Emmanuel Jadhav, DrPH, MHA
(231) 591-3134
[email protected]
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Master's of Public Health
Fully Online
Ensure a Healthy and Equitable Community
Develop the knowledge and skills to enable communities to address public health challenges. Learn the core competencies outlined by the Council on Education for Public Health in our fully online Master’s of Public Health program. Our curriculum is practice-centered and evidence-based and culminates in a 180-hour capstone experience conducted at one of our several Academic Health Department partners in suburban and rural populations of Michigan.
Become a part of the public health workforce that is growing faster than average and expected to grow rapidly over the next decade according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Program Features
- 100% online, asynchronous delivery format
- Experienceships in rural and suburban practices
- 42 credit hours required
- Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
Career Opportunities
- Health Educator
- Community Health Administrator
- Environmental Health Manager
- Nutritionist
- Many more health-related career paths
Program Details
Admission Requirements
New Student Admission Requirements
- Completed application for admission,
- Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a 2.5 or higher GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Admission to or completion of terminal professional degree (e.g., Pharmacy Doctorate (PharmD), Optometry Doctorate (O.D.), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), etc.,)
- Submit official transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended. Ferris graduates need not submit transcripts for coursework completed at Ferris.
- Submit a current, professional resume or curriculum vitae.
- Submit a personal statement of interest in public health.
- Request three (3) professional references from individuals familiar with academic or professional backgrounds and can provide an assessment of the applicant's current work quality and ability to complete graduate education successfully.
- Have successful completion of a college-level mathematics course with a grade of C or higher, equivalent to MATH 115 or higher.
- Have successful completion of a basic statistics course with a grade of C or higher; equivalent to COHP 350 or higher, including college-level social and natural science courses with a grade of C or higher in courses, such as biology, chemistry, physics, and social science elective courses.
- International students whose first (native) language is not English need to have English proficiency test scores sent directly from the testing agency to demonstrate meeting the Ferris standards for English proficiency (e.g., TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo).
Provisional admission may be granted to students who do not meet admission requirements.
If provisional admission is granted, complete nine (9) credit hours of graduate coursework
with a 3.00 GPA (on a 4.00 scale) to satisfy admission requirements and clear any
remaining deficiencies in their admission requirements.
These requirements also apply to Transfer Students.
Adam London, PhD, RS, DAAS
Assistant Professor of Public Health
(231) 591-3132
[email protected]
Public Health Concepts
This course will provide the student with the opportunity to explore the organizational structure, history, law, ethics, essential services, global programs, and the future of public health. Students will engage in discussions, projects and presentations related to the learning outcomes.
Biostatistics in Public Health
This course will provide the graduate student with the opportunity to apply the principles of biostatistics in the context of multiple public health applications. Students will have the opportunity to use public health Information software statistical packages to achieve learning outcomes.
Health Behavior and Health Promotion
This course will provide the graduate student with the opportunity to explore the theories of health behavior and health education and promotion. The interventions and strategies to successfully promote health behaviors through communication and collaboration will be explored within a sociocultural, diversity, and regional perspective as they pertain to public health.
Health Communication and Mass Media
This course is designed for graduate students to gain knowledge and experience in the use of mass media in health communication. It will include two extremely important subjects for today’s for-profit and nonprofit organizations alike – risk communication and social marketing. Much of what you will learn is applicable to many fields (e.g., communicating in a crisis situation or changing consumer behavior). Traditional media and the evolving web-based and mobile media, as well as media ethics, will be explored through case studies and practical exercises.
Environmental Health Sciences
This course will provide the graduate student with the opportunity to examine the environmental concepts of air quality, water quality, food hygiene, sanitation, vector-borne diseases, solid waste management, hazardous materials management, hazard identification and response, occupational health and safety, and legal issues related to environmental and occupational health.
Cultural Diversity and Competency
This course is designed to provide the graduate student with the opportunity to explore the complex concepts of how cultural diversity can impact the delivery of public health services. Students will also have the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to provide culturally competent public health services that strive for access to all populations. Emerging public health issues, public health professional ethics, health informatics, communication, and their applications in practice settings will be discussed.
Epidemiology in Public Health
This course will provide the graduate student with the opportunity to apply epidemiological methods including study design, legal/ethical aspects, and public health information software programs. Applications of methods will include screening, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and community needs assessment. Student presentations will focus on special topics such as infectious disease and chronic conditions.
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
This course introduces the graduate student to the foundations of chronic disease epidemiology, including disease background and risk factor assessment for many of the most common chronic diseases in the United States and other developed countries. The focus of this course is to provide the student with the opportunity to apply epidemiological methods, including study design and ethical aspects, in the investigation of chronic diseases. Student projects will focus on specific chronic disease topics.
Health Services Admin and Management
This course will provide the graduate student with the opportunity to analyze the management principles of personnel administration, budgeting, financing, and continuous quality improvement as they pertain to public health. Planning and evaluation principles, grant writing, public health economics, public health policy, and data sources will also be examined for their application to the administrative roles in public health.
Grant and Research Writing in Public Health
This course will provide the graduate student with the opportunity to develop the skills for public health research designs and successful submission of proposals to federal and non-federal funding agencies, including grants management processes.
