2015‐2016MPHStudentHandbook
MPHEnvironmentalHealth48‐CreditConcentration
I.PublicHealthCore:16credits
PHC6050
IntroductiontoBiostatisticalMethods (blended)
PHC6001
PrinciplesofEpidemiology (blended)
PHC6313
EnvironmentalHealthConceptsinPH
HSA6114
IntroductiontoUSHealthcareSystems (blended)
PHC6410
Psychological,Behavioral,andSocialIssuesinPH (blended)
PHC6601
SeminarinContemporaryPublicHealthIssues
II.ConcentrationCore:13credits
VMEXXXX
EnvironmentalToxicology
(Pre‐reqs:workingknowledgeofbio,physiology&biochem)
VME6607
HumanHealthRiskAssessment
PHC6702
ExposureMeasurementandAssessment
(Pre‐reqs:calc,stats&somechem,physicsand/orbio)
PHC6316
Health,Risk&CrisisCommunicationsinPublicHealth(online‐ EH&
OnlineMPHstudentsonly)
III.ConcentrationElectives**:9‐11Credits
A.InfectiousDiseaseTrack
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
1
Credits
3
*Semester
F
F
F
F
F
F,S
*Semester
F
4
3
F
S
3
ss
Credits
*Semester
AquaticSystemsandEnvironmentalHealth(blended)
EnvironmentalManagementofVector‐BorneDiseases
3
3
S
F
PHC6519
ZoonoticDiseasesinHumansandAnimals(online)
PHC6312
WaterQualityandPublicHealth
PHC6931
SeminarinGlobalHealth
PHC6764
GlobalPublicHealthandDevelopment1
PHC6445
GlobalPublicHealthandDevelopment2
B.ToxicologyTrack
ENV5105
FoundationofAirPollution
PHC6183
DisasterPreparednessandEmergencyResponse (online)
EES5245
WaterQualityAnalysis
FOS5205
CurrentIssuesinFoodSafetyandSanitation
SWS5551
Soils,WaterandPublicHealth
FOS5732
CurrentIssuesinFoodRegulations
ANG5467
CultureandNutrition
VME6603
AdvancedToxicology(pre‐req:VMEXXXX)
VME6934
EcologicalToxicologyandRiskAssessment
PHA6425
DrugBiotransformationandMolecularMechanismsofToxicity
SYA7933
EnvironmentalJusticeSeminar
IV.PublicHealthElectives:3Credits
PHCcourses
Publichealthcourseworkofferedbytheothertracks
SupervisedResearch
PHC6917
(Requiresapprovalofresearchsupervisorandconsentoffacultyadvsior)
PublicHealthPracticum
PHC6945
(Requiresapprovalofpracticumsiteandconsentoffacultyadvisor)
V.Internship:5‐7credits
3
3
1
3
3
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Credits
3
S
F
F
F
S
*Semester
S
F
S
F
S
S
Varies
Varies
S‐Odd
F,S
F
*Semester
F,S,ss
1‐3
F,S,ss
1‐3
Credits
F,S,ss
*Semester
5‐7
F,S,ss
PHC6301
PHC6512
PHC6946
PublicHealthInternship
*F=Fall;S=Spring;ss=Summer.Classschedulesaresubjecttochange.
**Othercoursesmaybesubstitutedoraddedwiththeapprovaloftheconcentrationcoordinator.
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RevisedOctober18,2015