2015‐2016MPHStudentHandbook
CAMPUSMPHPublicHealthPractice
(RecommendedforallJointDegreeStudents)
48or42CreditConcentration†
I.PublicHealthCore:16credits
Credits *Semester
PHC6050/2
StatisticalMethodsforHealthSciencesI(blended)OR
3
F
IntroductiontoBiostatisticalMethods(blended)
PHC6001
PrinciplesofEpidemiology(blended)
3
F
PHC6313
EnvironmentalHealthConceptsinPH
3
F
HSA6114
IntroductiontoUSHealthcareSystems(blended)
3
F
PHC6410
Psychological,Behavioral,andSocialIssuesinPH(blended)
3
F
PHC6601
SeminarinContemporary PublicHealthIssues
1
F,S
II.ResearchMethodsCourse:Choose3credits
Credits
*Semester
PHC6700
Social&BehavioralResearchMethods
3
F
PHC6000
EpidemiologyResearchMethodsI
3
S
PHC6053
RegressionMethodsfortheHealthandLifeSciences
3
S
HSA7707
HealthServicesResearchMethodsI
3
F
III.ConcentrationCores:21–24credits(Choose2‐3coursesfromeachofatleast2concentrationsbelow)
Biostatistics(RequiresPHC6052)
PHC6053
RegressionMethodsfortheHealthandLifeSciences
3
S
PHC6080/81
SASforPublicHealthData/ SASforPublicHealthAnalysis
2
F,S,ss
PHC6055
BiostatisticalComputingUsingR
1
F,S,ss
PHC6937
SpecialTopics:SurvivalAnalysis
3
F
Epidemiology(RequiresPHC6052)
PHC6000/6011 EpidemiologyResearchMethodsI and/orII
6
S/ss
PHC6002
EpidemiologyofInfectiousDiseases
3
ss
PHC6003
EpidemiologyofChronicDisease
3
F
EnvironmentalHealth(RequiresPHC6052)
VMEXXXX
EnvironmentalToxicology
3
F
VME6607
HumanHealthRiskAssessment
4
F
PHC6702
ExposureMeasurementandAssessment
3
ss
PHC6316
Health,Risk&CrisisCommunicationsinPublicHealth
3
ss
PublicHealthManagementandPolicy(RequiresPHC6050orPHC6052)
PHC6104
Evidence‐BasedManagementofPublicHealthPrograms
3
F
HSA5174
FundamentalsofHealthCareFinance
3
S
HSA6115
IntroductiontoManagementofHealthServices
3
F
HSA6152
OverviewofU.S.HealthPolicy
3
S
PHC6421
PublicHealthLaw&Ethics
3
ss
PHC6103
SystemsThinkingandPublicHealth
3
ss
SocialandBehavioralSciences(RequiresPHC6050orPHC6052)
PHC6700
Social&BehavioralResearchMethods
3
S
PHC6251
AssessmentandSurveillanceinPublicHealth
3
Ss
PHC6405
TheoreticalFoundationsinPublicHealth
3
Ss
PHC6146
PublicHealthProgramPlanningandEvaluation
3
F
PHC6195
HealthInformationforDiversePopulations:Theory&Methods
3
F
IV.Electives:Optional(Choosefromelectivesinanyconcentration)
PHCcourses
PublicHealthcourseworkofferedbyotherconcentrations
3
F,S,ss
V.Internship:5‐8credits
Credits
*Semester
PHC6946
PublicHealthInternship
5‐8
F,S,ss
*F=Fall;S=Spring;ss=Summer.Classschedulesaresubjecttochange.
†42‐creditconcentrationrequirespreviouscompletionofaterminalhealth‐relateddegree.
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RevisedOctober18,2015