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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)
Note: Students should review the Practice Experience webpage for information about Practicum.

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

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

CONCENTRATION REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)
Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.

UGPH 0605 - Qualitative Research Methods
UGPH 0621 - Public Health and Health Disparities
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

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 (9 credits)
Students may choose elective courses from among other concentration courses, from courses within Rutgers School of Public Health, or other Rutgers graduate programs with faculty adviser approval. See school website for list of recommended electives.