Overview

Students of the MS in Health Communication for Social Change from The City University of New York gain core public health competencies and receive training in health literacy, strategic marketing, social media strategy, multimedia production, and health entrepreneurship along with other critical communications domains.

This is the only fully online health communications program offered by a CEPH-accredited school of public health.

Learning outcomes

Students will have opportunities to take advantage of the deep and wide CUNY SPH networks, which include NYC public agencies, communications firms, multinational corporations, and international NGOs.

Career opportunities

Because this program emphasizes building technical skills, graduates will have access to a wide variety of employment opportunities at city, county, and state health departments; advertising and marketing agencies; non-governmental organizations; philanthropic organizations, and more through our engaged faculty. Students will also have opportunities to apply for research and project positions at CUNY SPH centers and institutes, which work throughout New York City and around the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Health Leadership & Management
Health Equity, Communication, and Advocacy
Designing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions
Designs, Concepts, and Methods in Public Health Research
Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Methods in Public Health Research
Health and Media Literacy for Public Health Advancement

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Management Studies Public Health Health Sciences View 536 other Masters in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed SOPHAS application
Undergraduate degree from an accredited university with GPA (overall and major) of at least 3.0.
Personal statement/statement of purpose (recommended length is 500 words)
Resume
2 letters of recommendation
TOEFL scores are required if language of instruction for prior degrees was not English
Paper-based test: 550
Computer administered test: 233
Internet-based test: 60 (reading score, writing score, and listening score)
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Tuition Fee

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International

15390 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 855 USD per credit during 24 months.
National

15390 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 855 USD per credit during 24 months.

Resident:

Full-time - $5,545/semester
Part-time - $470/credit

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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