Curriculum

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Public Health Practice

Students seeking the M.P.H. in public health practice degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0; earn no more than 9 credits bearing grades less than B; and complete the degree requirements within six years. Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

CURRICULUM FOR CAMPUS-BASED OPTION

CORE COURSES (18 credits)

PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0505 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
PHCO 0513 - Leadership and Management Essentials for Public Health

PRACTICUM (3 credits)
Note: Students should review the Practice Experience webpage for information about Practicum.

PRAC 0715 - Applied Practice Experience (0 credits) [Prerequisite: APE Learning Agreement and select PHCO and concentration courses]
PRAC 0716 - Practicum Capstone (3 credits) [Prerequisite: Completion of the APE and Practicum Capstone Learning Agreement]

Review the School's Registration Calendar for important MPH Practice Experience Registration dates specific to PRAC 0715 and PRAC 0716.

METHODS COURSES (12 credits)
Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.

EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
HBSP 0600 - Health Behavior and Policy Research Design and Methods
HBSP 0652 - Program Planning and Evaluation

Choose one of the following three (these courses can also be used as electives):

BIST 0535 - Biostatistical Computing
EPID 0621 - Survey Research Methods in Epidemiology
UGPH 0605 - Qualitative Research

CONTENT-FOCUSED SELECTIVE COURSES (3 credits)

Choose one of the following (these classes may also be used as electives):

EPID 0552 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
EPID 0563 - Introduction to Outcomes Research
EPID 0601 - Cancer Epidemiology
EPID 0607 - Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
EPID 0672 - Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management
EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology
EPID 0676 - Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (0 credits)

PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education (0 credits)

Students are required to register for and complete an Interprofessional Education activity prior to graduation.

Complete Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online training on Human Subject Research Protections (For Students Enrolled Fall 2024 and After)

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (6 credits)
Electives may be chosen from the above selective lists or, with approval of the academic advisor, from courses offered by other concentrations in the School of Public Health. An Independent Study may be done for up to 3-credits of electives, with approval of the academic advisor. See school website for list of recommended electives.

CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE OPTION (Starting in Spring 2025)

For more information about the curriculum for the online option for the M.P.H. in public health practice degree, please visit: Here.

Public Health Practice (SPH)

Public Health Practice