Public Health

Public health professionals include epidemiologists, nutritionists, administrators, bio-statisticians, environmentalists, planners, health educators, attorneys, social workers, policy analysts and economists. These professionals address today's major health issues: chronic disease; the emergence of devastating infectious disease such as AIDS; escalating medical care costs; an aging population; health education; control or elimination of environmental and occupational health hazards; health services administration; and the planning, organization, and delivery of personal health services. Schools of public health, which train personnel for these tasks, are oriented toward community and prevention rather than toward individuals and treatment. There are twenty-four accredited graduate schools of public health in the United States. The University of Texas School of Public Health is the only one in Texas and the following information is specific for that university.

The University of Texas School of Public Health, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, offers four graduate degree programs: the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)  and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.)  degrees in Community Health, and the Master of Science (M.S.), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Community Health Sciences.

Admission requirements, catalogs, applications, and financial aid information may be obtained from:

Office of the Registrar                              or consult with: Dr. Madelyn Hunt

The University of Texas                                                  General Studies Director,

Health Science Center at Houston                                   1060 B East Virginia

P.O. Box 20036                                                             (409) 832-6030

Houston, TX 77225