Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health

Billy U. Philips, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., Acting Dean

2D105 HSC | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | 3601 4th St. STOP 9403, Lubbock, TX 79430 | T 806.743.4052

1650 Pine Street, Abilene, TX 79601 | T 325.696.0413

public.health@ttuhsc.edu | www.ttuhsc.edu/public-health

About the School

The Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health (JJMSPPH) will serve to advance the mission of improving the health of local, national, and international populations and be a source of scientific advances and best practices in population and public health.

The training students receive emphasizes the knowledge and skills of core public health fields and the integration and application of those fields to public health practice. This will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to succeed in careers that bridge medicine and public health.

Graduate Programs

The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree program prepares health professionals to practice skillful and evidence-based preventive public health; conduct and communicate research that informs the diverse fields within public health; and provide interdisciplinary expertise in the service of academic, professional, and community-based public health organizations. You can receive the M.P.H. with a concentration in either Generalist or Health Promotion and Communication. Additionally, we offer an accelerated (15 month) track to complete the program. The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is for students who wish to have an extra credential but may not be ready to pursue a master’s degree. Both the master and certificate programs are available in person on our Abilene or Lubbock campus, or online.

The Master of Public Health is accredited by the Council for the Education on Public Health (CEPH). For questions about the accreditation of the M.P.H., please contact CEPH at 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 220, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, 202.789.1050, www.ceph.org.