MPH Curriculum
Master of Public Health Program Curriculum
(43 semester credit hours)
MPH Core (21 semester hours)
Course |
Title |
Credits |
MPH 810 |
Human Behavior Change |
3 |
MPH 816 |
Public Health Organization and Administration |
3 |
MPH 825 |
Public Health Planning |
3 |
MPH 830 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
MPH 850 |
Introduction to Environmental Health |
3 |
MPH 855 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
MPH 840 |
Research Methods in Public Health |
3 |
MPH CAPSTONE (1 hour)
MPH 895 |
Public Health Capstone Course |
1 |
Health Promotion Option (21 hours)
Required Courses (12 hours)
HEA 805 |
Public Health Communication |
3 |
HEA820 |
Global Health |
3 |
HEA 826 |
Public Health Program Evaluation |
3 |
HEA 856 |
Applied Epidemiology |
3 |
Approved Electives (3 hours)
HEA 790, 791, 792, 793, 794; MPH 835; POL 847S; EHS 880; or SSE 826 |
Applied Practice Experience (3 hours)
HEA 890 |
Applied Practice Experience |
3 |
Intergrative Learning Experience (3hours)
HEA 880 |
Scholarship in Community Health |
3 |
Environmental/Occupational Health & Sustainability Option (21 hours)
Required Courses (9 hours)
EHS 840 |
Total Worker Health |
3 |
EHS 860 |
Air Quality Assessment |
3 |
EHS 865 |
Environmental Toxicology |
3 |
Approved Electives (6 hours)
EHS 710, 730, 841, 855, or 880 |
Applied Practice Experience (3 hours)
EHS 863 |
Field Experience in Environmental Health |
3 |
Intergrative Learning Experience (3 hours)
EHS 890 |
Graduate Project in Environmental Health |
3 |
Industrial Hygiene Graduate Certificate* (18 hours)
EHS 710 |
Radiological Health |
3 |
EHS 840 |
Total Worker Health |
3 |
EHS 841 |
Occupational Health Exposure Assessment |
3 |
EHS 865 |
Environmental Toxicology |
3 |
EHS 875 |
Principles of Ventilation |
3 |
EHS 885 |
Crisis Management, Risk Communication/Assessment |
3 |
*The certificate program is designed for both degree-seeking and Certificate-seeking students. The number of credit hours required for completion is 18 hours. Students interested in doing the IH certificate with the Environmental Health Science concentration can request dual degree here.