SAMPLE PROGRAM
U of MN MPP/MPH Dual Degree Study Plan
YEAR ONE
Fall Semester -- Register in HHH
Spring Semester -- Register in HHH
Summer Session -- Register in School of Public Health
PA 5011 — Public Mgmt & Leadership (3) (petition for PubH 6751
Mgmt)
PA 5012 — Politics of Public Affairs (3)
May/June
PA 5021 — Economics for Policy Analysis and Planning I (3)
PA 5031 — Empirical Analysis I (4) (petition for PubH 6414
Biostats)
PA 5002 — Intro to Policy Analysis (1.5) (could petition for PubH
6741)
PA 5022 — Economics for Policy Analysis and Planning II (3)
PubH 6299 Public Health is a Team Sport, 1 cr (Optional )
Choose one:
Online - PubH 6414 Biostatistical Methods, 3 cr ( R ) PA 5031
PA 5003 — Intro to Financial Analysis & Management (1.5)
Total Credits: 13
PA 5044 — Regression Analysis: Accelerated (2)
Choose one:
PA 5033 - Multivariate Techniques (2)
PA 5041 - Qualitative Mthds for Policy Analysts (4)
Total Credits: 10 -12 cr
YEAR TWO
Fall Semester -- Register in SPH
Spring Semester -- Register in HHH
PA 5032 — Intermediate Regression Analysis (2)
SPH Electives, 5 cr ( E ) approved for transfer to MPP
SPH Electives, 3-4 cr ( E )
* PA 8081 Capstone Workshop (3 cr.) (Topic needs to be
approved by SPH) transfer for MPH project PubH 7294)
* PA 5080 Capstone Preparation Workshop (1 cr) required for
most sections
OR
PA 8082 Working Group (3 cr.) Paper Topic
OR
PA 8921 Masters: Professional Paper (1-3 cr.)
Total Credits: 12-13
MPP concentration/electives to meet the MPP 45 cr requirement
Total Credits:
Online - PubH 6741 Ethics in PH 1 cr ( R )
Online - PubH 6020 Fdt of Social & Behavioral Sci, 3 cr ( R )
PubH 6751 Prin of Mgmt in Hlth Services Org, 2 cr ( R ) PA 5011
Online - PubH 6320 Fundamentals of Epidemiology, 3 cr ( R )
Online - PubH 6102 Issues in Envir & Occu Health, 2 cr ( R )
PHI &/or Summer term - Focus Area, 6 cr ( E )
* PubH 7296 Field exper, 4 cr ( R ) fullfilled by the MPP
internship (400 hrs)
Total Credits: 15 - 16 sem cr
* MPP students are required to complete a 400 hour internship. Depending upon the position, the MPP internship may also satisfy MPH FE requirements.
* MPP students are required to complete a Capstone project. Depending upon the topic the MPP capstone may also satisfy MPH requirements.
R - Required course
E - Elective course
Courses that count for both degrees MPP credits for MPH
14 cr from HHH may double count for MPH
Courses that count for both degrees MPH credits for MPP
12 cr from SPH may double count for MPP
NOTES
45 cr = MPP and 42 cr = MPH
MPP courses that can count towards MPH
• 5011 3cr, 5031 4cr, 5012 3 cr, 8081 3 cr, 5080 1 cr = 14 cr
MPH courses that count towards MPP
• PubH 6320 3cr, 6741 1 cr, 6020 3 cr,
SPH electives 5 cr = total 12 cr
Petition to be waived out of :
* PubH 6751 equivalent to PA 5011
* PubH 6414 equivalent to PA 5031 & 5032
1/27/2016