Human Services/Public Health (HMS/MPH) Joint Degree
The UIS Departments of Human Services and Public Health have an articulation agreement that allows interested students to obtain a joint master’s degree in Human Services and Public Health (HMS/MPH). Although many courses are offered online, the HMS/MPH 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 40 credit hours from MPH and 24 credit hours from HMS, plus a 4 credit hour internship from the MPH program. Students take core classes from both HMS and MPH, 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.
Program Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are important components for all academic programs at the University of Illinois Springfield and are required by the Higher Learning Commission. Questions related to the learning outcomes for this program should be addressed to the applicable department/school.
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 |
| Internship Requirement | ||
| MPH 581 | Internship 1 | 4 |
| MPH Concentration Courses | ||
| Social Determinants of Health (Required) | ||
| MPH 541 | Social Determinants of Health | 4 |
| 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 | ||
| Master CLosure 1 | ||
| MPH 579 | Comprehensive Examination | 0 |
| MPH 583 | Comprehensive Exam Continuing Enrollment | 0 |
| Total Hours | 44 | |
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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 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.
| 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 Electives | ||
| Select three courses from one of the following concentrations: | 9 | |
| 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 Concentration | ||
| The Psycho-Social Aspects of Aging in the 21st Century | ||
| Senior Care Administration | ||
| Financial Management in the Nonprofit Sector | ||
| Social Service Administration | ||
| Social Services Administration | ||
| Introduction to Nonprofit Management | ||
| Grant Writing in Human Services | ||
| Financial Management in the Nonprofit Sector | ||
| HMS Closure 1 | ||
| HMS 585 | HMS Capstone | 3 |
| HMS 586 | HMS Capstone Continuing Enrollment | 0 |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
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Students who take HMS 585 and do not pass must register for HMS 586 (zero credit hours, one billable hour) each subsequent fall and spring until the closure is complete. To receive credit, students must present their Capstone project to a faculty committee, and obtain formal committee approval.
HMS 580 is available with permission from the HMS department for those students who enrolled in the graduate degree program during the time when the project/thesis were the closure options.