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MPH Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Courses
Units
Required Core Courses
10
PUB HLTH 301 Behavior, Society and Health
1
PUB HLTH 302 Introduction to Biostatistics
1
PUB HLTH 303 Environmental Health Science
1
PUB HLTH 304 Introduction to Epidemiology
1
PUB HLTH 310 Topics in Public Health I
0
PUB HLTH 311 Topics in Public Health II
0
PUB HLTH 312 Topics in Public Health III
1
PUB HLTH 313 Topics in Public Health IV
0
PUB HLTH 314 Topics in Public Health V
0
PUB HLTH 315 Topics in Public Health VI
1
PUB HLTH 410 Field Experience in Public Health
2
PUB HLTH 560 Culminating Experience in Public Health
2
Methodology Requirement - one of the following courses:
1
PUB HLTH 437 Applied Epidemiologic Data Analysis  
PUB HLTH 438 Survey Design and Methodology  
PUB HLTH 439 Qualitative Research Methods  
PUB HLTH 434 Data Analysis Techniques for Health Services Research  
PUB HLTH 435 Health Services Research Design and Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment  
ANTHRO 362 Quantitative Methods of Analysis  
One of the following courses will count as the core management requirement:
1
PUB HLTH 420 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System  
OR substitute with  
PUB HLTH 433 Health Economics and Healthcare Financing  
HQS 420 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System    
Electives
7
Total required units:
19

Other MA Degree Requirements

  • Master's Thesis: comprehensive thesis