Master of Public Health

The Master of Science in Public Health degree at Concordia University Wisconsin offers a Lutheran Christian perspective on public health and prepares students to serve Christ around the world working to protect and promote the public's health.

The MPH in applied community and population health empowers you to promote health, prevent disease, and serve your community with purpose. Rooted in Concordia’s Christian mission, this program blends science, evidence-based practice, and servant leadership to prepare you to address today’s most pressing public health challenges. You’ll gain applied skills in epidemiology, health policy, communication, informatics, implementation science, and program evaluation, equipping you to lead population level change with integrity, compassion, and competence. 

Program Learning Outcomes

By fulfilling all of the course requirements for the Master's of Science in Public Health, students will be able to:

  1. Integrate Christian and Servant Leadership values and qualities into public and population health interventions.
  2. Assess and differentiate individual health approaches and population-based public health approaches to care.
  3. Evaluate the unique public health-related needs of specific populations.
  4. Apply various population health analytic tools (e.g., systems thinking, implementation science, and informatics) to population health problems.
  5. Advocate for public health issues that impact populations served.

Council on Education for Public Health Accreditation-Required Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice
  • Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate
  • Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice
  • Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings
  • Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community, and systemic levels
  • Assess population needs, assets, and capacities that affect communities’ health
  • Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs
  • Design a population-based policy, program, project, or intervention
  • Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management
  • Select methods to evaluate public health programs
  • Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
  • Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes
  • Advocate for political, social, or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
  • Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity
  • Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue
  • Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges
  • Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors
  • Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy
  • Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content
  • Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health
  • Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative

Curriculum

Master of Public Health

Required MPH Courses36
Experiential Learning Courses3
Culminating Project / Capstone3
Total Hours42
PH 5100Foundations of Public Health3
PH 5200Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.3
PH 5300Leadership and Advocacy in Public Health3
PH 5400Stakeholder Engagement, Communication, and Information Dissemination in Public Health3
PH 5500Epidemiology3
PH 5600Biostatistics3
PH 6100One Health3
PH 6200Bioethics and Ethical Decision Making3
PH 6300Program Planning and Evaluation3
PH 6400Introduction to Implementation Science3
PH 6500Public Health Informatics3
PH 6600Evidence-Based Public Health Policy3
PH 7100Applied Practice Experience3
PH 7200Culminating Integrative Learning Experience3
Total Hours42

 Master of Public Health - Pharm D

Required MPH Courses24
PharmD courses that count toward MPH12
Experiential Learning Courses3
Culminating Project / Capstone3
Total Hours42
PH 5100Foundations of Public Health3
PHAR 5410Pharmacy and the Healthcare System3
PHAR 6430Servant Leadership and Public Health2
PHAR 7460Quality and Performance Management in Healthcare (1 credit applied to MPH)3
PH 5400Stakeholder Engagement, Communication, and Information Dissemination in Public Health3
PHAR 7470Epidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (1 credit applied to MPH)2
PHAR 6610Medical Literature Evaluation I (1 credit applied to MPH)2
PHAR 6620Medical Literature Evaluation II (1 credit applied to MPH)2
PH 5600Biostatistics3
PH 6100One Health3
PHAR 7440Patient Care Ethics3
PH 6300Program Planning and Evaluation3
PH 6600Evidence-Based Public Health Policy3
PH 6400Introduction to Implementation Science3
PH 6500Public Health Informatics3
PHAR 9850Elective APPE (3 credits applied to MPH)6
PH 7200Culminating Integrative Learning Experience3
Total Hours42

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (minimum GPA 3.0)
  • Official college / university transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Personal essay describing motivation for pursuing the MPH
  • Current resume or CV

How to Apply:

