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Public Health (MPH)

2024-2025 Edition

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    • College of Architecture &​ The Built Environment (CABE)
      • Architectural Studies (BS)
      • Architectural Studies (BS) &​ Architecture (MArch) 4+2
      • Architectural Studies (BS) &​ Historic Preservation (MS), Accelerated 4+1
      • Architectural Studies (BS) &​ Interior Architecture (MS) 4+1
      • Architecture (BArch)
      • Architecture (BArch) &​ Construction Management (MS) 5+1
      • Architecture (Barch) &​ Historic Preservation (MS) Accelerated 5+1
      • Architecture (Barch) &​ Interior Architecture (MS), 4+1
      • Architecture (BArch) &​ Real Estate Development (MS) 5+1
      • Architecture (Barch) &​ Sustainable Design (MS) Accelerated 5+1
      • Architecture (BArch) &​ Urban Design (MS)
      • Architecture (MArch)
      • Architecture and Design Research (MS)
      • Architecture and Design Research (PhD)
      • Architecture Studies (BS) &​ Real Estate Development (MS), Accelerated 4+1
      • Construction Management (MS) &​ Real Estate Development (MS) 1+1
      • Construction Management (BS)
      • Construction Management (Graduate Certificate)
      • Construction Management (MS)
      • Construction Management (MS) &​ Sustainable Design (MS) , 1+1
      • Design of Living Buildings (Graduate Certificate)
      • Design of Resilient Communities (Graduate Certificate)
      • Geographic Information Systems (Graduate Certificate)
      • Geospatial Technology for Geodesign (Graduate Certificate)
      • Graduate Concentrations
      • Green Building Operations (Graduate Certificate)
      • Historic Preservation (Graduate Certificate)
      • Historic Preservation (MS)
      • Interior Architecture (MS)
      • Interior Design (BS)
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Architecture (MArch) Accelerated, 4+2
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Historic Preservation (MS) 4+1
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Real Estate Development (MS) 4+1
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Sustainable Design (MS), Accelerated 4+1
      • Landscape Architecture (BLA)
      • Landscape Architecture (BLA) &​ Sustainable Design (MS) Accelerated 4 + 1
      • Real Estate Development (Graduate Certificate)
      • Real Estate Development (MS)
      • Smart Cities &​ Urban Analytics (Graduate Certificate)
      • Sustainable Design (MS)
      • Sustainable Design -​ in Partnership with Brick (MS)
      • Sustainable Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
      • Urban Design-​ Future Cities (MUD) (MS)
    • College of Health Professions (JCHP)
      • Art Therapy Advanced Studies (Graduate Certificate)
      • Behavioral &​ Health Services (BS)
      • Biotechnology (BS/​MS)
      • Biotechnology (BS)
      • Biotechnology (MS)
      • Business &​ Organizational Continuity (Graduate Certificate)
      • Cannabis Business (Graduate Certificate)
      • Cannabis Medicine (Graduate Certificate)
      • Cannabis Science (Graduate Certificate)
      • Cardiovascular Perfusion (MS)
      • Cardiovascular Perfusion Post-​Professional (MS)
      • Clinical Chemistry (Graduate Certificate)
      • Clinical Hematology (Graduate Certificate)
      • Clinical Microbiology (Graduate Certificate)
      • Community &​ Trauma Counseling (MS)
      • Community &​ Trauma Counseling: Art Therapy Concentration (MS)
      • Community &​ Trauma Counseling: Child Trauma &​ Play Therapy Concentration (MS)
      • Community &​ Trauma Counseling: Trauma, Addiction &​ Recovery Concentration (MS)
      • Computed Tomography (Undergraduate Certificate)
      • Couple &​ Family Therapy (MFT)
      • Crisis and Emergency Management (Executive MS)
      • Cytotechnology &​ Cell Sciences (BS)
      • Cytotechnology &​ Cell Sciences (BS/​MS)
      • Cytotechnology &​ Cell Sciences (MS)
      • Emergency &​ Disaster Management (Graduate Certificate)
      • Emergency &​ Disaster Management (MS)
      • Health &​ Human Services (AS)
      • Health &​ Human Services: Radiologic Technology (AS)
      • Health Insurance Management (BS)
      • Health Professions Education (MS)
      • Health Professions Teaching and Learning (Graduate Certificate)
      • Health Science (DHSc)
