Master of Public Health - School of Public Health

Curriculum

The MPH program includes a minimum of 42 credit hours of study at the master’s level beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Courses Required For All MPH Students

MPH Core Requirements, 16 credit hours

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
PHPH 7010	Foundations of Public Health (MPH students who have completed a CEPH-accredited bachelor’s degree may replace this PH 7010 Foundations of Public Health course with three credit hours of concentration-approved elective course(s))	3
PHPH 7011 or PHPH 7711	Epidemiology for Public Health (required for Environmental Health, Health Management & Policy, and Health Promotion & Behavior concentrations) / Epidemiologic Methods I (required for Environmental Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics concentrations)	3
PHPH 7017	Fundamentals of Biostatistics I	4
PHPB 7140	Health Promotion Planning, Administration, and Evaluation	3
PHPB 7160	Fundamentals of Health Systems, Leadership, and Policy	3

Additional Required Courses

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS
PHPH 7960 or PHPB 7960	Public Health Applied Practice Experience	2
PHPH/PHPB 7990, or PHPH/PHPB 7991, or PHPH/PHPB 7992	Public Health Thesis, or Public Health Capstone, or Public Health Integrative Learning Experience	3

Students will take two (2) credit hours of a required applied practice experience in the students’ concentration. Students will develop a practicum with the support of School of Public Health faculty and staff. Students will need to complete 240 hours of field work.

Thesis or Capstone Project

Following completion of all coursework, students must complete at least three (3) credit hours for a master’s thesis or capstone project meeting established program guidelines. All students in the School of Public Health who are involved in writing or defending a master’s thesis/capstone project shall register for at least three (3) credit hours of thesis/capstone project credit each semester from the time they finish their course work until the time all requirements for the degree are completed.

Concentration-Specific MPH Requirements

Twenty-one (21) hours of required coursework and electives have been established to ensure that students achieve proficiency in the core competencies and skills related to each concentration.

Biostatistics

BIOSTATISTICS CONCENTRATION, 21 credit hours

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPH 7027	Fundamentals of Biostatistics II	3	Required
PHPH 7525	Statistical Computing	3	Required
PHPH 8820	Generalized Linear Models	3	Required
PHPH 8830	Advanced Statistical Topics	3	Required

COURSE NUMBER	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
Select three (3) pre-approved courses focusing on advanced statistical techniques and quantitative research methods. Pre-approved BSTP elective courses include: PHPH 7019 – Research Methods PHPH 7150 – Environmental Health PHPB 8260 - Spatial Population Health I PHPH 8721 - Epidemiologic Methods II PHPH 8840 - Statistical Modeling with Latent Variables I: Structural Equation Modeling PHPH 8850 - Statistical Modeling with Latent Variables II: Finite Mixture Modeling PHPH 8860 - Multilevel Models in Public Health PHPH 8885 - Fundamentals of Clinical Trials PHPH 8890 - Special Topics in Biostatistics (may be repeated) This is not an exhaustive list of options. Students should seek written pre-approval of any courses(s) beyond the above listed pre-approved BSTP elective courses. Approval must come from both the Department Chair and OAA.	9	Elective

Environmental Epidemiology

ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CONCENTRATION

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPH 7150	Environmental Health	3	Required
PHPH 7294	Exposure Assessment	3	Required
PHPH 7525	Statistical Computing	3	Required
PHPH 8721	Epidemiologic Methods II	3	Required

Select at least one (1) course from the following List A of ENEP concentration approved elective courses:

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPH 7027	Fundamentals of Biostatistics II	3	Elective
PHPH 7293	Fundamentals of Biostatistics II	3	Elective
PHPH 7345	Introduction to Risk Assessment	3	Elective

Select at least two (2) courses from the following List B of ENEP concentration approved elective courses:

COURSE NUMBER	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
Select three (3) pre-approved courses focusing on advanced statistical techniques and quantitative research methods. Pre-approved BSTP elective courses include: PHPH 7019 Research Methods PHPH 7155 Air Quality and the Environment PHPH 7265 Epidemiology and the Prevention of Violence PHPH 7275 Chronic Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7280 Infectious Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7297 Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene PHPH 7300 Urban Health PHPH 7340 Built Environment and Health PHPB 7460 Forced Migration and Health PHPH 8310 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology PHPH 8350 Biological Basis for Disease PHPH 8690 Special Topics in Environmental Health PHPH 8790 Special Topics in Epidemiology PHPH 8880 or PHPB 8880 Public Health Study Abroad Any course from the above ENEP list A of approved elective courses not used to satisfy ENEP list A requirements (6)	3	Elective

Environmental Health

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCENTRATION, 21 credit hours

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPH 7150	Environmental Health	3	Required
PHPH 7293	Environmental Health Toxicology	3	Required
PHPH 7294	Exposure Assessment	3	Required
PHPH 7345	Introduction to Risk Assessment	3	Required

COURSE NUMBER - COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
Select three (3) courses from the following list of pre-approved EVHT elective courses: PHPH 7019 Research Methods PHPB Health Disparities PHPH 7155 Air Quality and the Environment PHPH 7280 Infectious Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7297 Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene PHPH 7300 Urban Health PHPH 7325 Urban Health Seminar (1-hour course that may be taken 3 times to count as a 3-hour elective) PHPH 7340 Built Environment and Health PHPH 7525 Statistical Computing PHPB 7460 Forced Migration and Health PHPH 7525 Statistical Computing PHPB 7600 Global Health PHPH 8350 Biological Basis for Disease PHPB 8880 or PHPH 8880 Public Health Study Abroad (while repeatable, up to 3 credits of PH 8880 may count here) GEOS 6532 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems GEOS 6538 Urban Health Geographic Information Systems GEOS 6644 Environmental Conservation GEOS 6784 Climatic Change BIO 6428 Medical Microbiology BIO 6451 Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology BIO 6480 Principles of Toxicology BIO 6484 Laboratory Techniques in Applied and Environmental Microbiology NUTR 6170 Food Safety	9	Electives

