Community and Public Health
Accelerated Bachelor-to-Masters (ABM) program in Community and Public Health. Earn B.S. and M.P.H. in 5 years.
Community and Public Health, ABM Program, B.S.
The Accelerated Bachelor-to-Masters (ABM) program allows a student to earn a Community and Public Health, B.S. and a Public Health, M.P.H. in as little as five (5) years. High-achieving students majoring in Community and Public Health who intend to pursue a master's degree in Public Health may apply to participate in the Accelerated Bachelor/Masters (ABM) pathway. The pathway allows undergraduate students an opportunity to complete select requirements for both the bachelor's and master's degrees simultaneously. Upon successful completion of the B.S. portion of the ABM pathway, students must submit an application (including the application fee) to the graduate program. Additional application requirements for the M.P.H. will be waived, and the student will be admitted to the program automatically.
Successful applicants will have a GPA of at least 3.25, have at least two semesters remaining in the B.S. program, and submit a cover letter along with three letters of recommendation. The following undergraduate courses will be replaced with their graduate equivalents in the student's B.S. program of study: HLTH 4270: Bioethical Issues; HLTH 4450: Technology Applications; HLTH 3260: Environmental Health; HLTH 4430: Program Planning.
News Briefs
MTSU professor preps Ghanaian runners for Olympics
Dr. Andrew Owusu, an associate Community and Public Health professor, and three-time Olympian in track and field, helped prepare runners from his native country of Ghana for the 2021 Summer Olympics. Owusu supervised a 20-day dress rehearsal for the Ghanaian national team at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, before departing for Tokyo. Owusu's research interests include adolescent health risk behaviors and protective factors, childhood lead poisoning and school health policies and practices. He has secured more than $895,000 in external and internal grants in support of research and service over the past 15 years. He is also the recipient of the 2022 John Pleas Faculty Award.
Memphis native glad she found Community and Public Health program, everything it has to offer
After visiting MTSU, Domanique Lawrence was immediately drawn in by the campus and people. As a junior working on a degree in Community and Public Health, Lawrence said she knows her degree will be put to good use when she begins her career. "I am a big women's health activist, and I spend a lot of my time advocating for women of lesser earning communities and minorities to have equitable access to the things they need to live a healthy life," she said. As an inspiring midwife, Lawrence knows her degree will help her focus on the community and offer the best care. "This major really helps you reach out to your community, and there's an endless world of possibilities with the major — you could go to graduate school, nursing school, earn another bachelor's — anything. I genuinely love this program, and I am glad I found It and all that it had to offer me."
News Briefs
MTSU professor preps Ghanaian runners for Olympics
Dr. Andrew Owusu, an associate Community and Public Health professor, and three-time Olympian in track and field, helped prepare runners from his native country of Ghana for the 2021 Summer Olympics. Owusu supervised a 20-day dress rehearsal for the Ghanaian national team at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, before departing for Tokyo. Owusu's research interests include adolescent health risk behaviors and protective factors, childhood lead poisoning and school health policies and practices. He has secured more than $895,000 in external and internal grants in support of research and service over the past 15 years. He is also the recipient of the 2022 John Pleas Faculty Award.
Memphis native glad she found Community and Public Health program, everything it has to offer
After visiting MTSU, Domanique Lawrence was immediately drawn in by the campus and people. As a junior working on a degree in Community and Public Health, Lawrence said she knows her degree will be put to good use when she begins her career. "I am a big women's health activist, and I spend a lot of my time advocating for women of lesser earning communities and minorities to have equitable access to the things they need to live a healthy life," she said. As an inspiring midwife, Lawrence knows her degree will help her focus on the community and offer the best care. "This major really helps you reach out to your community, and there's an endless world of possibilities with the major — you could go to graduate school, nursing school, earn another bachelor's — anything. I genuinely love this program, and I am glad I found It and all that it had to offer me."
There are many interesting and exciting job opportunities working in elementary and high schools, health care, businesses and industries, and colleges and universities. Graduates also can find employment on the federal, state, county, or local government levels. Examples of professions graduates might pursue include
- Health education specialist
- Health promotion specialist
- Lifestyle coach
- Policy advisor
- Program analyst
- Program evaluator
- Program planner
- Project coordinator
- Teacher
- Wellness coordinator
Employers of MTSU alumni include, but are not limited to
- American Diabetes Association
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Foundation for Wellness Professions
- Golden Living Center (nursing home and assisted living)
- Healthways Inc.
- Human Resources/Health Benefits Departments
- Kandy Kastle 2nd Generation Daycare
- Middle Tennessee Medical Center
- National Institutes of Health
- Onlife Health
- RMS Spectrum Services
- Rutherford County Department of Health
- Southeast Michigan Beacon Community
- Sports 4 All Foundation
- Tennessee Cancer Coalition
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Unique Medical, Inc.
- Vanderbilt General Pediatrics
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- York VA Medical Center
Internship Links
Career Links
- Career Descriptions
- HP Career Net
- Health Jobs/ Recruitment Service: Wellness Connection
- Public Health Employment Connection
National Health
- American Public Health Association
- American Academy of Health Behavior
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance AAHPERD
- Society for Public Health Education
State and Regional Health
Additional Information
- Forms & Manuals
- Additional Links
MTSU’s Community and Public Health program is accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health.
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