Masters Programs in Public Health Discussion

Masters Programs in Public Health Discussion

Masters Programs in Public Health Discussion

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The essay requirement is meant to demonstrate that you have the writing skills to succeed in the MPH program.

Your essay must be in response to one of the following:

1. Explain your understanding of the rigors of graduate education and the MPH program.
2. Describe a time when you had to overcome a challenging situation and how this may relate to your success in graduate school and the MPH program.
3. In your opinion, what is the top public health crisis facing this generation?

Essay Requirements:

• At the top of the page, clearly state the below mentioned:
  • NAME:
  • PROGRAM:
  • ESSAY QUESTION:
• Write 350–500 words on your chosen topic (approximately one page in length).
• Adhere to professional writing standards.
• Organize your essay using well-constructed paragraphs and show consistent command of word usage, grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.