Public Health

Virginia Tech's Public Health Program in the Department of Population Health Sciences is administered by the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in partnership with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

The professional degree program integrates and expands public health offerings at Virginia Tech and enhances the university's track record of addressing vital public health issues through learning, discovery, and engagement.

The program is grounded in an interdisciplinary "One Health" approach. One Health recognizes the dynamic interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health and encompasses the interdisciplinary efforts of medical, veterinary, environmental health, and public health professionals to protect, promote, and improve health. Students gain the requisite knowledge and skills to examine the human, animal, and environmental factors that contribute to the control and prevention of disease and the promotion, enhancement, and maintenance of health.

The Master of Public Health degree program is a 42-credit professional program grounded in a set of competencies in five core discipline areas (Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Health Administration, and Health Behavior) as well as a set of professional interdisciplinary cross-cutting competency domains. Students enroll in one of two concentrations: Public Health Education and Infectious Disease.

Concentrations

• Public Health Education Concentration
• Infectious Disease Concentration

Courses

• PHS 5004 (VM 5004) - Fundamentals Public Health
• PHS 5014 (VM 7014) - Environmental Health
• PHS 5024 - Epidemiology
• PHS 5025 - Epi & Quant Meth Publ Hlth
• PHS 5026 - Epi & Quant Meth Publ Hlth
• PHS 5034 - Health Behavior and Health Education
• PHS 5044 (HNFE 5694) - Public Health Administration
• PHS 5204 - Principles of Community Health Education
• PHS 5214 (HNFE 5684) - Program Development in Health Education
• PHS 5244 (HD 5244) (WGS 5244) - Sexual Health and Human Rights
• PHS 5254 - Social Epidemiology and Health Inequities
• PHS 5304 (VM 7304) - Zoonoses and Infectious Diseases Common to Humans and Animals
• PHS 5314 (VM 7314) - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• PHS 5324 - Pub Hlth Infect Contrl & Prev
• PHS 5334 - Principles of Infectious Diseases
• PHS 5354 - Modeling Infectious Diseases
• PHS 5504 - Epidemiolgy and Biostatistics in Public Health for Veterinarians
• PHS 5644 (HD 5644) - Program Evaluation
• PHS 5714 - Health of the Elderly
• PHS 5834 - Public Health Seminar
• PHS 5904 - Project and Report
• PHS 5914 - Practicum in Public Health
• PHS 5924 - Capstone in Public Health
• PHS 5934 - MPH Professional Preparation
• PHS 5974 - Independent Study
• PHS 5984 - Special Study

• Transcripts. Include a scanned copy of your college transcripts with your online application, then arrange for an official copy to be sent to us after you receive an offer of admission.
• Letters of Recommendation. Check to see whether your department requires letters of recommendation from references. If so, you can include their email addresses in your online application, or have them send paper copies directly to your program’s department.
• Application Fees. Degree-seeking students must include a $75 fee with their application, though check to see if you qualify for a waiver or reduced fee.
• TOEFL Paper 550.0, Computer 213.0, iBT 80.0
• GRE General Test 
• Minimum GPA: 3.0
• Institution code: 5859

Scholarships

• University Scholarships
• Global Education
• Assistantships