Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 42
Required Courses:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
College Core Course | ||
HRPR 5001 | Current 和 Emerging Issues in Public Health 和 Health Professions | 0 |
Public Health Core Courses | ||
ENVH 5004 | Environmental Health | 1.5 |
EPBI 5006 | Biostatistics 和 Applied Analysis of Health | 4.5 |
EPBI 5201 | Epidemiological Research Methods I | 3 |
HPM 5006 | Political 和 Economic Aspects of Health | 3 |
SBS 5001 | Fundamentals of Public Health | 3 |
SBS 5002 | Program Planning, Theory, 和 Practice | 3 |
Environmental Health Core Courses | ||
ENVH 8016 | Human Health Risk Analysis | 3 |
ENVH 8207 | Environmental Epidemiology | 3 |
EPBI 8012 | Multivariable Biostatistics | 3 |
Environmental Health Elective 1 | ||
Select one from the following: | 3 | |
ENVH 5013 | Global Environmental Health | |
ENVH 5309 | Water, Sanitation 和 Public Health | |
ENVH 8019 | Environmental Policy 和 Regulation | |
ENVH 8206 | ||
ENVH 8306 | ||
EPBI 5003 | Spatial Analysis in Public Health | |
Electives 2, 3 | ||
Select two from the following: | 6 | |
ENVH 5013 | Global Environmental Health | |
ENVH 5309 | Water, Sanitation 和 Public Health | |
ENVH 8019 | Environmental Policy 和 Regulation | |
ENVH 8206 | ||
ENVH 8306 | ||
EPBI 5003 | Spatial Analysis in Public Health | |
EPBI 8204 | Multilev Mod in Int Res | |
EPBI 8213 | Cancer Epidemiology | |
MPH Fieldwork Experience | ||
ENVH 9289 | MPH Fieldwork I | 3 |
ENVH 9389 | MPH Fieldwork II | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 42 |
- 1
Other electives may be taken with approval.
- 2
Courses not taken to fulfill the Environmental Health Elective above may be selected to fulfill one or both of these general electives.
- 3
Other electives may be selected with approval.
Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-
Culminating Events:
Fieldwork Practicum:
Students are required to synthesize 和 integrate the knowledge acquired in coursework 和 other learning experiences 和 to apply theory 和 principles in a situation that approximates some aspect of professional practice through an internship or practicum experience with a public health agency, health services organization, or under the supervision of a faculty preceptor. The MPH fieldwork experience serves as the applied practice experience as required by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the accrediting body for schools 和 programs of public health, for completion of the Master of Public Health degree. In addition, this applied practice experience provides the student with the opportunity to develop expertise in a topic area 和 to contribute original 和 independent observations to a body of knowledge.
Part-time fieldwork experiences are available for students who work full-time.
Evaluative Paper:
For the applied practice experience to fulfill the requirements of ENVH 9289 和 ENVH 9389, MPH in Environmental Health students are expected to complete a fieldwork experience. The required deliverable for the MPH fieldwork requirement is a final evaluative paper. Students must demonstrate their proficiency 和 the application of theory 和 principles in the paper.