      • Health Sciences (BS)
      • Health Sciences (BS) &​ Athletic Training (MS)
      • Health Sciences (BS) &​ Community and Trauma Counseling (MS)
      • Health Sciences (BS) &​ Nutrition &​ Dietetic Practice (MS)
      • Health Sciences (BS) &​ Occupational Therapy (OTD)
      • Health Sciences (BS) &​ Physician Assistant (MS) 3+2
      • Health Sciences (BS) &​ Physician Assistant (MS) 4+2
      • Health Sciences (BS) (CPS)
      • Health Sciences: Health Professions Pathways (BS) (CPS)
      • Health Sciences: Pre-​Medical Imaging/​Radiation Sciences (BS)
      • Health Sciences: Pre-​Medical Lab Sci/​Biotechnology (BS)
      • Health Sciences: Pre-​Nursing (BS)
      • Health Sciences: Pre-​Pharmacy (BS)
      • Health Sciences: Pre-​Physician Assistant (BS)
      • Health Sciences: Pre-​Respiratory Therapy (BS)
      • Health Services Management (BS)
      • Health Studies (BS)
      • Healthcare Information Systems (Undergraduate Certificate)
      • Immunohematology (Graduate Certificate)
      • Institute of Emerging Health Professions
      • Integrative Health Education &​ Leadership (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Integrative Health Sciences (MS)
      • Integrative Nutrition (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Integrative Nutrition (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Medical Cannabis Science and Business (MS)
      • Medical Coding &​ Data Quality (Undergraduate Certificate)
      • Medical Imaging &​ Radiation Sciences (BS)
      • Medical Imaging &​ Radiation Sciences (MS)
      • Medical Laboratory Leadership (MS)
      • Medical Laboratory Science (MLT to MLS Pathway)
      • Medical Laboratory Science (BS)
      • Medical Laboratory Sciences (BS/​MS)
      • Medical Laboratory Sciences (MS)
      • Medical Practice Management (Undergraduate Certificate)
      • Midwifery (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Midwifery (DM)
      • Midwifery (MS)
      • Midwifery (MS) Completion Program
      • Midwifery (MS/​DM)
      • Midwifery (Re-​entry to Practice Process)
      • Mind-​Body Medicine (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Molecular Biology (Graduate Certificate)
      • Nutrition &​ Dietetic Practice (MS)
      • Physician Assistant Studies (MS) &​ Health Sciences (DHSc)
      • Physician Assistant Studies -​ Center City (MS)
      • Physician Assistant Studies – East Falls (MS)
      • Psychology (BS) &​ Community &​ Trauma Counseling (MS)
      • Respiratory Therapy (BS)
      • Trauma, Addiction &​ Recovery Advanced Studies (Graduate Certificate)
    • College of Humanities &​ Sciences (JCHS)
      • Biopsychology (BS)
      • Communication &​ Media Studies (BS)
      • Interdisciplinary Studies (BS)
      • Law &​ Society (BS)
      • Professional &​ Strategic Writing (BS)
      • Psychology (BS)
    • College of Life Sciences (JCLS)
      • Biochemistry (BS)
      • Biochemistry, Structural, &​ Molecular Biology (PhD)
      • Biology (BS)
      • Biomedical Sciences (MS)
      • Cell &​ Developmental Biology (MS)
      • Cell Biology &​ Regenerative Medicine (PhD)
      • Chemistry (BS)
      • Clinical Research &​ Trials: Implications (Graduate Certificate)
      • Clinical Research (MS)
      • Clinical Research: Operations (Graduate Certificate)
      • Forensic Biology (MS)
      • Forensic Toxicology (MS)
      • Genetics, Genomics &​ Cancer Biology (PhD)
      • Human Clinical Investigation: Theory (Graduate Certificate)
      • Human Genetics &​ Genetic Counseling (MS)
      • Immunology &​ Microbial Pathogenesis (PhD)
      • Infectious Disease Control (Graduate Certificate)
      • Integrative Physiology (PhD)
      • Microbiology &​ Immunology (MS)
      • Neuroscience (PhD)
      • Patient-​Centered Research (Graduate Certificate)
      • Pharmacology (MS)
      • Pre-​Medical Studies (BS)
    • College of Nursing (JCN)
      • Advanced Headache Diagnosis &​ Management (Post-​Graduate Certificate)
      • Emergency Nurse Practitioner (Post-​Graduate Certificate)
      • Executive Leadership (DNP)
      • Nurse Anesthesia (DNP)
      • Nurse Practitioner (Post-​Graduate Certificate)
      • Nursing (BSN)
      • Nursing (DNP)
      • Nursing (MSN)
      • Nursing (PhD)
      • Nursing Education: Academic Nursing (Advanced Certificate)