Suggested Semester Layout
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TRADITIONAL TRACK
First Year
Fall Courses
- PUBH 500 - Public Health Concepts Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 510 - Biostatistics in Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 520 - Hlth Behav & Hlth Promo in PH Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 9
Spring Courses
- PUBH 530 - Environmental Health Scs in PH Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 540 - Cultural Div & Comp in PH Prac Credit Hours: 3
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Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 9
Second Year
Fall Courses
- PUBH 525 - Health Comm and Mass Media Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 550 - Epidemiology in Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 560 - Health Srvs Adm & Mgt in PH Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 9
Spring Courses
- PUBH 600 - Grant/Rsrch Propsal Wrt in PH Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 555 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 692 - MPH Capstone Project 1 Credit Hours: 2
Total Credits: 8
Third Year
Fall Courses
- PUBH 694 - MPH Capstone Project II Credit Hours: 4
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Elective Course Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 7
ACCELERATED TRACK
First Year
Fall Courses
- PUBH 500 - Public Health Concepts Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 510 - Biostatistics in Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- Undergrad Selected Elective Credit Hours: 0-3
- Concentration Course Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 9-12
Spring Courses
- PUBH 520 - Hlth Behav & Hlth Promo in PH Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 525 - Health Comm and Mass Media Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 550 - Epidemiology in Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- Undergrad Selected Elective Credit Hours: 0-3
Total Credits: 9-12
Summer Courses
- PUBH 600 - Grant/Rsrch Propsal Wrt in PH Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 692 - MPH Capstone Project 1 Credit Hours: 2
- Undergrad Selected Elective Credit Hours: 0-3
Total Credits: 5-8
Second Year
Fall Courses
- PUBH 530 - Environmental Health Scs in PH Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 560 - Health Srvs Adm & Mgt in PH Credit Hours: 3
- Concentration Course Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 9
Spring Courses
- PUBH 540 - Cultural Div & Comp in PH Prac Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 555 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 6
PHARMD TRACK
First Year
Fall Courses
- PHAR 515 - Pharmacy & Health Care Systm 1 Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 519 - Foundations-Pharmacotherapy 1 Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 523 - Dosage Forms & Biopharmaceutic Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 587 - Pharmacy Skills&Patient Care 1 Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 13
Spring Courses
- PHAR 516 - Pharmacy & Health Care Systm 2 Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 531 - Over-the-Counter Pharmacothera Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 520 - Foundations-Pharmacotherapy 2 Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 524 - Dosage Forms & Pharmacokinetic Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 588 - Pharmacy Skills&Patient Care 2 Credit Hours: 2
Total Credits: 15
Summer Courses
- PHAR 593 - Medication Distrib Comm IPPE Credit Hours: 2
- PUBH 500 - Public Health Concepts Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 510 - Biostatistics in Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 520 - Hlth Behav & Hlth Promo in PH Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 11
Second Year
Fall Courses
- PHAR 619 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 1 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 620 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 2 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 621 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 3 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 630 - Pharmacy Practice Management 1 Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 691 - Direct Patient Care IPPE 1 Credit Hours: 0.5
- PUBH 525 - Health Comm and Mass Media Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 18.5
Spring Courses
- PHAR 622 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 4 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 623 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 5 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 624 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 6 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 640 - Drug Lit, Informatics&Biostats Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 691 - Direct Patient Care IPPE 1 Credit Hours: 0.5
- PUBH 530 - Environmental Health Scs in PH Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 18.5
Summer Courses
- PHAR 693 - Med Distrib Health System IPPE Credit Hours: 2
- PUBH 540 - Cultural Div & Comp in PH Prac Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 550 - Epidemiology in Public Health Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 560 - Health Srvs Adm & Mgt in PH Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 11
Third Year
Six credits of Didactic Electives must be completed by the end of the third year (P3). See the Didactic Electives section for a list of courses.
Fall Courses
- PHAR 719 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 7 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 720 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 8 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 721 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 9 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 730 - Pharmacy Practice Management 2 Credit Hours: 3
- PHAR 791 - Direct Patient Care IPPE 2 Credit Hours: 0.5
- PUBH 555 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
Total Credits: 18.5
Spring Courses
- PHAR 722 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 10 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 723 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy 11 Credit Hours: 4
- PHAR 724 - Integrated Pharmacotherapy Cap Credit Hours: 5
- PHAR 735 - Pharmacy Law Credit Hours: 2
- PHAR 791 - Direct Patient Care IPPE 2 Credit Hours: 0.5
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Elective Course Credit Hours: 2
Total Credits: 17.5
Summer Courses
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Elective Course Credit Hours: 2
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Elective Course Credit Hours: 2
- PUBH 600 - Grant/Rsrch Propsal Wrt in PH Credit Hours: 3
- PUBH 692 - MPH Capstone Project 1 Credit Hours: 2
Total Credits: 9
Fourth Year
- PHAR 800 - Inpatient Medicine APPE Credit Hours: 6
- PHAR 802 - Ambulatory Care APPE Credit Hours: 6
- PHAR 810 - Health System APPE Credit Hours: 6
- PHAR 811 - Community APPE Credit Hours: 6
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APPE Elective Credit Hours: 6
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APPE Elective Credit Hours: 6
- PHAR 820 - Doctor of Pharmacy Seminar Credit Hours: 0.5
- PUBH 694 - MPH Capstone Project II Credit Hours: 4
Total Credits: 41
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