Msc in Public Health how many areas of study do you have to choose?

Question

For example can you choose Health Promotion and Epidemiology? or just one area only?

Answer 1

You only choose one area of focus. The exception to this is Epidemiology. Most programs combine epi with biostatistics. There is significant overlap between the two, anyway.

I earned my degree (MPH) in epi/biostats. HOWEVER, I requested permission to do my masters thesis in health education. So in that sense, I was able to do work in both fields.

If you take a heavier courseload, you could take electives in a second area of focus if you want. I knew a lot of health promo students who took SAS programming even though it wasn't part of their curriculum. SAS is a very good (and highly marketable) skill to have.