Online Part-Time MPH in Global Environmental Health

Rollins offers a completely online flexible part-time MPH in Global Environmental Health. Our part-time MPH program is designed for professionals and students who want a flexible learning option whether working internationally or domestically. Students will take asynchronous courses, which provide an interactive online experience with specific assignment due dates, but you get to choose how many courses you take each semester to accommodate your schedule.

The online part-time MPH program allows you to earn your MPH from a top school of public health on a schedule that meets your needs—and from anywhere in the world.

Program Overview

Students in the online part-time Global Environmental Health (GEH) Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Rollins study environmental issues and disparities that impact health across the world, particularly in low-income settings.  

The goal of this program is to learn approaches to simultaneously alleviate poverty and enhance environmental protection while promoting sustainable development.  

The online part-time GEH MPH program is jointly offered by the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health and the Hubert Department of Global Health and is administered by the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health. 

Outcomes

  • All students will gain skills in demography; epidemiology; biostatistics; ecology; toxicology; research design and proposal development; and in planning, design, monitoring, and evaluation. 
  • Graduates of the GEH MPH program find positions in a range of settings, including at global non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in the U.S. Peace Corps, in federal environmental health agencies, consulting firms, non-profits, and universities. 

Program Structure

  • Part-time programs are structured around 5-6 credit hours per semester with a total of 42 credit hours to complete the degree.  
  • Our structure allows flexibility to increase or decrease the number of credits you take each semester to accommodate your schedule and still complete the degree within the required time limit of 5 years.

Admissions Requirements

  • No GRE required 
  • SOPHAS Application 
  • College Transcripts 
  • Two Letters of Recommendation 
  • Personal Statement, including your interest in the field of public health and your specific interest in the Rollins School of Public Health
  • Resume

Curriculum

The online part-time MPH in Global Environmental Health curriculum is a total of 42 credit hours, including:

  • 12 Credits of core coursework
  • 18 Credits of required program courses (including 4 credits of Integrated Learning Experience)
  • 6 Credits of electives (more are optional)
  • 200 hours working in an Applied Practice Experience (APE)

APE 

An Applied Practice Experience (APE) is a unique opportunity for graduate students to integrate and apply practical skills and training learned through course work and prior experiences in a professional public health environment.

  • APEs may be completed in your current work setting in cases when you are able to expand your current work responsibilities to fit the APE requirements (program approval required).
  • All RSPH graduate students are required to complete an APE of at least 200 hours in a public health agency, institution, or community under the supervision of a site supervisor and the guidance of the Department.
  • Although there are no credits associated with the APE requirement, the completion of the requirement is included on your transcript.

Full Curriculum 

Explore the complete Global Environmental Health online part-time program course schedule and offerings. 

This is a sample curriculum sequence; the number of credits is flexible; students enroll in eight or fewer credits per semester. Most classes can be taken in other years based on student interests and number of credits preferred per semester. The full list of courses offered can be found in the RSPH course catalog.

Fall I
CREDITS 6
EH 501

Introduction to Environmental Health (2)
BIOS 500

Statistical Methods I w/lab (4)
PUBH 500

Introduction to Public Health (0) 

 

Spring I
GH 502

Evidence Based Global Health Policy, Programs, and Research (3)
EH 510

Foundations of Exposure Science (2)
Consider:

 
BSHES 500

Behavioral and Social Sciences in Public Health (2)
HPM 500

Intro to US Health Care System (2)
CREDITS 5+
Fall II
EPI 530

Epidemiologic Methods w/lab (4)
Consider/choose between:

 
EH 520

 Human Toxicology (3)
GH Methods

GH 521 Qualitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 522 Qualitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)

OR

GH 531 Quantitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 532 Quantitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)
BSHES 500

Behavioral and Social Sciences in Public Health (2)
HPM 500

Intro to US Health Care System (2)
CREDITS 4+

 

Spring II
EH 530

Environmental and Occupational EPI (2)
PUBH 501

Inter-Professional Education and Public Health Leadership (0)
Consider/choose between:

 
EH 571

Global Environmental Health Policy: Power, Science and Justice (2)
GH Methods

GH 521 Qualitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 522 Qualitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)

OR

GH 531 Quantitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 532 Quantitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)
BSHES 500

Behavioral and Social Sciences in Public Health (2)
HPM 500

Intro to US Health Care System (2)
Electives

See course catalog (2-3)
CREDITS 4+
Fall III
Consider/choose between:

 
EH 520

Human Toxicology (3)
GH Methods

GH 521 Qualitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 522 Qualitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)

OR

GH 531 Quantitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 532 Quantitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)
BSHES 500

Behavioral and Social Sciences in Public Health (2)
HPM 500

Intro to US Health Care System (2)
Electives

See course catalog (2-3)
CREDITS 3+

 

Spring III
Consider/choose between:

 
EH 571

Global Environmental Health Policy: Power, Science and Justice (2)
GH Methods

GH 521 Qualitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 522 Qualitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)

OR

GH 531 Quantitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 532 Quantitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)
BSHES 500

Behavioral and Social Sciences in Public Health (2)
HPM 500

Intro to US Health Care System (2)
Electives

See course catalog (2-3)
CREDITS 4+

For years 4+, ILE and APE classes (EH 591, 592, 595) should be taken in the final year.  They should be moved to year 5 or beyond once approximately 36 credits are earned, depending on number of credits planned for final year. 

Fall IV
EH 591

Integrated Learning Experience in Environmental Health, Part I (2)
Consider/choose between:

 
GH Methods

GH 521 Qualitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 522 Qualitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)

OR

GH 531 Quantitative Methods I: Data Collection (3)

OR

GH 532 Quantitative Methods II: Data Analysis (3)
BSHES 500

Behavioral and Social Sciences in Public Health (2)
HPM 500

Intro to US Health Care System (2)
Electives

See course catalog (2-3)
CREDITS 4+

 

Spring IV
EH 592

Integrated Learning Experience in Environmental Health, Part II (2)
EH 595

Applied Practice Experience (0)
CREDITS 4+

How to Apply