Medicine Online Masters program at University of Southern Mississippi

Leading the nation in arts in health education.

Capacity to engage in graduate-level academic reading and writing and experience citing sources in the English language.

Be currently enrolled in or have completed a Master degree in Public Health (MPH).

OR complete at least one (1) graduate-level public health course.

You may fulfill this requirement online at UF during your 1st or 2nd semester. You may apply early, by March 1st, if you wish to fulfill this during the Summer A C term before the Fall cohort begins.

Transfer from GC to M.A. in Arts in Medicine.

In that case, we may consider transferring all 12 credits to the M.A. from the GC. Simply submit an M.A. application for our committee to consider the transfer.

Some application materials may need to be updated before transferring: an additional letter of recommendation and portfolio will be needed.

Some courses may need to be repeated depending on how long you've been away from the program or if you received low marks in a particular course.

TOEFL test results are required unless you have successfully completed one full-time academic year in a degree-seeking program at a recognized regionally accredited university or college in the United States or a country where English is the official language.

M.A. in Arts in Medicine students must complete the Creating for the Health of It (CFHI) online training module prior to the first week of courses.

Graduate Certificate in Arts in Medicine students must complete the Creating for the Health of It (CFHI) online training module prior to the first week of courses.

Qualifying majors: Music, Public Health, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, and Psychology.

M.A. Arts in Medicine Applicants should apply for Fall or Spring term.

GC Arts in Medicine GC Arts in Public Health.

GC Arts in Medicine applicants should apply for Fall or Spring term.

GC Arts in Public Health applicants should apply for Summer A C or Fall term.

Combination Degree applicants should apply for Fall or Spring terms.

M.A. and GC applicants may reduce the number of official transcripts needed by only listing one (bachelor -granting) school on Page 5 of their respective applications.

Additionally, applicants may skip the activities section of their application by listing See Resume CV and setting the start and end date to today date as their only activity. List all your activities on your Resume CV instead.

M.A. and GC applicants must submit official transcripts from their Bachelor degree program(s).

However, the UF Graduate School only needs to review your bachelor degree transcripts to determine admission eligibility. Therefore, listing other degrees (2-year, Post-Bacc, Graduate, Doctorate, etc.) on your CV Resume instead of the academic background page may help reduce the number of transcripts you must officially submit.

Combination Degree applicants do not submit transcripts as they are already UF students.

If unable to send electronically, official, sealed paper transcripts must be sent FROM your degree-granting institution(s) and addressed directly.

DO NOT SEND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO YOURSELF FIRST OR TO THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN MEDICINE.

Letters should reflect on your academic, creative, volunteer, facilitation, or professional experience and your ability to succeed in this graduate program. If necessary, distinguished mentors or community leaders may also serve as writers.

You may ask a writer to dual-purpose their letter to support admission and scholarship if scholarship funding is available for the upcoming cohort.

Please include any pertinent professional or volunteer experience with the arts, with health, or with arts in health. Prior arts in health experience is not required.

Describe your goals and tell us how you envision this program will help you accomplish them.

All applicants must submit one piece of long-form writing such as a research paper, essay, article, report, or proposal. The ideal writing sample has either been graded, proofread, published, submitted to an organization, peer-reviewed or adheres to other professional or academic standards. There are no word count minimums or maximums, please best work.

If you do not have an existing sample of academic or professional writing, you may create a 2-3 page sample from scratch using these APA guidelines.

Arts in Medicine Portfolio: Samples of work reflecting achievements in arts in medicine including creative works and promotional material produced with and for the healthcare environment, published papers, program materials, etc.

Arts in Public Health Portfolio: Similar to the arts in medicine portfolio, reflecting community-based work focused on addressing public health, community development, racism, equity, chronic disease, collective trauma, etc.

Professional Portfolio: An Administrative Portfolio reflecting professional achievements, including images, video, or audio pertaining to projects, initiatives, successful grants, published research, awards, and other accomplishments in your professional career(s) within or outside of arts in health.

Hybrid Portfolio: You may create a hybrid portfolio spanning these various styles.

You may also email materials.