Curriculum Pattern

Note: Failure to take courses in the recommended sequence may delay your graduation.

 

General degree structure where coursework will be listed:

● General Program information:

○ Student Learning Outcomes
1. Utilize acceptable evidence-based intervention strategies for preventive health practices.
2. Evaluate the health effects of exposure to hazardous and toxic substances.
3. Determine community health indicators and evaluate factors in the home and workplace that may
cause disease, dysfunction, human suffering, and premature death.
4. Assess the relative effectiveness of different public health interventions.
5. Design and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention.
6. Apply instructional and research skills in the prevention of disease and the promotion of health and
wellness.

General/Core Requirements:

○ Students seeking admission must apply through the Graduate Admissions Office. International
and Transfer students must complete the same procedures through the Admissions Office. Start
your admissions application through the link below.
MPH Program Application

○ Completion of 30 Core Public Health Requirements:

■ PUBH 5110 Fundamentals of Public Health Practice 

■ PUBH 5117 Research Methods in Health Sciences 

■ PUBH 5111 Biostatistics and Computer Applications 

■ PUBH 5136 Social and Behavioral and Cultural Theories in Health 

■ PUBH 5113 Epidemiology 

■ PUBH 5114 Principles of Management, Policy, and Leadership 

■ PUBH 5128 Health Program Design, Planning and Evaluation 

■ PUBH 5127 Marketing and Communication                                                                                                                                         

• Elective Requirements: 3-Elective Pathways (Choose 1 pathway only)

○ Core Requirements 

■ Pathway 1: Health Promotion & Education 

• PUBH 5112 Environmental Health and Safety
• PUBH 5115 Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Health Disparities
• PUBH 5150 Grant Writing
• PUBH 5134 Global Health OR PUBH 5133 Aspects of Aging

■ Pathway 2: Health Policy and Management 

• PUBH 5121 Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Health
• PUBH 5129 Entrepreneurship
• PUBH 5131 Health Economics and Financial Management
• PUBH 5140 Health Care Information Systems OR PUBH 5130 Legal Aspects of Public Health

■ Pathway 3: Data Analytics and Epidemiology 

• PUBH 5151 Advanced Epidemiology
• PUBH 5126 Biological Basics of Public Health
• PUBH 5135 Health Care Informatics
• PUBH 5150 Research Writing

• Capstone/Project/Thesis/Dissertation:

○ PUBH 5116 Public Health ILE and PUBH 5122- Public Health APE Practicum (Practicum 180 hours or 12 hours a week) OR 

○ PUBH 5123 Public Health APE Research project or Thesis (Research or Thesis over 1  Semester to include an introduction, literature review, methodology/results, and conclusion, and  minimum across 5 competencies of 15-20 pages). 

● Licensure Requirements (if applicable)
○ N/A. However, after completing the program students will be eligible to apply for the following
Credentials:
■ Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES/MCHES), National Certification for Health
Education Credentialing (NCHEC) via https://www.nchec.org/health-education credentialing
■ Certified in Public health, National Board of Public Health Examiners
https://www.nbphe.org/

● Graduation Requirements: Successful completion of all program requirements with a minimum of 42
credit hours of completed coursework.

1^st Year Full-time

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5110 Fundamentals of Public Health Practice	3
PUBH 5111 Biostatistics and Computer Applications	3
PUBH 5117 Research Methods in Health Sciences	3
PUBH 5136 Social and Behavioral and Cultural	3
Total	12
Spring Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5113 Epidemiology	3
PUBH 5114 Principles of Management, Policy, and Leadership	3
PUBH 5128 Health Program Design, Planning, and Evaluation	3
PUBH 5127 Marketing and Communication	3
Total	12

 

2^nd Year Full-time

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
1st Course from Pathway 1,2, or 3	3
2nd Course from pathway 1,2, or 3	3
PUBH 5116 Public Health ILE	3
Total	9
Spring Semester	Credit Hours
3rd Course from Pathway 1,2, or 3	3
4th  Course from pathway 1,2, or 3	3
PUBH 522 Public Health APE Practicum or PUBH 5123 APE (Thesis/Research)	3
Total	9

 

1^st Year Part-time

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5110 Fundamentals of Public Health Practice	3
PUBH 5111 Biostatistics and Computer Applications	3
Total	6
Spring Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5113 Epidemiology	3
PUBH 5114 Principles of Management, Policy and Leadership	3
Total	6

 

2^nd Year Part-time

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5117 Research Methods in Health Sciences	3
PUBH 5136 Social and Behavioral and Cultural Theories in Health	3
Total	6
Spring Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5128 Health Program Design, Planning and Evaluation	3
PUBH 5127 Marketing and Communication	3
Total	6

 

3^rd Year Part-time

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
1st Course from pathway 1, 2, or 3	3
2nd Course from pathway 1, 2, or 3	3
Total	6
Spring Semester	Credit Hours
3rd Course from pathway 1, 2, or 3	3
4th Course from pathway 1, 2, or 3	3
Total	6

 

4^th Year Part-time

Fall Semester	Credit Hours
PUBH 5116 Public Health ILE	3
PUBH 5122 Public Health APE or PUBH 123 APE (Thesis/Research)	3
Total	6

 

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