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To complete this degree, you will take a combination of public health core courses, HPM 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:
Public health core courses
Take all four courses for a total of 12 credits
- PBHL P510 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL P511 Comprehensive Methods and Applications in Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL P513 Planning, Evaluation & Management (3 credits)
- PBHL P512 Communication & Leadership (3 credits)
Health policy and management concentration courses
Take all six courses for a total of 18 credits
- H611 Policy Design, Implementation & Management (3 credits)
- H616 Leading Public Health Service Organizations (3 credits)
- H619 Financial Management for Public Health Organizations (3 credits)
- H628 Healthcare Information Systems (3 credits)
- H641 Public Health Ethics (3 credits)
- H658 Health Policy and Program Evaluation (3 credits)
Public health practical experience
Take both courses for a total of 6 credits
- H602 Public Health Internship (3 credits) – 240 total hours required; 200 of these hours must be completed prior to gaining course authorization for the Capstone Experience
- H711 Capstone Experience in Health Policy and Management (3 credits)
Certified in Public Health exam
MPH students are required to pass the CPH exam prior to graduation.
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