Public Health/Public Administration (MPH/MPA) Joint Degree
The MPH Program and the MPA Program have established a joint degree in accordance with university policy.
Students may complete a joint degree with a total of 74 credit hours, compared to a total of 84 for the two degrees separately.
Students interested in this option may contact either the MPH or the MPA office for guidance.
The MPH/MPA joint degree is a 74-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 44 credit hours from MPH and 30-credit hours from MPA.
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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.
Requirements
| MPA Core Requirements | ||
| PAD 501 | Introduction to the Profession | 3 |
| PAD 502 | Organization Dynamics | 3 |
| PAD 503 | Analytical Tools | 3 |
| PAD 504 | Budget And Finance | 3 |
| PAD 505 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| PAD 506 | Public Policy for Managers | 3 |
| PAD 507 | Information for Decision Making | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Master Closure | ||
| PAD 571 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| PAD 572 | Capstone Seminar Continuing Enrollment | 0 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
| MPH Core Requirements | ||
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 | ||
| Total Hours | 44 | |
| Master Closure | ||
| MPH 579 | Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
| MPH 583 | Comprehensive Exam Continuing Enrollment | 0 |
Electives
At least six hours of elective courses must be selected from Public Administration (PAD) courses. Any combination of PAD 400- or 500-level courses may count toward the MPA degree. Only one 400-level elective from a program outside the Department of Public Administration may be counted toward the MPA
Courses that essentially duplicate or cover prerequisite-level material, even though such courses may be offered by other programs at the 500-level or higher, do not count.
A total of four hours of internship credits are creditable toward the MPA and are considered inside elective credits.
Master Closure
Students MUST complete the MPH 579 Comprehensive Examination. No credit hours are awarded for completion of the exam. Students who do not complete this 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
Campus policy requires that PAD majors, who enroll in PAD 571 but who do not complete the course in one semester, must enroll in PAD 572 Capstone Seminar Continuing Enrollment (zero credit hours, one billable hour), each fall and spring semester until the course work is completed.