      • Transformative Systems Leadership (Advanced Certificate)
      • Transformative Systems Leadership (MSN)
    • College of Pharmacy (JCP)
      • Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS)
      • Pharmacy (PharmD)
      • Pharmacy (PharmD) &​ Business Administration (MBA)
      • Pharmacy (PharmD) and Public Health (MPH)
      • Population Health Pharmacy (Graduate Certificate)
      • Population Health Pharmacy (MS)
    • College of Population Health (JCPH)
      • Applied Health Economics &​ Outcomes Research (Graduate Certificate)
      • Applied Health Economics &​ Outcomes Research (MS)
      • Emergency and Disaster Management (MS) &​ Public Health (MPH)
      • Health Data Science (Graduate Certificate)
      • Health Data Science (MS)
      • Health Policy (MS)
      • Healthcare Quality &​ Safety (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Healthcare Quality &​ Safety (Graduate Certificate)
      • Healthcare Quality &​ Safety (MS)
      • Law (JD) &​ Public Health (MPH)
      • Medicine (MD) &​ Public Health (MPH) &​ (DO/​MPH)
      • Nursing (PhD) &​ Public Health (MPH)
      • Operational Excellence (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Operational Excellence (Graduate Certificate)
      • Operational Excellence (MS)
      • Pharmaceutical Science (PharmD) &​ Public Health (MPH)
      • Population Health (Advanced Practice Certificate)
      • Population Health (DHSc)
      • Population Health (Graduate Certificate)
      • Population Health (MS)
      • Population Health Science (PhD)
      • Public Health (MPH)
      • Social Work (MSS) &​ Public Health (MPH)
    • College of Rehabilitation Sciences (JCRS)
      • Athletic Training (MS)
      • Coaching In Context (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
      • Emerging Leaders in Autism Practice &​ Research (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
      • Exercise Science (BS)
      • Exercise Science (BS) &​ Athletic Training (MSAT)
      • Exercise Science (BS) &​ Occupational Therapy (OTD)
      • Exercise Science (BS) &​ Physical Therapy (DPT)
      • Life Care Planning (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
      • Neuroscience: Advanced Concepts for Evidence Based Practice (Graduate Certificate)
      • Occupational Therapy (PPOTD)
      • Occupational Therapy (ASOT)
      • Occupational Therapy -​ Center City (OTD)
      • Occupational Therapy-​ East Falls (BS/​MSOT)
      • Occupational Therapy-​East Falls (MSOT)
      • Physical Therapy (DPT)
      • Speech-​Language Pathology (MS-​SLP)
      • Teaching in the Digital Age (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
    • Continuing &​ Professional Studies (CPS)
    • Kanbar College of Design, Engineering &​ Commerce (KANBAR)
      • Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing
        • Advanced Biotherapeutics Manufacturing &​ Regulatory Affairs (MS)
        • Biologics Process Engineering (PhD)
        • Biopharmaceutical Process Development (Graduate Certificate)
        • Biopharmaceutical Process Engineering (MS)
      • School of Business
        • Accounting (BS)
        • Brand Management (Graduate Certificate)
        • Business (MBA)
        • Business Administration (BS)
        • Consulting (Graduate Certificate)
        • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Healthcare Leaders (Graduate Certificate)
        • Effective Organizational Communications (Graduate Certificate)
        • Fashion Merchandising &​ Management (BS)
        • Fashion Merchandising and Management (MS)
        • Finance (BS)
        • Fundamentals of Leadership and Organizational Development (Graduate Certificate)
        • Healthcare Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
        • Human Resource Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
        • Human Resource Management (BS)
        • Information Technology (BS)
        • International Business (BS)
        • Management (BS)
        • Marketing (BS)
        • Organizational Change Management (Graduate Certificate)
        • Organizational Leadership (BS)
        • Organizational Leadership (MS)
        • Strategic Leadership (DMgt)
        • Taxation (MS)
        • Transformational Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
      • School of Design &​ Engineering
