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  School of Public Health 2022-2024 Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Programs Public Health Practices for Health Professionals Curriculum  

Curriculum


Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Curriculum (45 credits) - Public Health Practice for Health Professionals

Students seeking the M.P.H. in public health practice for health professionals 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) [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]
Review the School's Registration Calendar for important MPH Practice Experience Registration dates specific to PRAC 0715 and PRAC 0716.
    CONCENTRATION REQUIRED METHODS COURSES (12 credits)
    Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.
    • EPID 0656 - Intermediate Epidemiologic Research Methods
    • HBSP 0600 - Health Behavior and Policy Research Design and Methods
    • HBSP 0652 - Program Planning and Evaluation
    Choose one of the following three (these courses can also be used as electives):
    • BIST 0535 - Biostatistical Computing
    • EPID 0621 - Survey Research Methods in Epidemiology
    • UGPH 0605 - Qualitative Research
    CONCENTRATION REQUIRED CONTENT-FOCUSED COURSE (3 credits)
    Note: Students should review the Course Descriptions in the School Catalog for specific information about prerequisites required for required courses and recommended electives.

    Choose one of the following (these classes may also be used as electives):
    • EPID 0552 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology
    • EPID 0563 - Introduction to Outcomes Research
    • EPID 0601 - Cancer Epidemiology
    • EPID 0607 - Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
    • EPID 0650 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
    • EPID 0652 - Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
    • EPID 0672 - Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management
    • EPID 0673 - Social Epidemiology
    • EPID 0676 - Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology
    OTHER REQUIREMENTS (0 credits)
    • PRAC 0621 - Interprofessional Education (0 credits) [Fall/Spring]
    Students are required to register for and complete an Interprofessional Education activity prior to graduation.
    RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES (6 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 advisor approval..
     
    For additional information, contact RU-info at 732/932-info (4636) or colonelhenry.rutgers.edu.
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