Welcome to the Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree Program. The California State University, Northridge offers an MPH in Community Health Education and Applied Epidemiology (new for Fall 2016!). The MPH Program is one of many accredited programs at California State University, Northridge. The MPH Program is located within the Department of Health Sciences which includes academic programs in the following specific health fields: Health Administration, Public Health, and Radiologic Technology. It is the mission of the Department of Health Sciences to enable students to develop the critical knowledge and skills required to assume professional responsibility and leadership in health promotion, disease prevention, administration and clinical practice in a variety of health-care settings. Health Sciences faculty are committed to student- centered learning, scholarship and service.

The Master of Public Health degree prepares students for a professional career in program planning, implementation, evaluation, epidemiology, research and other related roles. These roles can be in public, private, and government agencies, as well as community-level health organizations.