Curriculum

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Social Work and Public Health

Students seeking the M.P.H. in urban 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

PRACTICUM (3 credits)

PRAC 0715 - Applied Practice Experience (0 credits) [Prerequisite: APE Learning Agreement and select PHCO and concentration courses]
PRAC 0716 - Practicum Capstone (3 credits) (Prerequisites: APE Deliverables and Rubrics, Capstone Learning Agreement and PRAC 0715)
PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education Experience (0 credits)

CONCENTRATION REQUIRED COURSES (12 credits)

UGPH 0605 - Qualitative Research Methods
UGPH 0680 - Urban Public Health
HBSP 0652 - Program Planning and Evaluation

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Choose one of the following two:

EPID 0621 - Survey Research in Epidemiology
HBSP 0600 - Health Behavior and Policy Research Design and Methods

SOCIAL WORK REQUIRED COURSES (12 CREDITS) This MSW coursework is transferred into the MPH degree program if a student earns a 'B' or better in the courses.

19:910:501 Practice with Organizations and Communities
19:910:502 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
19:910:504 Social Welfare Policy and Services I
19:910:506 Diversity & Oppression