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Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Degree Requirements

The full-time educational program is structured on a quarter term basis, with a total credit hour requirement of 64 quarter credit hours. This is generally taken as a two-year program; all course work must be completed within four years of the date of matriculation for the full-time program.

First Year Courses
31.0 Credits
PBHL 516 Introduction to Public Health
2.0
PBHL 520 Biostatistics 4.0
PBHL 530 Epidemiology 4.0
PBHL 540 Behavioral Assessment
4.0
PBHL 550 Community Assessment
4.0
PBHL 600 Management, Leadership, Assurance in Health Services 3.0
PBHL 640 Environmental Health 4.0
PBHL 650 Public Policy 3.0
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  Public Health (PBHL) elective course 3.0
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Second Year Courses
33.0 Credits
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Near the end of their first year, students select a concentration area. In their second year, students complete four required concentration courses, two department
approved electives and a Community-Based Master’s Project relative to their
concentration.
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PBHL 680 Community Based Master’s Project I 4.0
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PBHL 681 Community Based Master’s Project II 4.0
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PBHL 682 Community Based Master’s Project III 4.0
Required Courses by Concentration
 
The following required courses must be completed by second-year students based on their concentration.
Biostatistics
 
PBHL 620 Intermediate Biostatistics 3.0
PBHL 622 Introduction to Biostatistics Theory
3.0
PBHL 624 Regression Methods 3.0
PBHL 630 Intermediate Epidemiology 3.0
Community Health and Prevention
 
PBHL 670 Multicultural Competence in Comunity Health Prevention
3.0
PBHL 671 Theory and Practice of Community Health Promotion
3.0
PBHL 672 Theory and Practice of Health Communication 3.0
PBHL 673 Outcomes Assessment in Community Health and Prevention 3.0
Environmental and Occupational Health
 
PBHL 641 Environmental Hazard Assessment 3.0
PBHL 643 Occupational Toxicology 3.0
PBHL 645 Environmental Toxicology
3.0
PBHL 647 Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
3.0
Epidemiology  
PBHL 620 Intermediate Biostatistics 3.0
PBHL 630 Intermediate Epidemiology 3.0
PBHL 632 Applied Survey Research in Epidemiology 3.0
PBHL 634 Epidemiology for Public Health Practice 3.0
Health Management and Policy  
PBHL 603 The Business of Healthcare: Advanced Healthcare Financial Management
3.0
PBHL 605 Strategy, Innovation and Change Management
3.0
PBHL 609 Emerging issues in U.S. Health Policy
3.0
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PBHL 611 Race, Ethnicity and Health
3.0
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Electives
 
Students are required to successfully complete four electives (12 credits). These courses may be within the School of Public Health, or from other academic units within the University. It is the responsibility of the student to determine course restrictions and the registration process for campus electives taken at the Main Campus. The following is a list of the School of Public Health electives by department: See the School of Public Health's Master of Public Health Full-Time Program Student Handbook for a complete list of approved electives.
Biostatistics
 
PBHL 626 Multivariate Linear Models 3.0
PBHL 627 Categorical Data Analysis Methods I 3.0
PBHL 637 Chronic Disease Epidemiology/Social Epidemiology 3.0
Community Health and Prevention
 
PBHL 805 Qualitative Research in Community Health
3.0
PBHL 809 Community Health Policy Development and Analysis
3.0
Environmental and Occupational Health
 
PBHL 648 Public Health Readiness and Disaster Preparedness 3.0
PBHL 649 Occupational and Environmental Cancers 3.0
PBHL 660 Occupational Health 4.0
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PBHL 661 Occupational and Environmental Diseases
3.0
Epidemiology  
PBHL 626 Multivariate Linear Models 3.0
PBHL 627 Categorical Data Analysis Methods I 3.0
PBHL 637 Chronic Disease Epidemiology/Social Epidemiology 3.0
Health Management and Policy  
PBHL 601 The Management of Healthcare Outcomes
3.0
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PBHL 607 The Evolution of the U.S. Health System
3.0
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PBHL 608 Fundamentals of Disaster Management
3.0
 

 

 

 Modified: Sep 13, 2009  

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