MPH With Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration Curriculum

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

• P510 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
• P500 Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health (3 credits)
• P551 Biostatistics for Public Health (3 credits)
• P519 Env’t Science in Public Health (3 credits)
• P517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 credits)
• P504 U.S. Healthcare Sys. & Health Policy (3 credits)

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

• S617 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• S619 Health Disparities and Health Equity
• S662 Advanced Program Planning
• S664 Research Methods and Program Evaluation

Choose three elective 3-credit hour courses for a total of 9 credit hours.

• A641 Global Health & Sustainable Development (3 credits)
• A643 Water & Sanitation (3 credits)
• A644 Sustainable Production & Consumption (3 credits)
• A646 Restoration of the Land & Sea (3 credits)
• B552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
• B581 Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
• B582 Introduction to Clinical Trials (3 credits)
• E606 Grant Writing (3 credits)
• E609 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
• E618 Global Cancer Epidemiology (3 credits)
• E645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)
• E666 Overview of Precision Health (3 credits)
• H531 Pop. Health and Value-based Care (3 credits)
• H613 Emergency Preparedness (3 credits)
• H658 Research Concepts in Health Policy & Management (3 credits)
• S620 Stress and Population Health: A biopsychosocial exploration (3 credits)
• S625 Applied Public Health Campaigns (3 credits)
• S630 Global Maternal and Child Health (3 credits)

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

• P602 Internship (2 credits)
• P705 MPH Capstone Experience (3 credits)

• P508 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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