Human Services/Public Health (HMS/MPH) Joint Degree

The UIS Departments of Public Health and Human Services have an articulation agreement that allows interested students to obtain a joint master’s degree in Public Health and Human Services (MPH/HMS). Although many courses are offered online, the MPH/HMS joint degree is classified as an on campus joint degree. The HMS/MPH joint degree is a 68 credit hour master’s degree option that requires students to take 32 credit hours from both departments, plus a four hour internship from one of the departments. Students take core classes from both HMS and MPH, as well as elective courses. Closure exercises from both departments are required. Students must apply to both graduate departments to be eligible for the joint degree. All prerequisites from each department apply. Interested students must meet with an academic advisor prior to enrolling.

Requirements

Core Requirements
HMS 501	Critical Perspectives in Human Services	4
HMS 502	Interviewing and Assessment Skills in Human Services	4
HMS 511	Social Policy and Human Services	4
HMS 516	Ethics and Professional Development	4
MPH Core Courses
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
Internship Requirement
MPH 575	Health Economics	4
or MPH 581	Internship
Elective Courses
HMS Electives
Select three courses from one of the following concentrations:		12
Alcohol and Substance Abuse (blended curriculum)
HMS 521	Advanced Interviewing and Intervention
HMS 525	Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
HMS 527	Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse
HMS 528	Dual Diagnosis and Relapse Prevention
Child and Family Studies (blended curriculum)
HMS 521	Advanced Interviewing and Intervention
HMS 525	Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
HMS 533	Child Abuse And Neglect
HMS 537	Treating Children from Diverse Populations
HMS 567	Family Dynamics and Intervention
Gerontology (blended curriculum)
HMS 508	Psychology Of Aging
HMS 529	Perspectives on Aging
HMS 563	Sociology of Death, Dying, and Bereavement
HMS 582	Aging And The Human Services
Social Service Administration (online curriculum)
HMS 514	Staff Development and Supervision
HMS 538	Social Services Administration
HMS 584	Introduction to Nonprofit Management
HMS 588	Grant Writing in Human Services
MPH Electives
Select two 500-level MPH courses 1		8
Closure Requirement
HMS Closure
HMS 585	HMS Capstone	4
MPH Closure 2		0
Total Hours		68

1	In consultation with and approval by the academic advisor. The student's career path should be considered for the best selection of these electives.
2	Students 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.

*Students must submit a graduate application for each degree by the applicable deadline and will earn two separate degrees.