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M.P.H. Program in Public Health

The Lehman College Master of Public Health (MPH) Program prepares students for professional careers in the healthcare field as practitioners and researchers.  Students will also be prepared to continue in graduate studies to pursue doctoral degrees.  In addition to the competencies required of all MPH Programs, the Lehman College MPH Program offers a specialization in community-based public health and health equity.  The Lehman MPH Program is a consortial member of the CUNY School of Public Health and is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a health-related field from an accredited college or university, or a bachelor's degree with successful completion of relevant coursework.
  • At least one year of work experience in public health or related work in the health field. Volunteer experience or internship may be considered in certain circumstances.
  • Ability to successfully pursue graduate study by having attained a minimum grade average of B in the undergraduate record.
  • Three letters of recommendation and a personal essay.
  • Scores from the Aptitude Section of the Graduate Record Examination or proof of an earned master's degree from an accredited U.S. university.
  • If submitting documents from institutions whose language of instruction is not English, an official translation and evaluation of the transcript and competency in English as demonstrated through TOEFL scores of at least 550.

Degree Requirements

The curriculum consists of 45 graduate credits and includes core courses, an area of specialization, elective graduate courses, a supervised internship, a capstone seminar, and a capstone project. Course and credit requirements are as follows:

Core Courses (15 credits): All students are required to take the following courses and credits:

PHE 600 Biostatistics in Public Health (3 cr.)

PHE 606 Public Health Epidemiology (3 cr.)

PHE 701 Public Health Policy and Management (3 cr.)

PHE 702 Environmental Health (3 cr.)

PHE 703 Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Health (3 cr.)

Specialization ( 15 credits): All students are required to take the following courses and credits:

PHE 700 History and Philosophy of Public Health (3 cr.)

PHE 709 Health Equity and Social Justice (3 cr.)

PHE 710 Applications of Research Methods in Public Health (3 cr.)

PHE 715 Planning and Evaluation of Community-based Public Health Programs (3 cr.)

PHE 790 Public Health Capstone Seminar PREREQ: PHE 770 (3 cr.).

Electives ( 9 credits): Graduate-level courses selected with the approval of the graduate adviser.

Internship (3 credits)

PHE 770

Public Health Internship (180 hours)

Capstone Project (3 credits)

PHE 792

Public Health Capstone Project. PREREQ: PHE 790.

Last modified: 4/24/2012