Master of Public Health (MPH)
64.0 quarter credits
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.
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| Required core courses |
28.0 Credits | |
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| PBHL 516 | Introduction to Public Health |
2.0 |
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| PBHL 520 | Principles of Biostatistics |
4.0 |
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| PBHL 530 | Epidemiology | 4.0 |
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| PBHL 540 | Prevention Principles and Practices |
4.0 |
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| PBHL 550 | Community Based Prevention Practices |
4.0 |
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| PBHL 600 | Management, Leadership, Assurance in Health Services | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 640 | Environmental Health | 4.0 |
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| PBHL 650 | Public Policy | 3.0 |
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| Required community-based Master's project courses |
12.0 Credits | |
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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 |
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| Required Courses by Concentration |
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| Near the end of their first year, students select a concentration area and complete four courses for a total of 12.0 credits. | ||
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| Biostatistics |
12.0 credits | |
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| PBHL 620 | Intermediate Biostatistics I | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 621 | Intermediate Biostatistics II | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 622 | Introduction to Biostatistics Theory |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 630 | Intermediate Epidemiology | 3.0 |
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| Community Health and Prevention |
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| PBHL 670 | Multicultural Competence in Community Health Prevention |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 671 | Theory and Practice of Community Health Promotion |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 672 | Theory and Practice of Health Communication | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 673 | Outcomes Assessment in Community Health and Prevention | 3.0 |
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| Environmental and Occupational Health |
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| PBHL 641 | Environmental Hazard Assessment | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 643 | Environmental and Occupational Toxicology | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 647 | Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 662 | Environmental and Occupational Policy |
3.0 |
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| Epidemiology | ||
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| PBHL 620 | Intermediate Biostatistics I | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 630 | Intermediate Epidemiology | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 632 | Applied Survey Research in Epidemiology | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 634 | Epidemiology for Public Health Practice | 3.0 |
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| Health Management and Policy | ||
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| Students in this concentration must choose two courses from each of the following two categories of courses: | ||
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| Macro Theory and Practice |
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| 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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| PBHL 651 | Legal Aspects of Public Health | 3.0 |
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| Micro Theory and Practice |
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| PBHL 601 | Management Health Care Systems |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 603 | Advanced Healthcare
Financial Management |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 605 | Strategy, Innovation and Change Management |
3.0 |
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| Electives |
12.0 Credits | |
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| Students are required to successfully complete four electives (12.0 credits). These courses may be within the School of Public Health, or from other academic units within the University. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor in selecting their electives. 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 sample of some of the School of Public Health electives offered by department: | ||
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| Biostatistics Electives |
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| PBHL 623 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 628 | Survival Data Analysis | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 629 | Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 684 | Biostatistics Theory II | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 686 | Advanced Statistical Computing | 3.0 |
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| Community Health and Prevention Electives |
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| PBHL 805 | Qualitative Research in Community Health |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 809 | Community Health Policy Development and
Analysis |
3.0 |
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| Environmental and Occupational Health Electives |
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| PBHL 648 | Public Health Readiness and Disaster Preparedness | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 649 | Occupational and Environmental Cancers | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 661 | Occupational and Environmental Diseases |
3.0 |
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| Epidemiology Electives | ||
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| PBHL 633 | Epidemiology of Cancer | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 636 | Infect Disease Epidemiology | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 638 | Perinatal Epidemiology | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 639 | Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology | 3.0 |
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| Health Management and Policy Electives | ||
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| COM 675 | Grant Writing: Arts/Humanities |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 602 | HMP Problem Conceptualization |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 604 | Public Health Advocacy & Activism |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 606 | Vaccines and Public Health Policy | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 607 | Evolution of US Health Policy |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 615 | Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 617 | Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 618 | Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 802 | Health and Human Rights | 3.0 |
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| PBHL 817 | Economic Evaluation Methods |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 851 | Health Systems Policy Analysis |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 852 | Economics of Social Justice |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 854 | Politics of Food and Gender |
3.0 |
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| PBHL 856 | Violence, Trauma, Adversity in Public Health |
3.0 |
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