To complete this degree, you will take a combination of public health core courses, epidemiology and health policy and management concentration courses, public health electives courses, and public health practical experience courses that together total 54 credits.
MPH in Epidemiology—HPM curriculum
Take all four courses for 12 credits
- P670 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
- P670 Comprehensive Methods Epi/Biostats (3 credits)
- P670 Program Planning and Management (3 credits)
- P670 Leadership and Communication (3 credits)
Take all 10 courses for 30 credits
- B552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
- B562 Biostatistics for Public Health II (3 credits)
- E601 Advanced Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E635 Foundations in Public Health Informatics (3 credits)
- H611 Policy Design Implementation and 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 Evaluation and Research Methods (3 credits)
- E602/H602 Internship (3 credits)
Select two electives for six credit hours below
- E562 Epidemiology of Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus (3 credits)
- E609 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E610 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E618 Cancer Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E629 Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)
- E653 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (3 credits)
- E675 Fundamentals of Injury Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E715 Design & Implementation of Observational Studies (3 credits)
- E765 Nutritional Epidemiology (3 credits)
- E780 Pharmacoepidemiology (3 credits)
- E795 Cardiovascular Epidemiology (3 credits)
- H613 Public Health & Emergency Preparedness (3 credits)
- H644 Health Impact Assessment (3 credits)
- H657 Cost Effectiveness (3 credits)
- H670 Grant Proposal Writing and Administration for Public Health (3 credits)
Final Project
Take 1*
- P703/P704 Epidemiology and Health Policy & Management Concentration Project (3 credits)
- E711 Applied Epidemiological Methods I* (3 credits)
- E712 Applied Epidemiological Methods II* (3 credits)
*Applied Epidemiological Methods courses can be taken in lieu of a final concentration project. Must take both courses (I & II) and will result in no elective required. Must also have approval from both advisors to enroll in Applied Epidemiological Methods.
Full-time schedule
Below is a sample schedule showing how you might complete the Epidemiology—HPM dual concentration MPH.
Fall Year One
- Core course (3 credits)
- Core course (3 credits)
- Core course (3 credits)
Spring Year One
- Core course (3 credits)
- B551 Biostatistics for Public Health I (3 credits)
- H628 Healthcare Information Systems (3 credits)
Summer Year One
- E602/H602 Internship in Epidemiology & Health Policy and Management(3 credits)
Fall Year Two
- B552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
- B562 Biostatistics for Public Health II (3 credits)
- H641 Public Health Ethics (3 credits)
Spring Year Two
- E601 Advanced Epidemiology Methods (3 credits)
- H658 Health Policy and Program Evaluation (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
Fall Year Three
- E635 Foundations in Public Health Informatics (3 credits)
- H616 Leading Public Health Service Organizations (3 credits)
- H619 Financial Management for Public Health Organizations (3 credits)
Spring Year Three
- H611 Policy Design Implementation and Management (3 credits)
- P704/P705 Epidemiology & Health Policy and Management Concentration Project (3 credits)