Public Health – Option in Community Health Education

Pursue your passion for public health with an M.P.H. in Community Health Education and work on practical and innovative solutions to complex health problems.

Why Earn a Master of Public Health?

Solving complex public health issues requires a big-picture approach and a solid educational background in several areas. Professionals with M.P.H. degrees are trained to coordinate teams from a variety of disciplines and work toward an attainable solution. An M.P.H degree also supports to pursuit of advanced medical and clinical degrees, such as nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, social work, and much more.

An M.P.H. degree can lead to a meaningful career protecting others, improving the health and wellbeing of individuals — and entire communities.

Why Study Public Health at CSUN?

Multidisciplinary Faculty

CSUN’s diverse curriculum is taught by highly trained professionals in the areas of health disparities, infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, substance abuse, mental health, public health policy and sexually transmitted infections.

Practical Experience

Field internships allow you to collaborate with local fieldwork supervisors to gain practical hands-on experience and expand your network of public health professionals. Our students partner with local and state government agencies, community-based organizations, researchers, hospitals, schools, and much more to gain practical experience and demonstrate a commitment to health.

Affordable and Flexible

The University makes a full range of financial assistance available to students. Our afternoon and evening course hours accommodate your work and family schedules.

What You'll Learn

Our students develop essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, which are highly valued in professional and clinical fields. Additionally, our students focus on prevention and solving complex public health issues.

Our comprehensive curriculum allows you to take a deep dive into subject matter that excites you. All students in the program complete a core curriculum, which includes concepts in environmental and occupational health, health behavior theory, public health administration, biostatistics and research design and methodology.

Additional coursework focusing on Community Health Education includes:

Careers & Outcomes

Our graduates find employment in a range of disciplines and settings. Below are sample job titles and some of the settings our graduates work.

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Accreditation

CSUN's Master’s in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health.

Admission Information

To be considered for admission to CSUN as a master’s student, you will need to:

• Meet university requirements.
• Meet department requirements for the Master of Public Health
  • Applied epidemiology option requirements
  • Community health education option requirements
• Apply to both the university and the specific graduate program of interest.

Learn more about applying for a master's programs at CSUN.

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