The on-campus MPH program is a two-year, 48-credit course of study that is designed to provide students with real-world experience by working with organizations in their communities to tackle current public health issues.
Overview

MPH students declare one of six concentration areas when they apply to the program. Upon enrollment, students track through the approved concentration area of their choice. Each concentration has a coordinator who is responsible for overseeing curriculum development and applying program policies in their concentration. Each student is assigned a faculty mentor who provides individual guidance and advice.
In addition to public health core, concentration core, and elective coursework, students complete an interdisciplinary learning experience (ILPH), a practice-based internship (the Applied Practice Experience), and a Capstone Project. The curriculum is designed to encourage the development of competence in key public health skills and to meet current standards in the field of public health, Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation criteria, and the college’s mission, goals, and objectives. An online 42-credit MPH program is available to health professionals who possess the terminal degree in their fields. This degree is typically at the doctoral level, but for some health disciplines, it may be at the master’s level.
For more information about the Campus MPH program, register for an upcoming MPH program information session or contact askmph@phhp.ufl.edu.
Concentrations
Each concentration has unique requirements that have been designed to prepare students to become public health professionals in their chosen area of interest.
Please select a concentration to review credit hours and course requirements:
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Population Health Management
- Public Health Practice
- Social and Behavioral Sciences

Learn more!
MPH Panel: Campus and Online Concentrations
Click the link below to hear faculty experts from all six concentrations discuss what their concentration entails, career paths, what they look for in competitive applicants, and more!
Graduation Requirements
Requirements for graduation from the traditional MPH program are:
- Public health core courses (19 credits)
- Foundations of Public Health (3 credits)
- Public Health Methods 1: Quantitative Foundations (3 credits)
- Public Health Methods 1 Programming Lab: Statistical Applications (1 credit)
- Social Determinants of Health (3 credits)
- Public Health Leadership (2 credits)
- Public Health Methods 2: Applications for Practice (3 credits)
- Designing & Implementing Public Health Solutions (3 credits)
- Professional Series (ProSeries) in Public Health (1 credit)
- Core courses in an area of concentration (12-18 credits)
- Elective courses relevant to the chosen concentration and individual career goals (6-12 credits)
- Applied Practice Experience (3-6 credits)
- Capstone Project (i.e., Integrated Learning Experience; 2 credits)
- The Interprofesional Learning in Healthcare (IPLH) course
For more information about our curriculum, check out our FAQs about the new curriculum starting Fall of 2025.
MPH Competencies
All students in the MPH program are expected to master a set of public health competencies during their studies. The core competencies are defined by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH, 2024), the accrediting body for public health schools and programs. The concentration competencies, defined by the faculty of the College of Public Health and Health Professions, were developed with consideration to the specialized concentration area, the 10 Essential Public Health Services, and are also consistent with CEPH accreditation standards.
Our core courses’ learning objectives were adapted, with minor changes, from the competencies that serve as the basis of the public health credentialing examination. In August 2008, The National Board of Public Health Examiners offered the first credentialing exam for graduates of accredited schools of public health. Those who pass the exam will be Certified in Public Health (CPH). Get up-to-date information about the exam.