Academics

For students entering Fall 2024, each student completes a core curriculum and chooses electives from one of two emphases: Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. The MPH curriculum is made up of 9 core courses, three electives, and 120 hours of internship. During their last semester, students complete an integrative learning experience to demonstrate mastery of program competencies.

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	1.   PUBH 500 -Issues in public health 2.   PUBH 508 – Statistical methods in health science 3.   Elective 1	1.   PUBH 501 – Advanced methods in epidemiology 2.   PUBH 509 – Qualitative research and field methods in health 3.   PUBH 524 – Public health administration	1.   PUBH 535 – Program planning and evaluation 2.   PUBH 595 – Internship
Year 2	1.   PUBH 510 – Research methods in health science 2.   PUBH 515 – Advanced environmental health 3.   Elective 2	1.   PUBH 540 – Advanced study in health promotion and disease prevention 2.   Elective 3 3.   PUBH 597 – Project

 

For course descriptions, go to Course Catalog

Redesigned MPH Program

Beginning Fall 2025, all students complete the first year Titan MPH experience, an innovative and applied suite of courses that integrates the Council on Education for Public Health foundational competencies. This singular curriculum includes coursework in evidence-based approaches to public health, public health and health care systems, planning and management to promote health, policy in public health, communications and systems thinking.

During their second-year, students will receive in-depth training in one of 3 concentrations: community health promotion, epidemiology, and environmental and occupational health and safety. They will also complete a 120-hour internship and a field-based integrative learning experience.

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