Program of Study: MPH in Community Health Sciences — Urban & Immigrant Health
Program Requirements
The credits required for your degree are listed below. All MPH students must complete 21 credits of MPH Core courses, 12 credits of Community Health Sciences courses, nine (9) credits of MPH elective courses, and three (3) credits of the Culminating Experience. Students must complete the majority of their course work before they can begin the Culminating Experience.
Transfer Courses
A maximum of six (9) credits may be approved for program of study transfer credit from other accredited graduate schools. Please refer to the GPPH Student Handbook for specific information and guidelines regarding the award of transfer credit.
Courses
| MPH Core Courses |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| BIOS 5200 |
Principals of Biostatistics |
3 |
| CHSC 5200 |
Health Behavior & Risk Reduction |
3 |
| CHSC 5201 |
Introduction to Public Health Theory & Practice |
3 |
| EOHS 5200 |
Issues in Environmental Health |
3 |
| EPID 5200 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
| HPMG 5200 |
Principles of Health Systems Management |
3 |
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| Community Health Sciences — Urban & Immigrant Health Track |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CHSC 5202 |
Issues in the Health of Immigrant Populations |
3 |
| CHSC 5203 |
Sex, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity |
3 |
| CHSC 5204 |
Community Organization |
3 |
| CHSC 5205 |
Urban Health Issues |
3 |
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| Non-Health Professional Student Requirement * |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 5102 |
Health Care Across the Lifespan |
3 |
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| Professional Development Course (s) ** |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 5100 |
Writing with Power |
2 |
| PUBH 5101 |
Mastering Math |
1 |
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| Electives |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CHSC 5300 |
Introduction to Research |
3 |
| CHSC 5301 |
Human Sexual Behavior |
3 |
| CHSC 5302 |
Social Marketing |
3 |
| CHSC 5303 |
Issues in HIV Prevention |
3 |
| CHSC 5304 |
Planning Pediatric & Adolescent Interventions |
3 |
| CHSC 5310 |
Independent Study |
1–3 |
| CHSC 6020 |
Field Experience in Maternal and Child Health |
1–3 |
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| Culminating Experience and Independent Study |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| PUBH 6000 |
Culminating Experience Planning Seminar |
1 |
| PUBH 6001 |
Culminating Experience |
2 |
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Total Credits Required: (including
the Culminating Experience) |
42 |
* MD/MPH students are waived from the non-health professional student requirements
** Final grade to be assigned is pass/fail
