The Master of Public Health degree requires successful completion of 48 semester hours of coursework, 24 hours of which are required core courses, including a 4-hour internship (Table A). The 24 hours of electives must be in a specific area of study either within or outside the Department (Table B). Students have the option to customize their area of study or select from one or more of the available public health Graduate Certificates. Students must consult with their adviser before registering to develop an educational plan and choose the appropriate elective hours. Only external electives courses approved by the program will be included in the 48 hours required for the degree.
MPH Required Program Core Courses |
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Course # |
Course Name |
Hrs. |
| MPH 506 |
Community Health Research |
4.0 |
| MPH 511 |
Foundations of Epidemiology |
4.0 |
| MPH 521 |
Environmental and Occupational Health |
4.0 |
| MPH 531 |
Public Health Policy and Administration |
4.0 |
| MPH 561 |
Community Health Education |
4.0 |
| MPH 581 |
Internship (May substitute GPSI credit hours) |
4.0 |
Approved Electives - Table B |
24.0 |
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TOTAL Credit Hours Required: |
48.0 |
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Closure Requirement: Comprehensive Exam ( 0 credit hours ) |
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The closure experience is a comprehensive written examination based on applied case study designed to test students' ability to integrate the knowledge that they have gained from the core curriculum. Students must complete the core curriculum before they are eligible for the exam. 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.
Choose at least one course from each category |
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Risk Assessment |
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MPH 449 |
Environmental Toxicology |
4.0 |
| MPH 526 | Risk Communication and Manangement | 4.0 |
MPH 527 |
Environmental Risk Assessment |
4.0 |
MPH 528 |
Risk Assessment - Air, Land, Water |
4.0 |
MPH 529 |
Risk Practicum |
4.0 |
| Advanced Epidemiology | ||
MPH 512 |
Epidemiology of Chronic and Infections Diseases |
4.0 |
MPH 514 |
Analytical Epidemiology |
4.0 |
| MPH 441 | Human Well Being | 4.0 |
Research Tools |
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| MPH 503 | Biostatistics | 4.0 |
MPH 508 |
Program Evaluation for Health Managers |
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 401 | Introduction to US Health Systems | 4.0 |
| MPH 402 | Food and Health | 4.0 |
MPH 408 |
Addictions |
4.0 |
MPH 419 |
Environmental Law (ENS 419) |
4.0 |
MPH 438 |
Monsters, Medicine, and Myths |
4.0 |
MPH 450 |
Chemicals and the Citizen |
4.0 |
MPH 471 |
Emerging Diseases |
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 575 | Economics of Policy Analysis | |
ENS 485 |
Environmental Policies - Water Quality |
4.0 |
Additional Approved Elective Hours (may be taken outside the program) |
4.0 |
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Students with extensive Public Health experience may petition the Academic Standards Committee to waive the internship and substitute four hours of elective credit.
Updated 17 Sep 2009
