MPH Specializations

The Master of Public Health (MPH) program provides students the opportunity to complete their online MPH degree with a specialization in Health Information Management (HIM) or Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC). The Health Information Management specialization ensures that our MPH graduates can transform data into valuable information that will impact the quality of prevention and care across Canada. Similarly, the Infection Prevention and Control specialization nested within the MPH program will provide training for our students with the technical expertise in infection control and leadership to keep Canada’s public safe. 

When designing the HIM and IPAC specialization courses, we worked very closely with Canada’s national organizations including Canadian Health Information Management Association and IPAC Canada, respectively. In doing so, our courses have been purposefully developed and created so our MPH students will be able to challenge the national board exams with the intent to become either a Certified Health Information Professional or Certification in Infection Control.  

 The MPH program also offers Graduate Micro-Programs (GMPs) in both HIM and IPAC. Each of our GMPs are comprised of a cluster of three graduate courses designed to boost your specialized HIM or IPAC skillset, accelerate your learning journey, and expand your career opportunities. Upon successful program completion, students earn a GMP notation on an official Brock University transcript. While our GMPs in HIM and IPAC can be completed as stand-alone programs, students can apply their three courses earned in a GMP toward admission to our full MPH degree program. For more information on linking a GMP to a Master’s degree, learn about our Bridge to Masters Degree.

  

MPH Specialization in HIM (3 terms)  

Required (11 courses):  

  • MPHA 5P01 – Quality Health Systems Through Collaboration and Partnership  
  • MPHA 5P02 – Qualitative Research: Interviewing and Beyond  
  • MPHA 5P03 – Epidemiology  
  • MPHA 5P04 – Foundations of Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P05 – Biostatistics in Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P06 – Policy and Practice: Critical Evaluation and Synthesis in Program Planning   
  • MPHA 5P19 – Health Data Governance (HIM focus)
  • MPHA 5P29 – Health Information Systems and Technology (HIM focus) 
  • MPHA 5P39 – Health Information Management and Analytics in Practice (HIM focus) 
  • MPHA 5P11 – Public Health Practicum I (HIM focus) 
  • MPHA 5P21 – Public Health Practicum II (HIM focus) 

Elective (select 1 course):  

  • MPHA 5P07 – Microbiology in Infection Prevention and Control  
  • MPHA 5P08 – Public Health Emergency Preparedness  
  • MPHA 5P09 – Measuring Health Equity 
  • MPHA 5P10 – Social Marketing and Health Communication  
  • MPHA 5P12 – Environmental and Occupational Health  
  • MPHA 5P13 – Economics for Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P14 – Leading Change in Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P15 – eHealth Innovations and Trends  
  • MPHA 5P16 – Indigenous Health  
  • MPHA 5P17 – Artificial Intelligence: Theory and Managerial Application  
  • MPHA 5P18 – Foundations of Program Evaluation in Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P27 – Foundations in Infection Control  
  • MPHA 5P37 – Healthcare Quality, Safety and Risk  
  • MPHA 5P99 – Public Health Independent Project  

 MPH Specialization in IPAC (3 terms)

 Required (11 courses):  

  • MPHA 5P01 – Quality Health Systems Through Collaboration and Partnership  
  • MPHA 5P02 – Qualitative Research: Interviewing and Beyond  
  • MPHA 5P03 – Epidemiology  
  • MPHA 5P04 – Foundations of Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P05 – Biostatistics in Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P06 – Policy and Practice: Critical Evaluation and Synthesis in Program Planning   
  • MPHA 5P07 – Microbiology in Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC focus) 
  • MPHA 5P27 – Foundations in Infection Control (IPAC focus) 
  • MPHA 5P37 – Healthcare Quality, Safety and Risk (IPAC focus) 
  • MPHA 5P11 – Public Health Practicum I (IPAC focus) 
  • MPHA 5P21 – Public Health Practicum II (IPAC focus) 

 Elective (select 1 course):  

  • MPHA 5P08 – Public Health Emergency Preparedness  
  • MPHA 5P09 – Measuring Health Equity 
  • MPHA 5P10 – Social Marketing and Health Communication
  • MPHA 5P12 – Environmental and Occupational Health  
  • MPHA 5P13 – Economics for Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P14 – Leading Change in Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P15 – eHealth Innovations and Trends  
  • MPHA 5P16 – Indigenous Health  
  • MPHA 5P17 – Artificial Intelligence: Theory and Managerial Application  
  • MPHA 5P18 – Foundations of Program Evaluation in Public Health  
  • MPHA 5P19 – Health Data Governance  
  • MPHA 5P29 – Health Information Systems and Technology  
  • MPHA 5P39 – Health Information Management and Analytics in Practice  
  • MPHA 5P99 – Public Health Independent Project