In response to mounting public health consequences of reproductive policy rollbacks, the Rutgers School of Public Health has launched a 100% online Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Justice. Designed for working professionals and students seeking flexibility, the degree is offered in a mixed format that includes both synchronous courses, held at scheduled times via Zoom, and asynchronous courses that allow students to engage with lectures, assignments, and course materials on their own schedule. Offering the degree fully online reflects a commitment to access, connecting students across geographic and political contexts, including those living where reproductive information, health care, and rights are increasingly restricted.
Grounded in the reproductive justice framework, the program situates sexual and reproductive health within broader systems of power, inequality, and human rights that shape people’s ability to make decisions about their bodies and lives. Courses prepare students with the public health knowledge, skills, and perspectives to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice in diverse legal, social, and geographic contexts.
“Sexual and reproductive health is being reshaped in real time by law, politics, and structural inequity, with serious consequences for health and autonomy,” said Laura Lindberg, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health and director of the new degree. “This program prepares public health professionals to analyze policy impacts, generate rigorous evidence, and design interventions grounded in reproductive justice, so they are ready to respond to today’s challenges and lead future change.”
Students will gain hands-on experience working with data used in surveillance and policymaking, identifying gaps and biases, and evaluating laws and programs for their effectiveness and impact. Throughout the program, students apply a reproductive justice lens to data analysis, policy evaluation, and program design. Graduates will be prepared for careers advancing sexual and reproductive health and justice in public health agencies, nonprofit and advocacy organizations, research institutions, healthcare systems, and policy-focused roles.
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