MPH General
The MPH-General requires a minimum of 48 credit hours. The MPH-General course work is comprised of 32 hours of core course work and 16 hours of concentration courses for a total of 48 credit hours. The closure requirement for the MPH-General is the MPH Comprehensive Examination.
Requirements
| Core Courses | ||
| MPH 501 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 |
| MPH 503 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| MPH 506 | Research Methods in Public Health | 4 |
| MPH 511 | Epidemiology | 4 |
| MPH 521 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 4 |
| MPH 531 | Public Health Policy | 4 |
| MPH 561 | Public Health Education | 4 |
| MPH 581 | Internship 1 | 4 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Social Determinants of Health (Required) | 4 | |
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Advanced Epidemiology (Select one from the following) | 4 | |
| Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases | ||
| Analytical Epidemiology | ||
| Advanced Public Health Policy (Select one from the following) | 4 | |
| Program Evaluation for Public Health | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Introduction to Health Services and Administration | ||
| Select One More Course from either "Advanced Epidemiology" or "Advanced Public Health Policy" | 4 | |
| Closure Exercise | ||
| MPH Comprehensive Examination 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 48 | |
| 1 | Students may submit a Student Petition to use PAD 561 as one hour toward the internship requirement. |
| 2 | Students MUST complete the MPH Comprehensive Examination. No credit hours are awarded for completion of the exam. Students who do not complete the examination during their final semester of study must enroll in MPH 583 (zero credit hours, one billable credit hour) each regular semester (fall/spring) until they pass the exam. |