The Master of Public Health will train public health and health care professionals, resident physicians, and undergraduates from health related programs who want to enhance their skills and knowledge about population and public health research and practice.  The MPH will include seven core courses, electives and either a practicum or thesis.   The MPH will be offered full time and part time and will offer courses by distance in the future. The MPH builds on the strengths of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.

MPH students will learn to analyze and interpret health and other relevant data and information from a number of sources relevant to policy, planning, evaluation and research in population and public health; investigate issues of population and public health concern; evaluate and utilize evidence to identify options, make decisions and defend their position and consult regarding public health research methods, planning and evaluation, policy development and implementation, and public health program management.

MPH students complete coursework in Foundations of Public Health Research, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health Research and Public Health Policy.  Two interactive Seminar courses are also required. Graduates of the MPH will be prepared to compete for positions in public health and health care organizations and apply for doctoral work in public health related fields.