Mercer is adding a cohort of the Master of Public Health
degree program to our Atlanta Campus. This is an expansion of the MPH program,
which has been offered on our Macon Campus since 1998. This means we’ll have students
in this program on both our Macon and Atlanta campuses. We will be offering
evening classes, online classes, hybrid and distance learning options – a
program ideal for students who want to continue working part-time or full-time
while completing their degree in a reasonable timeframe. Our fully-accredited
generalist degree program is designed to either build or enhance students’
broad understanding of preventative health and research within local and global
communities. Our program has produced hundreds of graduates who are meeting the
growing challenges of protecting the public’s health and preventing the spread
of disease.
The Mercer MPH degree program is part of the new Mercer
Health Science Center, which was approved in April by the University’s Board of
Trustees and became operational in July. In addition to three current health
sciences units – medicine, pharmacy, and nursing – the Mercer Health Science
Center will launch a fourth academic unit on July 1, 2013. The new College of
Health Professions will incorporate the master’s-level physician assistant and
the doctoral-level physical therapy programs, which are currently housed within
the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the master’s-level public
health program, which is currently offered in the School of Medicine. The
new college will also allow for the addition of future health sciences
programs, such as occupational therapy, as well as the expansion of existing
programs on multiple Mercer campuses.
We invite your students
interested in a Master of Public Health degree to join us for an Information
Session that will be held on our Atlanta Campus at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 14, 2012. The information session will provide insight into
our MPH Program, including admissions criteria and process. Students interested
in attending can register for the event by sending an email to our Admissions
Coordinator, Ms. Emily Foster, at foster_ea@mercer.edu.
Prospective students unable to attend the information session can request more
information about the Mercer MPH Program at mph@mercer.edu
or (478) 301-5478. More information about our MPH Program is also available online
at http://chp.mercer.edu/public-health/.
