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Design And Development Of An Mph Program For Online Delivery, Steven R. Hawks, Julie A. Gast
Design And Development Of An Mph Program For Online Delivery, Steven R. Hawks, Julie A. Gast
Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is growing in popularity and is now delivered fully online by a large number of highly respected, fully accredited universities. This paper offers an overview of program design and development strategies that promote successful online delivery of MPH programs. Design and development challenges are discussed in terms of new accreditation standards, student demand, faculty development, user needs, course content, and plan of study. The development of an online MPH program at Utah State University with a concentration in health education and promotion is used to highlight and consider various aspects of this important …