Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
General Graduate Program Requirements
Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page.
The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing.
The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
An accelerated option is available to students in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program with an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. To matriculate into the accelerated MPH program, students apply to the program in their junior year. If admitted, students will take 12 credits in their senior year that will be counted toward both the undergraduate program elective requirements and graduate degree program requirements upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Students may contact the program director for information about which courses may count toward both degrees.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PUBH 510 | Intro to Epidemiology | 3 |
| PUBH 520 | Fundamentals of Biostatistics | 3 |
| PUBH 530 | Public Health Administration and Management | 3 |
| PUBH 535 | Health Policy | 3 |
| PUBH 540 | Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 550 | Program Evaluation & Research Methods | 3 |
| PUBH 560 | Environmental & Rural Health | 3 |
| PUBH 570 | Ethical Issues in Public Health | 3 |
| PUBH 580 | Rural Health Issues Global Context | 3 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| PUBH 595 | Practicum | 3 |
| PUBH 599 | Professional Paper/ILE | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Financial Reporting & Control | ||
| Health Aspects of Aging | ||
| Indigenous Global Health & Healing | ||
| Integrated Systems Ecology | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication in Health Organizations | ||
| Social Interaction and Human Well-Being | ||
| Seminar: Rhetoric & Environmental Controversy | ||
| Environmental Issues of Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Natural Resource Conflict Resolution | ||
| Politics of Global Migration | ||
| Development Administration | ||
| Policy Analysis | ||
| Organization Theory | ||
| Strategic Planning | ||
| Multicultural/Native American Public Health | ||
| CBPR Methods for Health | ||
| Issues in Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Research | ||
| Special Topics/Experimental | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Data Science and Research Methods Using R | ||
| Social Data Analysis | ||
| Statistical Methods I | ||
| Statistical Methods II | ||
| Computer Data Analysis I | ||
| Computer Data Analysis II | ||
| Social Work Global Context | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |