Flexibility, Convenience Are Earmarks of New Online Programs

The School of Public Health and Health Professions now has two more online options for students who want to advance their careers with convenient, flexible programs.

The online option for the Health Services Administration MPH program is designed to help working health care professionals grow their careers through remote health care administration training. It provides the same multidisciplinary training in core public health and health care administration as the on-campus program.

“If you’re a professional who is already working full time but wants to boost your public health skills for career advancement with this area of specialized and in-demand knowledge, the online Health Services Administration MPH program is for you,” said concentration direction Professor Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH.

Students can fulfill additional requirements for the MPH program—field training, final project and an interprofessional immersion activity—where they live or work. Students can complete the program in four semesters of full-time study, up to eight semesters of part-time study or in three semesters in an accelerated schedule.

Graduates of the online Health Services Administration MPH program can work as program managers for health care systems and health insurance companies, develop and evaluate policies and interventions, and assure the effectiveness of programs and services targeted to different populations. The goal of professionals with these specialized skills and knowledge is to ensure that all patients have access to and benefit from high quality clinical and public health services—all while adapting to the ever-changing health care industry.

The new online Advanced Graduate Certificate in Assistive and Rehabilitative Technology (CART) program prepares professionals in occupational and physical therapy, special education and other fields to use assistive technology to help solve problems experienced by people with disabilities.

“CART focuses on helping people with disabilities live their best daily lives,” said program director James Lenker, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, RESNA Fellow. Since CART is an online program, students can learn at their pace and convenience. The program is enriched with project-based learning; evidence-based approaches; mentoring opportunities; and other aspects of an engaging learning environment.

The online coursework combines technology-based interventions with educational, vocational and independent living environments for people with disabilities. Students will also work with clinics, practitioners, vendors and people with disabilities through interviews, observation, clinical improvement projects or training during field experiences in their own communities.