Master of Public Health Degree Requirements (44 cr.)
A minimum of 44 graduate credit hours is required for this program. A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required for graduation. A minimum grade of C is required in each course. All electives for completing the degree must be approved by the advisor. Prerequisite courses may be prescribed for students lacking sufficient background for graduate study in public health.
MPH Degree Core (20 cr.)
- Public Health Foundations Requirement (0 cr.)
- Integrated Public Health Core (12 cr.)
- SPH-X 601 Assessment and Public Health (3 cr.)
- SPH-X 650 Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health (3 cr.)
- SPH-X 660 Population Health Determinants (3 cr.)
- SPH-X 685 Public Health Policy and Politics (3 cr.)
- Professional Development and Practical Experiences (8 cr.)
- SPH-X 610 Professional Development Seminar 1 (2 cr.)
- SPH-X 611 Professional Development Seminar 2 (2 cr.)
- SPH-X 696 Professional Practice Experience in Public Health (4 cr.)
Environmental & Occupational Health Concentration Requirements (24 cr.)
Students admitted to the Environmental & Occupational Health concentration must complete 12 credit hours of graduate course work with a minimum cumulative GPA in graduate courses of 3.0.
Complete the following required courses (15 credits):
- SPH-V 541 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
- SPH-V 542 Principles of Toxicology (3 cr.)
- SPH-V 545 Exposure Assessment and Control (3 cr.)
- SPH-V 546 Risk Assessment, Policy and Toxic Regulations (3 cr.)
- SPH-V 548 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (3 cr.)