Gary E. Raskob, Ph.D., Dean
801 N.E. 13th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5072
Phone: (405) 271-2308
FAX: (405) 271-3299
Internet: http://www.coph.ouhsc.edu/coph/
The OU College of Public Health is one of only 40 accredited schools of public health in the United States and the only school of public health in Oklahoma.
A multi-disciplinary faculty prepares students for public health practice in five core areas: biostatistics, epidemiology, health administration and policy, health promotion sciences and occupational and environmental health as well as two specialty areas, general public health and public health preparedness and terrorism response.
Professional degrees offered by the College are the Masters of Public Health (MPH), the Master of Health Administration (MHA), and the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). Graduate degrees offered are the Master of Science (MS) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The College also offers a professional certificate in public health targeted toward those who can benefit from formal public health instruction, but for whom the MPH degree is either not desirable or necessary for their career trajectory.
The College conducts classes at the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and some courses at the Schusterman Academic Center in Tulsa.
Students pursuing a degree in public health come with diverse backgrounds including natural or health sciences, business and social sciences. Requirements for admission include:
The GRE is required of all Ph.D. applicants. Applicants to the MS degree programs in environmental health science, industrial hygiene, and the dual-track environmental health science/industrial hygiene program are required to submit GRE scores. MHA applicants with a grade point average below 3.5 must submit either a GRE or GMAT score.
Degrees offered: Master of Science, Master of Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy. In addition, a Bachelor of Science/Master of Science degree (BS/MS) is offered for undergraduate students who wish to earn both a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in biostatistics within four to five years.
Areas of Research: Tobacco use prevention; cancer epidemiology; cardiovascular disease epidemiology; clinical trials; maternal and child health; outcomes research/decision making; infectious disease epidemiology; neurological diseases in children; diabetes; bioinformatics; evaluation of statistical techniques.
Degrees Offered: Master of Health Administration, Master of Public Health, and the Master of Public Health/Juris Doctor. The Master of Health Administration program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA).
Areas of Research: Health management; quality; economics; health law; public policy; public health; health care systems.
Degrees Offered: Master of Science, Master of Public Health, Master of Public Health/Master of Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy.
Areas of Research: American Indian health issues; minority health/health disparities; program evaluation; gerontology; physical activity, nutrition, obesity; adolescent health.
Degrees Offered: Master of Science, Master of Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy. The Master of Science degree programs in industrial hygiene and the dual-track environmental health science/industrial hygiene are accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Areas of Research: Biomedical waste management; health effects of occupational exposure; aerosol science; occupational epidemiology; air pollution; food borne disease prevention.
July 2009