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MPH Degree- Environmental Health Concentration Requirements
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In addition to the six core courses listed on Table A, students have two additional required concentration core courses (Table C) and 12 hours of electives (Table D)The MPH -Environmental Health Concentration has three electives concentrations:
- Environmental Health- Generalist;
- Environmental Health- Risk Assessment;
- Environmental Health-Emergency Planning and Homeland Security.
The Risk Assessment and Energency Planning and Homeland Security options can lead to the awarding of graduate certificates for those specialty areas.
Students should consult with their advisers before registering for elective hours.
The closure experience is a comprehensive written examination with questions designed to test students’ ability to integrate the knowledge that they have gained from the core curriculum. A student must successfully complete the exam within one year after completing course work for the degree. Students who do not complete the examination during their final semester of study must enroll in MPH 583 (zero credit hours, one billable hour) until they pass the exam. Details about the procedure are provided in the MPH Student Handbook.
TABLE C
Environmental Health Required Concentration Core Courses
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Course Number
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Course Name
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Credit Hours
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MPH 449 |
Environmental Toxicology |
4.0
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MPH 527 |
Environmental Risk Assessment |
4.0
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Total EH Concentration Core |
8.0
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Approved Electives (See Table D) |
12.0
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TOTAL Credit Hours Required: |
48.0
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Closure Requirement: Comprehensive Exam |
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TABLE D
(1) Environmental Health-Generalist Option- Students may take one or more courses from each category |
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RISK SCIENCES |
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MPH 526 |
Risk Communications and Management | 4.0 |
MPH 528 |
Risk Assessment - Air, Land, Water | 4.0 |
MPH 529 |
Risk Practicum | 4.0 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH TOOLS | ||
| MPH 508 | Program Evaluation for Health Managers | 4.0 |
MPH 514 |
Analytical Epidemiology | 4.0 |
| MPH 522 | Analytical Tools for Environmental Sciences (ENS 555) | 4.0 |
| MPH 575 | Economics for Policy Analysis | 4.0 |
ENS 404 |
Fundamentals of GIS | 4.0 |
ENS 503 |
Advanced GIS Applications | 4.0 |
| POLICY, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MPH 403 | Emerging Diseases | 4.0 |
| MPH 419 | Environmental Law (ENS 419) | 4.0 |
| MPH 428 | Laboratory Science in Public Health | 2.0 |
| MPH 450 | Chemicals and the Citizen | 4.0 |
| MPH 478 | Crisis in Environmental Health | 4.0 |
MPH 484 |
Air Policy | 4.0 |
MPH 486 |
Solid and Hazardous Waste Policy | 4.0 |
| MPH 535 | Public Health in the Political Arena | 4.0 |
| MPH 536 | Contemporary Issues in Public Health | 2.0 or 4.0 |
ENS 485 |
Environmental Policies - Water Quality | 4.0 |
| Additional Approved Elective Hours (may be taken outside the program) | 4.0 |
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(2) Environmental Health Concentration - Risk Assessment Option (Graduate Certificate Option)
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MPH 528 |
Risk Assessment - Air, Land, Water | 4.0 |
MPH 529 |
Risk Practicum | 4.0 |
| MPH 575 | Economics for Policy Analysis | 4.0 |
(3) EH with Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security Option (Graduate Certificate Option)
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MPH 526 |
Risk Communications and Management | 4.0 |
| PAD 533 | Program Evaluation (May Substitute MPA 508-Program Evaluation for Health Professionals) | 4.0 |
| One Additional Approved Elective | 4.0 |
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For More Information contact:
Public Health Program
College of Public Affairs & Administration
PAC 308
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza
Springfield, Illinois 62703-5407
Phone: (217) 206-6720
Fax: (217) 206-7807
email: MPH@uis.edu