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Master of Public Health

This program promotes an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to research and interventions to address health problems. It offers students many opportunities to practice public health skills in communities and organizations. The program also fosters critical thinking about issues addressed by the students, who have backgrounds in a broad range of social science, biomedical science and clinical disciplines.

Students have 7 years to complete the required 42 credit hours, including a practicum experience, and either a thesis, professional paper or an integrative experience course. In addition, students must complete an oral master’s examination.

The mission of the MPH Program in the COPH at the UNM HSC is to provide leadership in graduate and community-based education and research grounded in social justice to improve the health of the diverse populations in New Mexico and the Southwest. The MPH Program is committed to the idea that diversity and inclusion benefit everyone by offering a rich variety of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas that improve and reflect the wonderful diversity of our population.   

The program encourages students to draw from a broad range of social science, biomedical science and clinical disciplines and promotes:

• A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to research and interventions to address health problems;
• Multiple opportunities for students to practice public health skills in communities; and
• Critical thinking about issues addressed by the students.

Students will draw from a broad range of social science, biomedical science, and clinical disciplines.