Curriculum

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

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 (15-18 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 - Social and Behavioral Health Sciences in Public Health
PHCO 0513 - Public Health Essentials (required for students enrolled fall 2018 and after)

PRACTICUM (6 credits) -- For Students Enrolled Fall 2016 through Spring 2018

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

PRACTICUM (3 credits) -- For Students Enrolled Fall 2018 and After

PRAC 0715 - Applied Practice Experience (0 credits)
PRAC 0716 - Practicum Capstone (3 credits)

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)

Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.

UGPH 0515 - Global Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
UGPH 0521 - Culture and Health
UGPH 0600 - Introduction to Global Public Health
HSAP 0659 - Cross National Comparison of Health Systems
SBHS 0600 - Applied Research Methods in Behavioral Science

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (0 credits) -- For Students Enrolled Fall 2018 and After

Complete an Interprofessional Education Experience (0 credits)

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

UGPH 0621 - Public Health and Health Disparities
EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology
SBHS 0654 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice
SBHS 0656 - Social Marketing

Electives with Emphasis on Health Systems and Policy

HSAP 0630 - Global Food System and Policy
HSAP 0665 - Public Health Management and Practice
HSAP 0673 - Population Health and Public Policy