Program of Study: MPH in Epidemiology
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 Epidemiology 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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| Epidemiology Track |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| EPID 5201 |
Epidemiologic Research Methods |
3 |
| EPID 5202 |
Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
3 |
| EPID 5203 |
Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
3 |
| EPID 5204 |
Statistical Computer Applications in Epidemiology |
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 |
| EPID 5300 |
Cancer Epidemiology |
3 |
| EPID 5301 |
Reproductive Epidemiology |
3 |
| EPID 5302 |
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS |
3 |
| EPID 5303 |
Nutritional Epidemiology |
3 |
| EPID 5310 |
Independent Study |
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
