Education & Training
MPH Curriculum
Department of Public Health Sciences
MPH Program of Study Sheet
Toal Credits Required: 44
| REQUIRED COURSES |
| Course # |
Course Title |
|
Semester |
| Credits |
| PM 415 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
Fall |
| BST 463 |
Introduction to Biostatistics |
4 |
Fall |
| PM 426 |
Social & Behavioral Medicine |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 421 |
U.S. Health Care System: Financing, Delivery & Performance |
3 |
Fall |
| PM470 |
Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology |
3 |
Spring |
| IND 501 |
Ethics in Professional Integrity--Clinical |
1 |
Fall |
| PM 410* |
Introduction to Data Management & Analysis Using SAS |
3 |
Spring & Summer |
| PM 460 |
Masters Essay |
6 |
|
| PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| PM 450 |
Community-Based Organizations as Partners in Public Health |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 452 |
Community Health Improvement Practicum |
3 |
Fall |
| RESEARCH METHODS AND ELECTIVES |
| Elective 1 |
3 |
| Elective 2 |
3 |
| Elective 3 |
3 |
| Elective 4 |
3 |
| Elective 5 |
3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS |
44 |
*Pre-requisite BST 463
| MPH ELECTIVES |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
Semester |
| |
| PM 413 ₅ |
Field Epidemiology |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 414 |
History of Epidemiology |
3 |
Fall (Odd Years) |
| PM 416 ₂ |
Advanced Epidemiologic Methods |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 417 |
Molecular Epidemiology |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 418 ₆ |
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology & Prevention |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 419 |
Recruitment & Retention of Human Subjects |
3 |
Fall (Even Years) |
| PM 420 |
American Health Policy & Politics |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 422 |
Quality of Care & Risk Adjustments |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 424 |
Chronic Disease-Epi |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 425 |
Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 430 |
Psychology in Health Services Research |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 438 |
Practical Skills in Grant Writing |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 442 ₇ |
Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 445 |
Intro to Health Services Research & Policy |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 488 |
Experimental Therapeutics |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 451 |
Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 458 |
Qualitative Health Care Research |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 461 |
Program Evaluation for Public Health |
3 |
Summer |
| PM 462 |
Intro to Translational Research Methods |
3 |
Fall |
| PM 466 |
Cancer Epidemiology |
3 |
Fall (Even Years) |
| PM 469 ₃ |
Multivariate Models for Epidemiology |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 472 |
Measurement & Evaluation of Research Instruments |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 484 ₄ |
Medical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness Research |
3 |
Spring |
| PM 488 |
Experimental Therapeutics |
3 |
Spring |
Pre-requisites
₁Principles of Epidemiology PM 415
₂Introduction to Data Management and Analysis PM 410
₃ Advanced Epi PM 416, knowledge of SAS or other statistical s/w or permission of instructor
₄At least one semester of graduate level statistics
₅Principles of Epidemiology or permission of instructor
₆Principles of Epidemiology PM 415 or Introduction to Epidemiology PH 103
₇Introductory courses in epidemiology and statistics