        • Animation &​ Digital Media (BS)
        • Brand Management (Graduate Certificate)
        • Engineering (BSE)
        • Engineering: Textile Concentration (MS)
        • Fashion Design (BS)
        • Fashion Design Technology (MS)
        • Global Textile Design (MS/​MSc)
        • Health Communication Design (MS)
        • Industrial Design (BS)
        • Industrial Design (MS)
        • Mechanical Engineering (BS)
        • Textile Design (BS)
        • Textile Design (MS)
        • Textile Design-​ Accelerated (BS/​MS)
        • Textile Engineering &​ Sciences (PhD)
        • Textile Product Science (BS)
        • Textile Technology (MS)
        • User Experience &​ Interaction Design (MS)
        • Visual Communication Design (BS)
    • Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC)
      • Medicine (MD)
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      • Rad Sci PET/​CT (RSPC)
      • Rad Sci Vascular Technology (RSV)
      • Radiologic Science (RS)
      • Real Estate (MRE)
      • Reg Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
      • Rehabilitation Sciences (JCRS)
      • SDE Interdisciplinary Courses (SDE)
      • Social Justice (SCJU)
      • Special Topics in Design (DSGN)
      • Speech-​Language Pathology (SLP)
      • Stat Analysis Software (CSAS)
      • Surface Imaging (MSSI)
      • Sustainable Design (SDN)
      • Tax (TAX)
      • Textile (TEXT)
      • Textile Design (TXD)
      • Textile Foundation (TXF)
      • Urban Design (GR) (MUD)
    • Medical
      • Anatomy (ANAT)
      • Anesthesiology (ANES)
      • Biochemistry (BIOC)
      • Dermatology (DERM)
      • Emergency Medicine (EMRG)
      • Family Medicine (FMED)
      • Graduate Center (GC)
      • Health Policy (MD) (HPOL)
      • Humanities (HUMN)
      • Integrative Medicine (INT)
      • Interdepartmental (MD) (IDPT)
      • JeffMD (JMD)
      • Medicine (MED)
      • Microbiology (MD) (MICR)
      • Neurology (NEUR)
      • Neurosurgery (NSRG)
      • Obstetrics-​Gynecology (OBGY)
      • Ophthalmology (OPHT)
      • Oral &​ Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
      • Orthopedic Surgery (ORTH)
      • Otolaryngology (OTOL)
      • Pathology (MD) (PATH)
      • Pediatrics (PED)
      • Pharmacology (MD) (PHAR)
      • Physiology (MD) (PHYS)
      • Psychiatry &​ Human Behavior (PSYH)
      • Radiation,Oncology,Nuclear Med (RONM)
      • Radiology (RAD)
      • Rehabilitation (RHAB)
      • SKMC -​ Away Rotation (AWAY)
      • SKMC LIC (LIC)
      • Surgery (SURG)
      • Urology (UROL)
      • Vacation (VACA)
  • Minors
    • Accounting Minor
    • Animation &​ Digital Media Minor
    • Applied Business Analytics Minor
    • Architecture History and Theory Minor
    • Building Technology Minor
    • Business Minor
    • Business of Healthcare Minor
    • Communication Minor
    • Computational Design Minor
    • Construction Management Minor
    • Custom Minor
    • Diversity Studies Minor
    • Entrepreneurship Minor
    • Environmental Studies &​ Sustainability Minor
    • Exercise Science Minor
    • Fashion Merchandising and Management Minor
    • Finance Minor
    • Gender &​ Health Studies Minor
    • Genetics Minor
    • Geographic Information Systems Minor
    • Global Studies Minor
    • Graphic Design Minor (Animation &​ Digital Students)
    • Graphic Design Minor (Design Majors)
    • Graphic Design Minor (Non-​Design Students)
    • Historic Preservation Minor
    • Interior Design Minor
    • International Business Minor
    • Landscape Architecture Minor
    • Landscape Design Minor
    • Landscape Planning Minor
    • Law and Society Minor
    • Management Minor
    • Marketing Minor
    • Medical Spanish Minor
    • Multimedia &​ Visualization Minor
    • Photography Minor
    • Pre-​MBA Minor (For Business Students)
    • Pre-​MBA Minor (Non-​Business)
    • Professional and Strategic Writing
    • Psychology Minor
    • Public Health
    • Real Estate Development Minor
    • Spanish Minor
    • Sports Management Minor
    • Sustainable Design Minor
    • Textile Design Minor
    • Textile Product Science Minor
    • Urban Design Minor
    • Visual Studies
    • Web Design Minor (For Non-​Visual Communication Students)
    • Web Design Minor (For Visual Studies Students)
  • Overview
  • Curriculum

