The goal of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is to provide students with a high quality, multidisciplinary perspective on public health to prepare them to be public health professionals. The MPH degree is the most widely recognized professional credential for leadership in public health. The program core provides students with a background in environmental problems, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, biostatistics, health services administration, and an internship in the public health/health care environment. The elective courses offer students the opportunity to tailor their degree to best fit their career goals in public health. Public Health is a broad field that is open to students from diverse academic disciplines including Health Sciences, Education, Business, Social and Natural Sciences, and others. This is a totally online program. The MPH Program is allied with several academic centers/certificate programs that broaden the educational opportunities available to students in the program, including the Center for Health Care Ethics, the Program in Medical Informatics, the Program in Nursing, the Program in Medical Technology, and certificates in Medical Informatics, Health Care Ethics, Critical Care Nursing, Infection Control, Environmental Health, and others. Close relationships with the state public health facilities in the region as well as with area hospitals and the military provide a strong foundation in the health care and public health communities for enhancing and broadening the internship opportunities for students in the Program. Out of area students may arrange appropriate internship sites approved by the MPH Curriculum Committee. The UWF MPH Program is structured to qualify for accreditation by the Council on Education in Public Health. Contact the department for information concerning the certificates.