Univ of Hawaii Office of Public Health Studies

Univ of Hawaii Office of Public Health Studies

Aloha! The Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is part of the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health. The mission of OPHS is to advance the health of the peoples of Hawaiʻi, the nation, and the Asia-Pacific region through knowledge, discovery, innovation, engagement, inclusion, and leadership.

Degrees offered include Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Public Health; Master of Public Health (MPH) specializing in Epidemiology, Health Policy and Management, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health, and Social and Behavioral Health Sciences; Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology; and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health (community-based translational research) and Epidemiology.

The most recent addition to degrees offered is the MPH (Distance Education/Online option) specializing in Health Policy and Management. This option is designed to provide individuals from the U.S. and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands with a broad background for professional practice in the field of public health at state, national and international levels.

The BA, MPH, MS, and PhD degrees are accredited as a public health program by the Council on Education for Public Health.

Epidemiology, Health Policy & Social Policy, Population Health, Research, Schools and Programs of Public Health, Nursing & Medicine