The MPH is a professional and academic degree designed especially for clinicians and non-clinicians. The program emphasizes the use of scientific and biblical evidence in health programming. The MPH is offered with the following three emphases: Health Ministry, Health Promotion, and Nutrition.
The fields in which graduates in public health are most often needed include community health, epidemiology, biostatistics and information, environmental health, and global health. Examples of potential employers include, but are not limited to the following:
The program prepares the graduate in core competencies which reflect the integration of the mission of AIIAS with the competencies expected regionally and internationally as listed by the Council on Education for Public Health (www.ceph.org) with data on areas of responsibility collected by the Council on Linkages Between Academic and Public Health Practice (www.cphno.org). Assessment of MPH core competencies in designed to include areas of responsibility as tested for by leading international certifications such as
and designed to prepare for employment eligibility as a public health leader and/or health ministries leader in centers holding faith in the God of Abraham such as the global health network of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The MPH graduate is responsible and encouraged to determine their eligibility for certification and employment in their area of interest. Preparation for specialized boards may depend on the background of the MPH graduate along with additional exam preparation, such as wellness coaching, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine (https://iblm.co/).
As of 2022, AIIAS MPH program alumni with three years of full-time experience in public health are eligible to sit for the CPH® exam that is proctored by Prometric™ (https://www.prometric.com/). Determination of eligibility for the CHES ® exam is subject to transcript evaluation upon application to the NCHEC.
The MPH Program foundation competencies to which an MPH student is prepared and assessed for follow the listing by CEPH* (2021 criteria):
The Department of Public Health is advised by an external and independent global Public Health Advisory Committee comprised of stakeholders (including university health education leaders and potential employers) representing major regions of the world. The current chair of the advisory committee, Anna Nelson, DrPH, CHES, is an MPH/DrPH Program Director at Loma Linda University, USA, and leads the committee representing the international stakeholders of AIIAS. This advisory committee meets annually to advise the MPH program in relation to the Mision, Vision, and Outcome expectations.
Clinicians and non-clinicians are welcomed to our program. How can our MPH be a fit for you?
The present era in history is dominated by science and the products of scientific research and technology. Even in the orient, where much of the culture is grounded in ancient traditions and fashioned by mystery and magic, life is now being refashioned by science. Any leader not capable of thinking scientifically will be at a distinct disadvantage in dealing with the pervasive facts and issues of the 21st century. Christian leaders who can think scientifically will have a decided advantage in presenting the Christian faith in the prevailing scientific culture.
To facilitate a clear grasp of what science is and what it is not, of how theology and science encounter and reinforce each other, and of how the health sciences in particular may be utilized in practical ways to mend and enrich human lives and advance the message of Christ, the Great Physician, is the primary mission of the emphasis in Health Ministry curriculum.
In addition to the professional competencies listed in the beginning of the Public Health section, the graduate with an emphasis in Health Ministry will possess the following competencies:
These prerequisites are undergraduate credits with a minimum grade of B. Other documents that demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge in the above subjects may be accepted, including evidence of the successful completion of online study modules, from recognized institutions/organizations. It is possible to be accepted into the program provisionally without these prerequisites, but the student will be required to complete all missing prerequisites and co-requisite requirements before 50% of the coursework has been completed. Prerequisites are valid only if taken within the last 10 years.
Health promotion is creating and implementing personal, social, physical, and environmental interventions that enable individuals and communities, not only to prevent disease and to have access to health care, but also to improve their quality of life, and increase quantity of life.
Health promoters and educators are in high demand in the 21st century. The heavy burden of lifestyle-related diseases or chronic diseases can be overcome only if health care providers work together with health educators and promoters as agents of change. The MPH with an emphasis in health promotion is committed to preparing those agents of change.
In addition to the professional competencies listed at the beginning of the Public Health section, the graduate with an emphasis in Health Promotion will have the following competencies:
These prerequisites are undergraduate credits with a minimum grade of B. Other documents that demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge in the above subjects may be accepted, including evidence of the successful completion of online study modules, from recognized institutions/organizations. It is possible to be accepted into the program provisionally without these prerequisites, but the student will be required to complete all missing prerequisites and co-requisite requirements before 50% of the coursework has been completed. Prerequisites are valid only if taken within the last 10 years.
The MPH with emphasis in Nutrition is designed to prepare graduate health professionals to have a thorough understanding of nutrition in relationship to normal body functions and its role in the prevention of disease.
In addition to the professional competencies listed in the beginning of the Public Health section of the Bulletin, the graduate with an emphasis in Nutrition will have the following competencies:
These prerequisites are undergraduate credits with a minimum grade of B. Other documents that demonstrate an acceptable level of knowledge in the above subjects may be accepted, including evidence of the successful completion of online study modules, from recognized institutions/organizations. It is possible to be accepted into the program provisionally without these prerequisites, but the student will be required to complete all missing prerequisites and co-requisite requirements before 50% of the coursework has been completed. Prerequisites are valid only if taken within the last 10 years.
Single emphasis:
Double emphases:
Double emphasis requires that the Field Learning Internship experience encompasses both fields, or that the thesis fit both emphases.
To earn the MPH degree with emphasis in Nutrition, the student must satisfy the following requirements:
Program Structure | Credits |
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Public Health Core | 27 |
Emphasis in: | |
Health Ministry | 12 |
Health Promotion | 12 |
Nutrition | 13 |
Culminating Phase | 6 |
TOTAL | 45-46 |
Public Health Core | |
Complete the following nine courses: | |
CHMN 630 Health Ministries | 3 |
PHFN 600 Health Promotion Theory and Practice | 3 |
PHFN 605 Planning and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs | 3 |
PHFN 610 Principles of Environmental Health and Disaster Management | 4 |
PHFN 615 Principles of Epidemiology | 3 |
PHFN 620 Biostatistics | 3 |
PHFN 660 Policy and Advocacy Development for Public Health | 3 |
RESM 520 Academic Writing | 2 |
RESM 610 Research Methods | 3 |
Emphasis in Health Ministry | 12 |
Complete the following three courses: | |
CHMN 612 Pastoral Care and Counseling | 3 |
LEAD 610 Biblical Foundations of Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
PHHM 655 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction Programs | 3 |
Complete one of the following courses: | |
CHPH 617 Principles of Christian Ethics | 3 |
MSSN 540 World Religions | 3 |
PHHM 684 Issues in Science and Religion | 3 |
Emphasis in Health Promotion | 12 |
Complete the following four courses: | |
PHHP 640 Public Health Nutrition | 3 |
PHFN 625 Maternal-Child Health and Family Planning | 3 |
PHHP 655 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction Programs | 3 |
PHHP 660 Current Global Health Issues | 3 |
Emphasis in Nutrition | 13 |
Complete the following five courses: | |
PHNU 600 Nutritional Status Assessment | 3 |
PHNU 610 Advanced Nutrition I: Carbohydrates and Lipids | 3 |
PHNU 611 Advanced Nutrition II: Proteins, Vitamins, and Minerals | 3 |
PHNU 640 Public Health Nutrition | 3 |
LEAD 610 Biblical Foundations of Leadership and Ethics | 1 |
Culminating Phase | 6 |
Complete one of the following options: | |
Non-Thesis Option | |
Elective class beginning with a PH prefix | 3 |
PHHM/PHHP/PHNU 691 Field Learning Internship | 3 |
Comprehensive Examination | * |
Thesis Option | |
PHHM/PHHP/PHNU 698 Thesis. The thesis will follow the Graduate School criteria, plus additional guidelines from the Department. | 6 |
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