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:
MPH With Social and Behavioral Sciences 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 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)
For students who started before Fall 2018, please follow the courses below
Take all five courses for a total of 15 credits
- PBHL S500 Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health (3 credits)
- PBHL B551 Biostatistics for Public Health I (3 credits)
- PBHL E517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBHL H501 U.S. Health Care Systems and Health Policy (3 credits)
- PBHL A519 Environmental Science in Public Health (3 credits)
Take all 4 courses for a total of 15 credits
- S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (3 credits)
- S614 Program Planning in Public Health (3 credits)
- S615 Culture and Qualitative Methods (3 credits)
- S617 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (3 credits)
Select 4 courses for a total of 12 credits
- A617 Environmental Epidemiology (3 credits)
- B652 Biostatistics for Public Health II (3 credits)
- E609 Infectious Disease (3 credits)
- E610 Chronic Disease (3 credits)
- H611 Policy Development, Implementation and Management (3 credits)
- H613 Public Health and Emergency Preparedness (3 credits)
- H616 Strategic Planning for Health Services Org (3 credits)
- H682 Global Perspectives on Health Policy and Health Systems (3 credits)
- S622 Coaching for Health Behavior Change (3 credits)
- S625 Applied Public Health Campaigns and Social Marketing (3 credits)
- S631 Maternal Child Family Health (3 credits)
- S660 Community Capacity Building in a Global Health Context (3 credits)
Take both courses for a total of 6 credits
- S602 Public Health Internship (3 credits)
- S702 Capstone Experience in Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (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 S500 Social and Behavioral 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)
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 S615 Culture and Qualitative Methods (3 credits)
Summer Year 1- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Experience S602 Internship (3 credits)
Fall Year 2- Concentration S614 Program Planning in Public Health (3 credits)
- Concentration S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (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 S617 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (3 credits)
- Experience S702 Capstone Experience in Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (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 S500 Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
Spring Year 1- Concentration S615 Culture and Qualitative Methods (3 credits)
- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
Summer Year 1- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
Fall Year 2- Core Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Core Course (3 credits)
- Concentration S614 Program Planning in Public Health (3 credits)
Spring Year 2- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Concentration S617 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (3 credits)
- Concentration S510 Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health (3 credits)
Summer Year 2- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Experience S602 Internship (3 credits)
Fall Year 3- Elective* Choose a 3 Credit Public Health Elective (3 credits)
- Experience S702 Capstone Experience in Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3 credits)
*You must take a total of 12 credits of Public Health Electives