles in Public Health | ||
| Grant Writing in Public Health | ||
| Using Publicly Available Data in Public Health | ||
| Writing for Peer-Reviewed Journals in Public Health | ||
| Using SAS in Public Health Research | ||
| Health Education and Program Planning | ||
| Intermediate Epidemiology | ||
| Applied Regression Analysis | ||
| Social Epidemiology | ||
| Qualitative Methods in Health and Illness | ||
| Principles of Population Health 1 | ||
| Principles of Population Health 2 | ||
| Advanced Methods in Biostatistics | ||
| Causal Inference in Public Health Research | ||
| Techniques of Program Evaluation | ||
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
42 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
A grade of B– or higher is required in each required course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required 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 | 3-4 |
| PHTH 6204 | Society, Behavior, and Health | 3 |
| Urban Health | ||
| PHTH 5120 | Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States | 3 |
| PHTH 6200 | Principles and History of Urban Health | 3 |
| PHTH 6208 | Urban Community Health Assessment | 3 |
| Experiential | ||
| PHTH 6910 | Public Health Capstone | 3 |
| PHTH 6966 | Practicum | 3 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 9 semester hours from the following (in consultation with your faculty advisor, you may complete electives from another discipline): | 9 | |
| Health Advocacy | ||
| Strategic Management and Leadership in Healthcare | ||
| Project Management in Public Health | ||
| Budget Principles in Public Health | ||
| Grant Writing in Public Health | ||
| Using Publicly Available Data in Public Health | ||
| Writing for Peer-Reviewed Journals in Public Health | ||
| Health Education and Program Planning | ||
| Qualitative Methods in Health and Illness | ||
| Principles of Population Health 1 | ||
| Principles of Population Health 2 | ||
| Elective | ||
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
42 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
| Year 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours | Summer Full Semester | Hours |
| Fall A | Spring A | Elective 1 | 3 | Elective 3 | 3 | PHTH 6910 | 3 | ||
| PHTH 6200 | 3 | PHTH 5212 | 3 | Elective 2 | 3 | ||||
| PHTH 6208 | 3 | PHTH 5120 | 3 | ||||||
| Fall B | Spring B | ||||||||
| PHTH 6204 | 3 | PHTH 5214 | 3 | ||||||
| PHTH 5540 | 3 | Full Spring | |||||||
| Full Fall | PHTH 5202 | 3 | |||||||
| PHTH 5210 | 3 | PHTH 6966 | 3 | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Total Hours: 42 | |||||||||