Public Health/Human Services (MPH/HMS) Joint Degree
The MPH/HMS joint degree is a 71 credit hour master degree option that requires students to take 40 credit hours from MPH and 28 credit hours from HMS, plus a 4 credit hour internship from the MPH Program. Students take core classes from both MPH and HMS, as well as concentration and elective courses. Closure exercises from both departments are required. All prerequisites from each department apply. Interested students must meet with an academic advisor prior to enrolling. Students must submit a graduation application for each degree by the applicable deadline and will earn two separate degrees.
Requirements
| MPH 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 579 | Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
| MPH 581 | Internship | 4 |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
| HMS Core Courses | ||
| HMS 501 | Critical Perspectives in Human Services | 3 |
| HMS 511 | Social Policy and Human Services | 3 |
| HMS 514 | Staff Development and Supervision | 3 |
| HMS 516 | Ethics and Professional Development | 3 |
| HMS 550 | Internship | 3 |
| HMS 585 | HMS Capstone | 3 |
| MPH Concentration Courses | ||
| Social Determinants of Health (Required) | 4 | |
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Advanced Epidemiology (Select one course from the following) | 4 | |
| Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | ||
| Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases | ||
| Analytical Epidemiology | ||
| Advanced Public Health Policy (Select one course from the following) | 4 | |
| Program Evaluation for Public Health | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Introduction to Health Services and Administration | ||
| HMS Elective Courses | 12 | |
| Select three courses from one of the following concentrations: | ||
| Alcohol and Substance Abuse | ||
| Advanced Interviewing and Intervention | ||
| Alcoholism and Substance Abuse | ||
| Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse | ||
| Dual Diagnosis and Relapse Prevention | ||
| Child and Family Studies | ||
| Advanced Interviewing and Intervention | ||
| Alcoholism and Substance Abuse | ||
| Child Abuse And Neglect | ||
| Treating Children from Diverse Populations | ||
| Family Dynamics and Intervention | ||
| Gerontology | ||
| Survey of Aging through Films | ||
| Neurobiological Health and Wellness in Aging | ||
| Aging and the Family | ||
| The Psycho-Social Aspects of Aging in the 21st Century | ||
| Sociology of Death, Dying, and Bereavement | ||
| Nursing Home Administration | ||
| The Psycho-Social Aspects of Aging in the 21st Century | ||
| Senior Care Administration | ||
| Financial Management in the Nonprofit Sector | ||
| Social Service Administration | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Staff Development and Supervision | ||
| Social Services Administration | ||
| Introduction to Nonprofit Management | ||
| Grant Writing in Human Services | ||
| Organization Dynamics | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Fund Raising for Public and Nonprofit Organizations | ||
| Closure Exercises | ||
| HMS 585 | HMS Capstone | 3 |
| MPH 579 | Comprehensive Examination 2 | 0 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
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Students in the joint MPH/HMS degree are required to complete 400 contact hours for the internship.
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Students may submit a Student Petition to use PAD 561 as one hour toward the internship requirement.
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Students MUST complete the MPH 579 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.