Admissions
Applicants to the Master of Public Health Degree Program at Illinois must have a bachelor's degree or
higher, and must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). International students must demonstrate fluency
in English on the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Applicants must be adequately prepared in undergraduate course work in the biological sciences, social sciences,
and mathematics. Preference will be given to applicants with education, training, and experience in health-related
areas, including:
Health-related areas
- Clinical training, such as a professional degree in Nursing or Physical Therapy
- An undergraduate or graduate degree in disciplines related to the prevention of chronic disease, such as
the behavioral sciences, exercise physiology, nutrition, health economics, and medical sociology
- Work experience in health-related organizations, including public health departments, health insurance plans,
medical care organizations, worksite health promotion programs, and charitable health foundations
- Work experience or degree(s) in areas outside of health, where the applicant’s proposed career path merges
public health and non-health disciplines, for example, public health law, urban planning (e.g., the relationship
between built environment and health), and parks and recreation (e.g., the health promoting aspects of exposure
to natural environments)
A key component of the application is the applicant's statement of goals for the MPH degree, and the role it
will play in achieving the applicant's career goals.
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