Public Health/Human Services (MPH/HMS) Joint Degree
The MPH and HMS programs offer a joint degree in accordance with university policy.
Students interested in this option may contact either the MPH or HMS office for guidance.
The MPH/HMS joint degree is a 71-credit hour master degree option that requires students:
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Meet with an academic advisor prior to enrolling.
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Take 40 credit hours from MPH and 28-credit hours from HMS, plus a 4-credit hour internship from the MPH Program.
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Take core classes from both MPH and HMS, as well as concentration and elective courses.
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All prerequisites from each department apply.
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Complete closure exercises from both departments (required).
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Students must submit a graduation application for each degree by the applicable deadline and will earn two separate degrees.
Internship
Students in the joint MPH/HMS degree are required to complete 400 contact hours for the internship.
Students may submit a Student Petition to use PAD 561 as one hour toward the internship requirement.
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 | 0 |
| Total Hours | 45 | |