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MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH)
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (EH) CONCENTRATION
Educational Plan
Date Plan Submitted: __________________
Name: _____________________________________
Address:
UIN #______________________________
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Email: ______________________________
Phones:
Home: _________________________
Work: ______________________________
Advisor:
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1st Semester Enrolled:
(catalog for graduation)
Career Interests: ______________________________________________________________________
Condition for Admission (fill in all required by NOGA)
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______________________________________________________ Date Completed: _______________
Must be fully admitted to school and program at the end of year one.
Full Acceptance Date: _____________________ (Remember to file condition removed report to OAR)
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Please refer to the master course schedule (http://www.uis.edu/publichealth/curriculum/courselist.html) to
complete the following education plan. Additional pages may be found in Attachment A for students who
need to plan beyond eight semesters. Course requirements are listed in Appendix A and posted on the MPHEH or MPH-EH Online web pages under the Curriculum tab. Students must schedule six general core
courses, two EH concentration core courses, the internship and either option 1 or 2 for electives. Students
must give careful consideration to which one of the options they choose. Additionally, students may choose
to pursue one of the Graduate Certificates that may have requirements beyond those necessary to obtain the
degree*.
Mark your choice for an electives option below:
Option 1-Risk Sciences
 MPH 526- Risk Management and Communication
 MPH 528- Risk Assessment; Air, Land, and Water
 MPH 575- Health Economics
Option 2-Emergency Planning and Homeland Security
 MPH 478- Crisis in Environmental Health
 MPH 526- Risk Management and Communication
 MPH 508- Program Evaluation for Public Health OR PAD 533
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Option 3: Environmental Health Policy (select three electives from the following list)
* ENS 485 Environmental Policies: Water Quality 4 Hrs.
* MPH 482 Food Health Policy 4 Hrs.
* MPH 484 Air Policy 4 Hrs.
* MPH 486 Solid and Hazardous Waste Policy 4 Hrs.
* MPH 488 Occupational Safety and Health 4 Hrs.
*Note: To pursue a graduate certificate you must apply for the graduate certificate program through the
Office of Admissions. There is no fee for this application.
Semester 1
Term:
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Course name
Core/Elective
Grade
Semester 2
Term:
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Course name
Core/Elective
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Semester 3
Term:
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Course name
Core/Elective
Grade
Core/Elective
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Semester 4
Term:
Course number
Course name
Semester 5
Term:
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Course name
Semester 6
Term:
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Semester 7
Term:
Course
number
Course name
Core/Elective
Grade
Core/Elective
Grade
Semester 8
Term:
Course
number
Course name
Internship: (4 credit hours)
Minimum 200 contact hours– MPH 581 (may substitute GPSI credit hours)
Semester Projected
Semester Completed
Placement Supervisor
Site Supervisor
Closure Requirements:
Comprehensive Examination:
Semester Projected: ____________________________ (First Attempt)
Date taken:____________________________________(First Attempt)
Pass/Fail______________________________________
Re-Take_______________________________________(Second Attempt)
Pass/Fail_______________________________________
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Advisor signature_____________________________________________________________
 This student is eligible to enroll for courses, and may be released from the new student program hold.
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Note: Please return this signed form to the MPH program office.
Comments:
Appendix A-Guidance for Education Plan
Please refer to the master schedule for course availability
1) The following courses are general & concentration core for the MPH–EH degree:
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MPH 449 Environmental Toxicology
MPH 503-Biostatistics
MPH 506 Community Health Research*
MPH 511 Foundation of Epidemiology
MPH 521 Environmental & Occupational Health
MPH 527 Environmental Risk Assessment
MPH 531 PH Policy & Administration Online
MPH 561 Community Health Ed
*Note: Biostatistics must be completed before enrollment in MPH 506
2) For students earning the Risk Assessment Graduate Certificate, the following additional courses are
required:
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MPH 528 Risk Assessment Air, Land & Water (even years)
MPH 529 Risk Practicum (even years)
MPH 575 Economics of Policy Analysis (odd years)
3) For Students earning the Emergency Planning and Homeland Security Graduate Certificate, the
following additional courses are required:
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MPH 526 Risk Communication & Management
PAD 533 Program Evaluation
Two Additional Electives from the Approved Electives List. published at
http://www.uis.edu/publichealth/curriculum/certificates.html#gcephs.
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Attachment A
Semester 9
Term:
Course number
Course name
Core/Elective
Grade
Core/Elective
Grade
Core/Elective
Grade
Core/Elective
Grade
Semester 10
Term:
Course number
Course name
Semester 11
Term:
Course number
Course name
Semester 12
Term:
Course number
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Course name