What are the main differences between the MPH degree and other degrees in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health?
The MPH degree provides the basis for a career in public health practice. It is a professional degree, along the lines of a degree in nursing, law, or business. For example, the MPH degree does not require a research thesis. The MPH degree requires a practicum experience which provides worksite experience in public health. The MPH degree requires an integrative experience, where the student integrates information learned from different courses in the curriculum and applies it to a public health practice issue. Tuition waivers are generally not available to students in professional degree programs, and are not available in the MPH program. In comparison, the Ph.D. degree and the available masters degrees are research degrees. They generally require courses on research methods, and a research thesis or dissertation. Research degrees generally do not require a practicum. Tuition waivers are available to graduate students in many research degree programs at the University of Illinois.
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