Curriculum

Curriculum for the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Global Public Health (45 credits)

Students seeking the M.P.H. in global public health degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with a minimum GPA of 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.

CORE COURSES (15 credits)

PHCO 0501 - Health Systems and Policy
PHCO 0502 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0503 - Introduction to Environmental Health
PHCO 0504 - Introduction to Biostatistics (Prerequisite: Quantitative Skills Assessment)
PHCO 0505 - Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health

PRACTICUM (6 credits)

PRAC 0705 - Practicum I (1 credit)
PRAC 0707 - Practicum IIA (2 credits)
PRAC 0709 - Practicum IIB (3 credits)

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)

GLPH 0511 - Evaluation and Research Methods for Global Public Health (2 credits)
GLPH 0515 - Global Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
GLPH 0521 - Culture and Health
GLPH 0525 - Epi Info for Global Health Studies (1 credit)
GLPH 0600 - Introduction to Global Public Health
HSAP 0672 - Theories of Global Development and Public Health Policy

RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (9 credits)

Electives with Emphasis on Biomedical/Environmental Health

ENOH 0560 - Public Health Biology and Physiology
EPID 0601 - Cancer Epidemiology
EPID 0607 - Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases

Electives with Emphasis on Social Determinants of Health

EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology
HEBS 0653 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice
HEBS 0656 - Social Marketing

Electives with Emphasis on Health Systems and Policy

HSAP 0659 - Cross National Comparisons of Health Systems and Policy
HSAP 0673 - Population Health and Public Policy
HSAP 0612 - Management Techniques in Health Administration