Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 42

Required Courses:

College Core Course
±á¸é±Ê¸éÌý5001Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions0
Public Health Core Courses
·¡±·³Õ±áÌý5004Environmental Health1.5
·¡±Êµþ±õÌý5006Biostatistics and Applied Analysis of Health4.5
·¡±Êµþ±õÌý5101Fundamentals of Epidemiology3
±á±Ê²ÑÌý5006Political and Economic Aspects of Health3
³§µþ³§Ìý5001Fundamentals of Public Health3
³§µþ³§Ìý5002Program Planning, Theory, and Practice3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Courses
³§µþ³§Ìý8001Research Methods in Public Health3
³§µþ³§Ìý8009Health Psychology3
³§µþ³§Ìý8105Health Communication3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives 1
Select three from the following:9
³§µþ³§Ìý5008
Global Health: People, Planet, Place
³§µþ³§Ìý5015
Public Health Nutrition
³§µþ³§Ìý5105
Maternal and Child Health
³§µþ³§Ìý8005
Health Promotion in Vulnerable Populations
³§µþ³§Ìý8006
Addictions and Dependencies
³§µþ³§Ìý8112
Creating Novel Interventions in Public Health
MPH Fieldwork Experience
³§µþ³§Ìý9289MPH Fieldwork I3
³§µþ³§Ìý9389MPH Fieldwork II3
Total Credit Hours42
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Students may select as electives any of the courses listed or,Ìýwith approval, other graduate courses offered by the College of Public Health.

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Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
±á¸é±Ê¸éÌý5001 Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions 0
·¡±Êµþ±õÌý5101 Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3
³§µþ³§Ìý5001 Fundamentals of Public Health 3
³§µþ³§Ìý5002 Program Planning, Theory, and Practice 3
ÌýCredit Hours9
Spring
·¡±·³Õ±áÌý5004 Environmental Health 1.5
·¡±Êµþ±õÌý5006 Biostatistics and Applied Analysis of Health 4.5
³§µþ³§Ìý8005 Health Promotion in Vulnerable Populations 3
ÌýCredit Hours9
Summer
±á±Ê²ÑÌý5006 Political and Economic Aspects of Health 3
Elective 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
Year 2
Fall
³§µþ³§Ìý8001 Research Methods in Public Health 3
³§µþ³§Ìý8009 Health Psychology 3
³§µþ³§Ìý9289 MPH Fieldwork I 3
ÌýCredit Hours9
Spring
³§µþ³§Ìý8105 Health Communication 3
³§µþ³§Ìý9389 MPH Fieldwork II 3
Elective 3
ÌýCredit Hours9
ÌýTotal Credit Hours42

ÌýPart-TimeÌýMPH-SBS

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
±á¸é±Ê¸éÌý5001 Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions 0
³§µþ³§Ìý5001 Fundamentals of Public Health 3
³§µþ³§Ìý5002 Program Planning, Theory, and Practice 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
Spring
·¡±Êµþ±õÌý5101 Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3
³§µþ³§Ìý8005 Health Promotion in Vulnerable Populations 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
Summer
±á±Ê²ÑÌý5006 Political and Economic Aspects of Health 3
Elective 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
Year 2
Fall
³§µþ³§Ìý8009 Health Psychology 3
Elective 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
Spring
·¡±·³Õ±áÌý5004 Environmental Health 1.5
·¡±Êµþ±õÌý5006 Biostatistics and Applied Analysis of Health 4.5
ÌýCredit Hours6
Year 3
Fall
³§µþ³§Ìý8001 Research Methods in Public Health 3
³§µþ³§Ìý9289 MPH Fieldwork I 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
Spring
³§µþ³§Ìý8105 Health Communication 3
³§µþ³§Ìý9389 MPH Fieldwork II 3
ÌýCredit Hours6
ÌýTotal Credit Hours42

Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-

Culminating Events:
Fieldwork Practicum:
Students are required to synthesize and integrate the knowledge acquired in coursework and other learning experiences and to apply theory and principles in a situation that approximates some aspect of professional practice through an internship or practicum experience with a public health agency, health services organization, or under the supervision of a faculty preceptor. The MPH fieldwork experience serves as the applied practice experience as required by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the accrediting body for schools and programs of public health, for completion of the Master of Public Health degree. In addition, this applied practice experience provides the student with the opportunity to develop expertise in a topic area and to contribute original and independent observations to a body of knowledge.

Evaluative Paper:
For the applied practice experience to fulfill the requirements of ³§µþ³§Ìý9289 and ³§µþ³§Ìý9389, MPH in Social and Behavioral Sciences students are expected to complete a fieldwork experience. The required deliverable for the MPH fieldwork requirement is a final evaluative paper. Students must demonstrate their proficiency and the application of theory and principles in the paper.