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 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. 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 (required for students enrolled for Fall 2018 and after)
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]
PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education (0 credits)
REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)
UGPH 0600 - Introduction to Global Public Health
UGPH 0515 - Global Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
HBSP 0600 - Health Behavior and Policy Research Design and Methods
HBSP 0623 - Cross National Comparisons of Health Systems
HBSP 0652 - Program Planning and Evaluation
Recommended Elective Courses (9 credits):
Electives with Emphasis on Biomedical/Environmental Health:
ENOH 0560 - Public Health Biology and Physiology (Spring)
EPID 0601 - Cancer Epidemiology (Spring)
EPID 0607 - Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology (Fall)
EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (Spring)
EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases (Fall)
Electives with Emphasis on Social Determinants of Health:
EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology (Spring)
HBSP 0653 - Modifying Health Behaviors: Theory and Practice (Spring)
HBSP 0655 - Social Marketing (Fall)
UGPH 0521 - Culture & Health (Spring)
Electives with Emphasis on Health Systems and Policy:
HBSP 0601 - Aging in World Cities
HBSP 0622 - Health Politics and Policy (Spring)
HBSP 0624 - Population Health and Public Policy (Fall)
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Programs 
