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Texas A&M University System Health Science Center

School of Rural Public Health

The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health is the first of its kind in the nation. The Texas Legislature established the school in 1995 as part of a rural health initiative to better address rural health needs in the state. After receiving degree-granting authority for the Master of Public Health degree in April 1998 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the School of Rural Public Health welcomed its inaugural class in September 1998. In January 1999, the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center was formed as a separate academic institution within The Texas A&M University System.

While still a classic school of public health, the School of Rural Public Health concentrates on the health needs of traditionally underserved rural areas. Consistent with its mission, the school offers its Master of Public Health degree program to a variety of communities across Texas, including communities in Central Texas, East Texas, the Coastal Bend region, and in the Rio Grande Valley. In 2004, the school was granted full accreditation and added to the elite list of 34 accredited schools of public health by the Council on Education for Public Health, the sole accrediting body for public health academic programs and institutions.

The school currently offers three master’s degree programs: a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), with concentrations in biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, health policy and management, social and behavioral health, community public health and management, and occupational safety and health; a Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.); and a Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.), with concentrations in biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, health policy and management, occupational safety and health, and social and behavioral health. All M.P.H. and M.H.A. students spend a semester equivalent working in a rural public health setting as a part of a requisite practicum. M.S.P.H. students complete an original research project as a part of a required thesis.

The school also offers two doctoral degree programs: a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in health services research, and a Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) with a concentration in social and behavioral health.

Please direct questions regarding the School of Rural Public Health program to: Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, Attn: Devy Hardeman, 3000 Briarcrest Dr., Suite 300, Bryan, TX 77802, 979.845.2387 or visit their Web site at srph.tamhsc.edu/default.htm.

• Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (PHEO)
• Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (PHEB)
• Department of Health Policy and Mangement (PHPM)
• Department of Social and Behavioral Health (PHSB)
• School of Rural Public Health (SRPH)