Friday, November 27, 2009

Online Education Guide

Johns Hopkins University

Program Contact Information

MPH Program Office
615 N. Wolfe Street Suite W1015
Baltimore, MD
(410) 955-1291
mphprog@jhsph.edu
http://www.jhsph.edu/academics/degreeprograms/mph/prospective_students/

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2008-2009 Program Information

Degrees and Certificates Offered

Online graduate degrees offered Part-time/Internet-based Master of Public Health, PT/Internet-based Master of Health Sciences in Occup and Envir Hygiene, Part-time MPH/DrPH in Health Care Management and Leadership
Are these online graduate degree programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health? Yes
Online graduate certificates offered Training certificate in public health practice, Training certificate in quantitative methods in public health

Admissions

Minimum requirements for admission?: See http://www.jhsph.edu/academics/degreeprograms/mph/prospective_students/admissions_mph.html
Are students who meet minimum admissions requirements automatically accepted? No

2008-2009 Enrollment

Year that this school began offering an online graduate degree program: 1999
Total number of students enrolled in online graduate degree program(s) (Fall 2008): 500
Year that this school began offering an online graduate certificate program: 1997
Total number of students enrolled in online graduate certificate program(s) (Fall 2008): 10

2008-2009 Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid

Institution Type(Public/Private): Private
Tuition: $700 Per Credit
Additional fees online students are typically required to pay: N/A
Is institutional financial aid available?: No, institutional aid is not available.
Is federal financial aid available?: N/A

Technology

Minimum required Internet access speed: 56k
Recommended Internet access speed: 256K or higher
Technologies used in typical courses: Chatrooms (synchronous); Threaded discussions (asynchronous); Streaming video; Streaming audio; Simulations
Support: No

Academics and Learning Environment

  • Most of this school's online degree programs are offered in a physical setting.
  • Credits earned for courses in the online degree programs can be transferred toward the equivalent degree program offered in the physical setting.
  • Admissions requirements for the online programs are the same as requirements for the equivalent degree programs offered in the physical setting.
  • All full-time faculty who teach in the online programs also teach in the programs offered in a physical setting.
  • Exams are typically proctored: in a campus setting, in a non-campus setting.
  • Excluding chat rooms, all of the courses in online programs are offered asynchronously.
  • In typical courses, online interaction between students and faculty is a requirement
  • Courses in online programs typically do require students to work cooperatively with other students online on group projects.
  • Courses in the school's online programs typically do not have a maximum class size .
  • Students typically are not required to log into their online courses .

Residency Requirements

Typical courses in online degree programs do not require all students to meet in a physical setting.

Faculty

Faculty are not required to undergo training before teaching online courses. Faculty are not required to respond to student comments and queries.

Student Services

Students have access to: Campus-based library; Online library; Career counseling and placement assistance; Academic advising; Tutoring; Mentoring; Financial aid office

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