Epidemiology

EPIDEMIOLOGY CONCENTRATION, 21 credit hours

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPH 8721	Epidemiologic Methods II	3	Required
PHPH 7027	Fundamentals of Biostatistics II	3	Required
PHPH 7525	Statistical Computing	3	Required

COURSE NUMBER - COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
Select one (1) course from the following List A of concentration-approved EPID elective courses: PHPH 7265 Epidemiology and the Prevention of Violence PHPH 7275 Chronic Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7280 Infectious Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7365 Epidemiology of Adolescent and Young Adult Health Risk Behaviors	3	Electives
Select three (3) courses from the following List B of concentration-approved EPID elective courses: (The course satisfying List A cannot also satisfy List B requirements) PHPH 7014 Epidemiology of STDs and HIV PHPH 7019 Research Methods PHPH 7150 Environmental Health PHPH 7265 Epidemiology and the Prevention of Violence PHPH 7275 Chronic Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7280 Infectious Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7290 Case Studies in Epidemiology PHPH 7355 Prevention Methods PHPH 7365 Epidemiology of Adolescent and Young Adult Health Risk Behaviors PHPB 7460 Forced Migration and Health PHPB 8260 Spatial Population Health I PHPB 8261 Spatial Population Health II PHPB 8285 Social Determinants of Health PHPH 8860 Multilevel Models in Public Health PHPH 8790 Special Topics in Epidemiology PHPB 8880 or PHPH 8880 Public Health Study Abroad (while repeatable, up to 3 credits of PH 8880 may count here)	9	Electives

Health Management & Policy

HEALTH MANAGEMENT & POLICY CONCENTRATION, 21 credit hours

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPB 7170	Public Health Leadership and Policy	3	Required
PHPB 7330	Health Care Management and Finance	3	Required
PHPB 8250	Health Economics and Policy	3	Required

COURSE NUMBER	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
Select at least one (1) course from the following HMGP List A of approved elective courses: PHPB 7521 Evaluation Research PHPB 7522 Qualitative Research PHPB 8260 Spatial Population Health I PHPB 8410 Economic Evaluation Other appropriate research methods/statistics courses may be approved by the Division Director on the Master of Public Health Graduation Petition form Students should receive approval from the Division Director prior to enrolling in, paying for, and completing the course.	3	Required
Select at least (2) courses from the following HMGP List B of approved elective courses: PHPB 8290 Population Health Informatics PHPB 7640 Comparative Health Systems PHPB 7635 Health Policy and Health Equity PHPB 8261 Spatial Population Health II Any course(s) from the above HMGP List A of approved elective courses not used to satisfy HMGP List A requirements	6	Elective
Select at least one (1) course from the following HMGP List C of approved elective courses: PHPH 7019 Research Methods PHPB 7025 Health Disparities PHPH 7150 Environmental Health PHPH 7300 Urban Health PHPH 7325 Urban Health Seminar PHPH 7340 Built Environment and Health PHPH 7325 Urban Health Seminar PHPB 7460 Forced Migration and Health PHPH 7525 Statistical Computing PHPB 7535 Dissemination and Implementation Science PHPB 7555 Disability and Public Health PHPB 7565 Disability Policy PHPB 7570 Childhood Obesity Prevention PHPB 7600 Global Health PHPB 8880 or PHPH 8880 Public Health Study Abroad (while repeatable, up to 3 credits of PHPB/PHPH 8880 may count here) Any course from the above HMGP List A of approved elective courses not used to satisfy HMGP List A requirements Any course from the above HMGP list B of approved elective courses not used to satisfy HMGP list B requirements	3	Elective

Health Promotion & Behavior

HEALTH PROMOTION & BEHAVIOR CONCENTRATION, 21 credit hours

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
PHPB 7022	Health Behavior Theory for Public Health Research	3	Required
PHPB 7410	Intervention Development for Public Health	3	Required
PHPB 7521	Evaluation Research	3	Required
PHPB 7535	Dissemination and Implementation Science	3	Required

COURSE NUMBER - TITLE	CREDIT HOURS	REQUIRED OR ELECTIVE
Select at least three (3) courses from the following list of HPMB concentration pre-approved elective courses: PHPH 7014 Epidemiology of STDs and HIV PHPH 7019 Research Methods PHPB 7020 Principles of Tobacco Control PHPB 7025 Health Disparities PHPH 7027 Fundamentals of Biostatistics II PHPH 7150 Environmental Health PHPB 7170 Public Health Policy PHPH 7265 Epidemiology and the Prevention of Violence PHPH 7275 Chronic Disease Epidemiology PHPH 7300 Urban Health PHPH 7340 Built Environment and Health PHPH 7365 Epidemiology of Adolescent and Young Adult Health Risk Behaviors PHPH 7425 Maternal and Child Health PHPB 7460 Forced Migration and Health PHPB 7522 Qualitative Research PHPH 7525 Statistical Computing PHPB 7555 Disabilities and Public Health PHPB 7565 Disability Policy PHPB 7570 Childhood Obesity Prevention PHPB 7600 Global Health PHPB 8260 Spatial Population Health I PHPB 8261 Spatial Population Health II PHPB 8275 Health Literacy PHPB 8285 Social Determinants of Health PHPB 8880 or PHPH 8880 Public Health Study Abroad (while repeatable, up to 3 credits of PHPB/PHPH 8880 may count here)	9	Electives

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