Plan - Master of Public Health

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Hours
PH 5100 Foundations of Public Health (8-week Session I) 1 3
PH 5200 Healthcare Delivery in the U.S. (8-week Session II) 3
PH 5300 Leadership and Advocacy in Public Health (8-week Session I) 3
PH 5400 Stakeholder Engagement, Communication, and Information Dissemination in Public Health (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours12
Semester 2
PH 5500 Epidemiology (8-week Session I) 3
PH 5600 Biostatistics (8-week Session II) 3
PH 6100 One Health (8-week Session I) 3
PH 6200 Bioethics and Ethical Decision Making (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours12
Semester 3
PH 6300 Program Planning and Evaluation (8-week Session I) 3
PH 6400 Introduction to Implementation Science (8-week Session I) 3
PH 6500 Public Health Informatics (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours9
Semester 4
PH 6600 Evidence-Based Public Health Policy (8-week Session II) 3
PH 7100 Applied Practice Experience (8-week Session I ) 1 3
PH 7200 Culminating Integrative Learning Experience (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours9
 Total Hours42

1PH 5100 and PH 7100 are also offered during summer term to provide scheduling flexibility for students

Plan - Dual Degree Master of Public Health and PharmD

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Hours
PHAR 5410 Pharmacy and the Healthcare System 3
PHAR 6430 Servant Leadership and Public Health 2
PH 5100 Foundations of Public Health (8-week Session I) 1 3
 Hours8
Semester 2
PH 6100 One Health (8-week Session I) 3
PH 5600 Biostatistics (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours6
Semester 3
PHAR 6610 Medical Literature Evaluation I (1 credit applied to MPH) 2
PH 5400 Stakeholder Engagement, Communication, and Information Dissemination in Public Health (8-week Session II) 3
PH 6300 Program Planning and Evaluation (8-week Session I) 3
 Hours7
Semester 4
PHAR 7470 Epidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics (1 credit applied to MPH) 2
PHAR 6620 Medical Literature Evaluation II (1 credit applied to MPH) 2
PHAR 7440 Patient Care Ethics 3
 Hours5
Semester 5
Your primary advisor becomes your faculty advisor beginning this semester  
PHAR 7460 Quality and Performance Management in Healthcare (1 credit applied to MPH) 3
PH 6400 Introduction to Implementation Science (8-week Session I) 3
PH 6500 Public Health Informatics (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours7
Semester 6
PHAR 9850 Elective APPE (3 credits applied to MPH) 6
PH 6600 Evidence-Based Public Health Policy (8-week Session II) 3
PH 7200 Culminating Integrative Learning Experience (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours9
 Total Hours42

1PH 5100 is also offered during summer term to provide scheduling flexibility for students

Plan - Dual Degree Master of Public Health and MSN Family Nurse Practitioner

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Hours
NURS 5050 Genetics, Immunology, & Microbiology for Advanced Nursing 3
NURS 5034 Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Roles & Interprofessional Collaboration 3
PH 5100 Foundations of Public Health (8-week Session I ) 1 3
 Hours9
Semester 2
NURS 6036 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan 3
NURS 5040 Evidence Based Nursing Practice 3
PH 5500 Epidemiology (8-week Session I ) 3
PH 6200 Bioethics and Ethical Decision Making (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours12
Semester 3
NURS 5060 Fundamentals of Health Care Informatics 3
NURS 6045 Role Transition for the APN 2
PH 5400 Stakeholder Engagement, Communication, and Information Dissemination in Public Health (8-week Session II) 3
PH 5300 Leadership and Advocacy in Public Health (8-week Session I) 3
 Hours11
Semester 4
NURS 5030 Healthcare Policy & Issues in Advanced Nursing 3
NURS 6042 Pharmacotherapeutics 3
PH 6400 Introduction to Implementation Science (8-week Session II) 3
NURS 6038 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan 3
PH 5600 Biostatistics (8-week Session II) 3
PH 6100 One Health (8-week Session I ) 3
 Hours18
Semester 5
NURS 7151 Advanced Primary Care Clinical I - FNP 4
 Hours4
Semester 6
NURS 7013 Diagnostic Skills for APRN 3
 Hours3
Semester 7
NURS 7152 Advanced Primary Care Clinical II - FNP 4
PH 6300 Program Planning and Evaluation (8-week Session I) 3
 Hours7
Semester 8
NURS 7153 Advanced Primary Care Clinical III - FNP 4
PH 7200 Culminating Integrative Learning Experience (8-week Session II) 3
 Hours7
 Total Hours71

Course options and schedule are subject to change.