MPH With Epidemiology Concentration Curriculum

MPH with epidemiology concentration curriculum

The 45-credit curriculum for the Master of Public Health in Epidemiology degree has full-time and part-time options to meet your needs. You can make connections with professionals around the nation and world.

To complete this degree, you will take a combination of public health core courses, epidemiology concentration courses, public health electives, and a practical experience course.

Currently enrolled students should contact Elijah Barry, the FSPH graduate advisor, to create a course plan of study for either a full-time or part-time schedule.

Schedule an advising appointment using the Student Appointment Scheduler (SAS)

Curriculum

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

PBHL-P 510 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
PBHL-P 500 Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health (3 credits)
PBHL-P 551 Biostatistics for Public Health (3 credits)
PBHL-P 519 Env’t Science in Public Health (3 credits)
PBHL-P 517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3 credits)
PBHL-P 504 U.S. Healthcare Sys. & Health Policy (3 credits)

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

PBHL-E 601 Advanced Epidemiology
PBHL-E 635 Public Health Informatics
PBHL-E 711 Applied Epidemiology Methods
PBHL-E 715 Observational Studies

Choose three elective 3-credit hour courses for a total of 9 credit hours. Students may also select ANY concentration courses outside of their focus.

PBHL-A 641 Global Health & Sustainable Development (3 credits)
PBHL-A 643 Water & Sanitation (3 credits)
PBHL-A 644 Sustainable Production & Consumption (3 credits)
PBHL-A 646 Restoration of the Land & Sea (3 credits)
PBHL-B 552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
PBHL-B 581 Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
PBHL-B 582 Introduction to Clinical Trials (3 credits)
PBHL-E 609 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
PBHL-E 618 Global Cancer Epidemiology (3 credits)
PBHL-E 645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)
PBHL-H 531 Pop. Health and Value-based Care (3 credits)
PBHL-H 613 Emergency Preparedness (3 credits)
PBHL-H 658 Research Concepts in Health Policy & Management (3 credits)
PBHL-S 620 Stress and Population Health: A biopsychosocial exploration (3 credits)
PBHL-S 625 Applied Public Health Campaigns (3 credits)

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

PBHL-P 602 Internship (2 credits)
PBHL-P 705 MPH Capstone Experience (3 credits)

PBHL-P 508 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.

Learn more about this requirement

MPH With Epidemiology Concentration Curriculum

MPH with epidemiology concentration curriculum

Curriculum

Core Courses (18 credits)

Concentration Courses (12 credits)

Elective Courses (9 credits)

Practical Experience Courses (5 credits)

Certified in Public Health Exam (1 credit)

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