This program will be open for applications at a future date.
The Master of Science, Public Health Technology is a one-year, 30-credit hour degree that weaves together introductory knowledge in the field of public health, with basic elements of engineering, data science, design and entrepreneurship.
The degree prepares learners with diverse academic backgrounds, including technologists, data scientists, biomedical engineers, health care professionals and others, for careers in the emerging field of public health technology.
The first-of-its-kind in the country, the degree offers unique transdisciplinary coursework to understand how technology like Artificial Intelligence can be leveraged in accessible and ethical ways to improve public health processes, systems and outcomes.
Imagine…
- You are finishing a degree in engineering or data science and are passionate about health, but don’t know how to apply what you have learned to create impact.
- You work in a health care setting and have ideas for how technology can be leveraged to improve care delivery and improve health outcomes, but you don’t know how to speak the language of business or technology.
- You are applying for medical school or are a med student, and are looking for a cutting-edge, one-year degree that will set you apart from others and improve your job prospects.
Program description
Degree awarded: MS Public Health Technology
Locally and globally, nothing is more important than protecting the public’s health. From extreme heat to misinformation, infectious and noncommunicable diseases, and reproductive and mental health issues, public health affects all of us.
Today, however, public health systems, which are responsible for protecting the health and well-being of the communities they serve, are not structured in ways that empower them to swiftly and effectively respond to these layered and evolving threats.
The School of Technology for Public Health at ASU is creating a revolutionary approach, in an emerging field, to modernize and transform public health. In addition to foundational public health knowledge, students will be trained in the skills, tools, mindsets and strategies, from technology and engineering fields, to create and implement novel technology solutions to measure, screen, prevent and mitigate public health-related outcomes.
Serving as a catalyst to build and deploy the products, programs and systems needed to shape public health now, and into the future, graduates of the master's degree will design and deploy public health technologies, such as:
- Novel diagnostics and wastewater-based epidemiology for early threat detection
- Biosensors and wearables to promote health behavior and literacy
- Smartphone apps to deliver just-in-time interventions
- Remote monitoring equipment to prevent hospital readmissions
- Geospatial technologies to better understand and improve social determinants at the neighborhood and community levels.
This transdisciplinary degree will allow students to add specific, focused coursework from complementary fields such as computer science, geographic information science, data science and visualization, engineering, global or population health to seamlessly weave together core public health competencies with elements of human-centered technology, systems engineering, data science and design.
Designed to accommodate both full-time students and working professionals, the MS in Public Health Technology welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those with technology/engineering experience and little prior health experience.
At a Glance: program details
Location: Downtown Phoenix Campus
Second Language Requirement: No