University of Virginia Health System

Master of Public Health 

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Program Description

The Masters of Public Health at the University of Virginia is an interdisciplinary program that requires students to complete 42 credit hours of course work: at least 24 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours in a track or concentration, and the remaining credit hours from a combination of electives, a field placement, and a culminating experience (independent research project). Each student accepted into the MPH program will identify a concentration and develop an individualized course of study with an advisor (and approved by an MPH faculty committee) that addresses the student's professional interests, needs, and goals.  

There are two tracks, or areas of specialization, within the program:

• Health Policy, Law, and Ethics
• Generalist: Practice & Research