Contacts

Program Director: Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso, PhD, MSc, CPH
Email: Rosemary.Frasso@jefferson.edu
215-503-8901
Campus: Center City
Program Website

Program Description

  • STEM designated program

Public Health is an interdisciplinary field of study and practice with three primary goals:

  • address pressing and emerging threats to health and well-being;
  • prevent illness, disease and injury; and
  • promote and protect human health.

In achieving these goals, public health emphasizes social justice, supports human rights and respects the dignity of individuals and the integrity of communities.

Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health is a 45-credit degree. The MPH degree requires the completion of 27 credits of core courses (including a non-crediting bearing clerkship) and 18 credits of concentration and elective courses.

Classes are held onsite at Thomas Jefferson University’s Center City Philadelphia campus. They are offered during the day and after 5 pm, accommodating working adults.

Concentration Options

The MPH program offers four engaging concentration options. Each concentration offers elective courses that address specific competencies. Students are encouraged to complete their Clerkship-Applied Practice Experience and Capstone-Integrated Learning Experience on topics related to their concentration. Students in each concentration take 6 elective courses.

Public Health Analytics

Focuses on bolstering students’ epidemiological and statistical expertise through advanced coursework giving students the ability to collect, analyze, interpret and visualize data.

Public Health Policy & Advocacy

Gives students the skillset to promote public health policy at the local, state, federal and international levels.

Healthcare Quality & Safety

Focuses on integrating public health knowledge and skills in the clinical space. This concentration is particularly of interest to students currently in or intending to enter the medical field.

PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE (GeNERALIST)

Gives students the most freedom to choose electives that appeal to them. Academic advisors will support students in determining which electives support their career goals.

