MPH With Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration Curriculum

Take all six courses for a total of 18 credit hours.

• PBHL-P 510 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 500 Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 551 Biostatistics for Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 519 Env’t Science in Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 504 U.S. Healthcare Sys. & Health Policy (3 credits)

Take all four courses for a total of 12 credit hours.

• PBHL-S 617 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• PBHL-S 619 Health Disparities and Health Equity
• PBHL-S 662 Advanced Program Planning
• PBHL-S 664 Research Methods and Program Evaluation

Choose three elective 3-credit hour courses for a total of 9 credit hours. Students may also select ANY concentration courses outside of their focus.

• PBHL-A 641 Global Health & Sustainable Development (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 643 Water & Sanitation (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 644 Sustainable Production & Consumption (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 646 Restoration of the Land & Sea (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 581 Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 582 Introduction to Clinical Trials (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 609 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 618 Global Cancer Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 531 Pop. Health and Value-based Care (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 613 Emergency Preparedness (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 658 Research Concepts in Health Policy & Management (3 credits)
• PBHL-S 620 Stress and Population Health: A biopsychosocial exploration (3 credits)
• PBHL-S 625 Applied Public Health Campaigns (3 credits)

Complete two practical experience courses for a total of 5 credit hours.

• PBHL-P 602 Internship (2 credits)
• PBHL-P 705 MPH Capstone Experience (3 credits)

• PBHL-P 508 CPH Exam Review Course (1 credit)

MPH students entering the program fall 2021 and beyond are required to pass the CPH exam prior to graduation.

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