To complete this degree, you will take a combination of Public Health Core Courses, Biostatistics Concentration Courses, Public Health Electives Courses, and Public Health Practical Experience Courses that together total 45 credits. The specific distribution of courses is as follows:
MPH With Environmental Health Science Concentration Curriculum
For students who started Fall 2018 or later, please follow the courses below
Take all four courses for a total of 12 credits
- PBHL-P 670 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-P 670 Comprehensive Methods and Applications in Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL-P 670 Planning, Evaluation & Management (3 credits)
- PBHL-P 670 Communication & Leadership (3 credits)
For students who started before Fall 2018, please follow the courses below
Take all five courses for a total of 15 credits
- PBHL-S 500 Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL-B 551 Biostatistics for Public Health I (3 credits)
- PBHL-E 517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL-H 501 U.S. Health Care Systems and Health Policy (3 credits)
- PBHL-A 519 Environmental Science in Public Health (3 credits)
Take all 4 courses for a total of 12 credits
- A661 Environmental Toxicology (3 credits)
- A662 Environmental Health Risk Assessment (3 credits)
- A623 Management And Leadership In Health Protection (3 credits)
- S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (3 credits)
Select 4 courses for a total of 12 credits
- A609 Air Pollution and Health (3 credits)
- A614 Water Quality Management (3 credits)
- A617 Environmental Epidemiology (3 credits)
- A620 Environmental Health Policy Analysis (3 credits)
- A628 Public Health Sanitation (3 credits)
- A633 Occupational Health & Safety (3 credits)
- A640 GIS Applications in Public Health (3 credits)
- A680 Product Stewardship and Public Health Protection (3 credits)
- A670 Regulatory Affairs for Product Stewardship (3 credits)
- A670 Product Hazards, Exposures, and Risk Assessment (3 credits)
- A670 Injury Prevention (3 credits)
- E675 Injury Epidemiology (3 credits)
- B652 Biostatistics for Public Health II (3 credits)
- H613 Public Health and Emergency Preparedness (3 credits)
Take both courses for a total of 6 credits
- P602 Public Health Internship (3 credits)
- A703 Environmental Health Sciences Concentration Project (3 credits)
Full Time and Part Time Options to Fit Your Schedule
Whether you wish to go to school full time or you prefer to go part time to accommodate work or family obligations, we can meet your needs. Below are sample schedules showing you how you might schedule your courses for each option.
For students who started before Fall 2018
Fall Year 1
- Core A519 Environmental Science in Public Health (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Concentration A661 Environmental Toxicology (3 credits)
Spring Year 1- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Concentration A662 Environmental Health Risk Assessment (3 credits)
- Concentration S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (3 credits)
Summer Year 1- Experience A602 Public Health Internship (3 credits)
Fall Year 2- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
Spring Year 2- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Concentration A623 Management And Leadership In Health Protection (3 credits)
- Experience A703 Environmental Health Concentration Project (3 credits)
*You must take a total of 12 credits of Public Health Electives.For students who started before Fall 2018
Fall Year 1
- Core A519 Environmental Science in Public Health (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
Spring Year 1- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Concentration S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (3 credits)
Summer Year 1- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
Fall Year 2- Concentration A661 Environmental Toxicology (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
Spring Year 2- Concentration A662 Environmental Health Risk Assessment (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
Summer Year 2- Experience A602 Internship (3 credits)
Fall Year 3- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
Spring Year 3- Concentration A623 Management And Leadership In Health Protection (3 credits)
- Experience A703 Environmental Health Concentration Project (3 credits)
*You must take a total of 12 credits of Public Health Electives.