Curriculum Paths
  • Curriculum:
  • Public Health Advanced Standing Pathway
  • Public Health Bridge Programs

Curriculum:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Core Courses All Concentrations
PBH 501Foundations of Public Health3
PBH 500Foundations of US HC System3
PBH 502Society,Behavior&Environment3
PBH 504Fundamentals of Stat for Rsrch3
or PBH 505 Fund of Stats for Practice
PBH 506Fundamentals of Epidemiology3
PBH 509Foundation of Policy&Advocacy3
PBH 510Health Research Methods3
PBH 520Program Planning & Evaluation3
PBH 651Clerkship Applied Practice Exp (C-APE)0
Select one of the following:3
PBH 611
& PBH 612
Capstone - ILE 1
and LEAP Capstone - ILE 2 (C-ILE)
PBH 613
& PBH 614
LPHT Capstone - ILE 1
and LPHT Capstone - ILE 2 (C-ILE)
Concentrations
Select one of the following concentrations:18
Public Health Analytics
Public Health Practice (Generalist)
Healthcare Quality Safety
Public Health Policy Advocacy
Total Credits45

Curriculum: Public Health Analytics concentration

Course List
Code Title Credits
PBH 512Qualitative Research Methods3
PBH 605Advanced Statistics3
PBH 606Advanced Epidemiology3
PBH 609GIS Mapping3
General Electives6

Curriculum:  Public Health Practice (Generalist) concentration

Course List
Code Title Credits
Six 18

Curriculum: Healthcare Quality & Safety concentration

Course List
Code Title Credits
HQS 500Intro Healthcare Qual & Safety3
HQS 509Appl Princ of Healthcare Qulty3
HQS 515Appl Princ of Patient Safety3
OPX 532Project Management Essentials3
Two 6

Curriculum: Public Health Policy & Advocacy concentration

Course List
Code Title Credits
PBH 507Fundamentals of Environ Health3
PBH 513Public Health Law & Ethics3
PBH 518Applied Policy & Advocacy3
AHE 501Economics of Health Insurance3
General Electives6

Public Health Advanced Standing Pathway

The Advanced Standing pathway is designed to increase the number of healthcare professionals who have advanced training in public health, with the goal of promoting wellness, assuring quality and addressing the social determinants of health n social service, healthcare, government, non-profit, business, research, and community settings.

The Advanced Standing pathway complements the College’s existing efforts to train healthcare and other professional to be more effective and to contribute to population and community health. This program provides those with a terminal degree (including MD, DO, PhD, JD, DSW, EdD, DNP, DHSc, DBA)with an opportunity to pursue a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. The program provides training in leadership, epidemiology, biostatistics, research, health behavior, healthcare delivery, healthcare quality and safety, policy, advocacy, wellness and prevention. Professionals with an MPH degree assume leadership positions in the healthcare setting, in state and local public health departments, non-governmental health organizations, and in the global context and are prepared to conduct research, inform policy, and lead advocacy efforts.  

Advanced Standing students complete 33 credits (11 courses) of MPH coursework. Jefferson supports Advanced Standing students by providing a host of structured activities to augment classroom learning. These activities focus on the interdisciplinary nature of public health work and include a lecture series and an enhanced field experience. Additionally, students work closely with faculty to design and complete an independent research project on a topic of their choice.

.

Curriculum: 33 Credits

Course List
Code Title Credits
PBH 500Foundations of US HC System3
PBH 502Society,Behavior&Environment3
PBH 504Fundamentals of Stat for Rsrch3
PBH 506Fundamentals of Epidemiology3
or PBH 606 Advanced Epidemiology
PBH 509Foundation of Policy&Advocacy3
PBH 510Health Research Methods3
PBH 660Clinical Public Health0
PBH 651Clerkship Applied Practice Exp (C-APE)0
PBH 613
& PBH 614
LPHT Capstone - ILE 1
and LPHT Capstone - ILE 2 (C-ILE)
3
General Electives12
Total Credits33

Public Health Bridge Programs

The bridge pathway is for undergraduate students at our partner institutions who will to start taking MPH classes while earning their bachelor’s degree.

Curriculum: 45 Credits

Students on the Bridge Pathway are required to:

  • Provide their undergraduate transcript to Jefferson upon graduation
  • Maintain active status in the MPH program
  • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Complete the 120-hour applied practice field experience (Clerkship)
  • Complete an independent Capstone Project of publishable quality
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