MPH With Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration Curriculum

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To complete this degree, you will take a combination of public health core courses, SBS 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 4 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 P512 Communication & Leadership (3 credits)
• PBHL P513 Planning, Evaluation & Management (3 credits)

Social and behavioral sciences concentration courses

Take all seven courses for a total of 21 credits

• S615 Public Health Qualitative Methods (3 credits)
• S617 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (3 credits)
• S620 Stress & Population Health: A biopsychosocial exploration (3 credits)
• S619 Health Disparities and Health Equity (3 credits)
• S605 Public Health Biology (1 credit)
• S662 Integrated Learning Experience 1: Advanced Program Planning (4 credits)
• S664 Integrated Learning Experience 2: Research Methods and Program
  • *200 of the 240 hours for the required internship (S 602) must be completed prior to gaining course authorization for this course

All students will choose a focus area of either "Global Maternal and Child Health" or "Public Health Communications" and take two courses for six credits in their chosen focus area.

Global Maternal and Child Health

• S630 Global Maternal and Child Health (3 credits)
• S635 A Biosocial Approach to Global Health (3 credits)

Public Health Communication

• S625 Applied Public Health Campaigns (3 credits)
• S622 Coaching for Health and Wellness (3 credits)

Public health electives courses

Select one course for a total of 3 credits. If a course below is not in your selected focus area of either "Global Maternal and Child Health" or "Public Health Communications," it can be taken as an elective.

• A641 Introduction to Global Health and Sustainable Development (3 credits)
• S622 Coaching for Health Behavior Change (3 credits)
• S625 Applied Public Health Campaigns (3 credits)
• S631 Maternal and Family Child Health (3 credits)
• S640 Culture and Health (3 credits)
• S635 A Biosocial Approach to Global Health (3 credits)
• S630 Global Maternal Health (3 credits)

Public health practical experience

Take the course below for a total of 3 credits

• S602 Public Health Internship (3 credits) – 240 total hours required; 200 of these hours must be completed prior to gaining course authorization for the Capstone Course

Certified in Public Health exam

MPH students are required to pass the CPH exam prior to graduation.

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