Quick facts
Evening program
Program location: UNC
Credit hours: 42-45
Est. time to complete: 2 years
Option: Emphasis in global health
In this program, you’ll learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate programs that promote the health of individuals and communities. You’ll
have access to faculty who are making a mark in the community, getting out there and doing. Our faculty and students are passionate about working with populations to improve health. And because this is an evening program, it's a great fit for working professionals looking to advance their education while maintaining a day job.
When you finish this program, you’ll be ready to promote healthy living, prevent disease, and change the health of individuals and communities for the better.
Quick facts
Evening program
Program location: UNC
Credit hours: 42-45
Est. time to complete: 2 years
Option: Emphasis in global health
Sample careers
Health educator
Community organizer
Health department administrator
& more
Skills you'll gain
Community engagement
Program evaluation
Program planning
& more
This 42- to 45-credit hour evening program offers both in-classroom and applied learning experiences. In addition to the public health core areas, you'll take classes in program planning and evaluation, community health engagement, and research methods. You’ll also choose from a variety of elective courses so that you can hone in on what matters most to you. And if your interests are bigger than one country can contain, we offer the option to add an emphasis in global public health, where you’ll learn how to apply community health education principles in the global arena.
| Course requirement | Course ID | Credits |
| Statistical Applications in Public Health | CH 612/CHBH 6120 | 3 |
| Epidemiology | CH 620/CHBH 6200 | 3 |
| Environmental Health | CH 550/CHBH 5500 | 3 |
| Behavior Change Theories | CH 509/CHBH 5090 | 3 |
| Policy, Advocacy, Leadership & Mgmt | CH 635/CHBH 6350 | 3 |
| UNC Foundations in Public Health | CH 520/CHBH 5200 | 2 |
| 17 |
| Course requirement | Course ID | Credits |
| Strategies for Community Health Promotion | CH 530/CHBH 5300 | 3 |
| Effective Community Health Engagement | CH 535/CHBH 5350 | 3 |
| Program Planning & Evaluation | CH 610/CHBH 6100 | 3 |
| Choose one of the following three options: | ||
| Methods in Public Health Research & Evaluation | CH 615/CHBH 6150 | 3 |
| Interpretation & Evaluation of Behavioral Research | HRS 610/HSRSS 6100 | 3 |
| Introduction to Graduate Research | SRM 600/SRMS 6000 | 3 |
| 12 |
Course requirement | Course ID | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Electives | 9 |
Course requirement | Course ID | Credits |
|---|---|---|
Practicum | CH 693/CHBH 6930 | 2 |
| Course requirement | Course ID | Credits |
| Capstone Project | CH 686/CHBH 6860 | 2 |
| Identifier | Competencies | Course Where Competency is Addressed/Assessed |
| MPH-CHE 1 | Examine the accessibility of community health resources and services, and analyze how access impacts individual and community health. | CHBH 5350 |
| MPH-CHE 2 | Explain how cultural beliefs and practices both positively and negatively influence participation in community health initiatives. | CHBH 6100 CHBH 5350 |
| MPH-CHE 3 | Synthesize knowledge of community health education and public health to illustrate best practices for effective community engagement. | CHBH 5350 |
| MPH-CHE 4 | Apply public health theoretical concepts of models to create a community health initiative that includes a logic model for aligning the mission, goals and measurable process, outcomes and impact objectives of the initiative. | CHBH 6100 |
| MPH-CHE 5 | Apply cultural theories and frameworks when working with community groups/stakeholders on a community-engaged initiative. | CHBH 5350 CHBH 6150 |
The MPH in Community Health Education + Global Health is a 45-credit-hour program that's designed to provide you with a public health perspective of globalization and global health issues. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need
to apply public health methods to address global challenges.
| Identifier | Competencies | Course Where Competency is Addressed/Assessed |
| MPH-GLH 1 | Provide a comprehensive analysis of a significant public health program or policy success that has been achieved in a low- or middle-income country. | CBHS 6619 |
| MPH-GLH 2 | Recommend professional, ethical, and cultural responses to public health issues that may be encountered in a global health setting. | EPID 6634 |
| MPH-GLH 3 | Apply concepts of global burden of disease, especially disability-adjusted life years, across national and international settings to address health challenges. | CBHS 6619 |
| MPH-GLH 4 | Compare a public health issue in different regions around the world and how the physical or human geography in these regions impacts the public health issue. | EHOH 6623 |
| MPH-GLH 5 | Analyze how the health care or public health system in an international setting addresses a public health issue. | HSMP 6618 |
| Course requirement | Course ID | Credits |
| Required Global Public Health Courses | | 9 |
| Public Health in the Global Community | CBHS 6619 | 3 |
| Geographic Perspectives on Global Health | EHOH 6623 | 2 |
| Applied Global Health Epidemiology | EPID 6634 | 2 |
| Comparative Health Systems | HSMP 6618 | 2 |
| Global Health Electives (3 credits) | ||
Global public health electives choose 3 credits from the global public health electives list | 3 | |
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