Walden University

At Walden University, we've built our reputation of excellence by focusing on the needs of adult learners. We combine the highest academic standards of an accredited university with the flexibility and convenience of distance learning, making it possible for busy professionals who are balancing work, family, and education, to obtain a respected degree-often in less time than it would take at most traditional universities. At Walden, you'll benefit not only from our unique distance-learning delivery models, but from the personal attention of our world-class faculty, and from a highly customized program that is directly related to your individual career goals.

School of Health Sciences

Advance your career while you contribute to the field of health sciences with a graduate degree from Walden University. Recognized as a leader in online learning for 36 years, Walden provides working professionals like you with practical knowledge you can apply immediately to your organization and to your field.

Master of Health Care Administration

This practice-oriented online degree program features a relevant, current curriculum that addresses the core competencies and best practices of the profession. It emphasizes understanding clinical service delivery through the analysis of the day-to-day operations in clinical support service activities and includes a practicum to give you hands-on experience in the field. The cutting-edge curriculum will help you develop the skills, knowledge, and expertise in health care management needed for leadership positions across the spectrum of health care delivery organizations.

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Serve as an advocate for the development of healthy individuals, organizations and communities. Walden University's Master of Public Health program was developed to address the growing need for well-prepared public health professionals and to provide you with the knowledge, skills and credentials to become an agent of positive social change.

Strengthen your fundamental knowledge of public health's core competencies, and enhance your skills through a deeper understanding of interdisciplinary competencies, including communications, diversity and leadership. This program aligns to the five core competencies and seven cross-cutting themes set forth by the Association of Schools of Public Health. Benefit from world-class scholars and public health practitioners from government, health and nonprofit agencies who bring the outside world into your learning experience by using real examples and case studies. Synthesize your coursework with a practical fieldwork experience and capstone designed to fit your educational and professional needs.

Walden offers a broad overview of public health education. Whether you are new to public health or an experienced practitioner in the field, the Walden MPH will give you the confidence and the tools to lead effectively in the practice of public health.

PhD in Health Services

The PhD in Health Services program addresses contemporary health and health care needs by preparing scholar-practitioners to apply solutions derived from social and behavioral science research to the real-world challenges practicing health professionals face every day.

Specializations are offered in:

Health Management and Policy

In this program, students may concentrate either on a specific functional management area, on the management of services/organizations dedicated to one stage in the continuum of care, or on one institutional/industry-specific management area that cuts across different levels of care.

Community Health Promotion and Education

The community health promotion and education specialization focuses on developing strategies that improve the health of communities and their individual members. Included in this specialization are the study of multiple issues of health and human behavior, including health and healing, health and professional behavior, health and social behavior, and health and life span issues. You may focus in the areas of community health, environmental and occupational health, school health and worksite health, or you can design your own area of study. Regardless of your area of study, your academic work will incorporate these three core community health functions of assessment, policy, and assurance.

PhD in Public Health

The following specializations are offered:

Community Health Promotion and Education

This program focuses on seeking solutions to significant public health problems and applying and integrating new knowledge into public health research and practice settings.

The curriculum is focused on community health, including medical, social, political, ethical and economic factors that contribute to an overall well-being of a public health system and to the community it serves. The program emphasizes the development and demonstration of strong research skills-skills that will help students pursue professional careers in academia or service to public and private governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Epidemiology

The epidemiology specialization focuses on the scientific understanding of the causes, distribution, control and prevention of disease in populations.

School of Social Service

Fulfill your personal and professional goals in a flexible learning environment where you'll enhance your capacity to act as a social change agent. Focus on your interests in culturally and contextually relevant specializations, and learn in the scholar-practitioner model, integrating research with your professional expertise.

PhD in Human Services

Specializations are offered in:

Clinical Social Work

This specialization will prepare you to serve at the forefront of the design and delivery of cutting-edge public services.

Counseling

This specialization focuses on healthy life adjustment; biopsychosocial stress; human diversity; and a synthesis of social, behavioral, and developmental approaches to human growth.

Criminal Justice

This specialization addresses current issues related to public safety, juvenile delinquency, the courts and prisons, as well as solutions to the control and elimination of criminal behavior.

Family Studies and Intervention Strategies

This specialization provides students with an understanding of the utilization of advanced clinical theory and research methodology within a unique client-centered ecological context.

Human Services Administration

This specialization focuses on the study of the theoretical foundations of organizational behavior and the practice of management and planning.

Social Policy Analysis and Planning

This specialization emphasizes the principles of social welfare and the use, development, and protection of human and societal resources within a community-oriented framework.

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