Program of Study and Internship
(45 - 51 credits)

1. Core curriculum: 21 credits:*
   1. Epi 501 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology I (3);
   2. Sta 552 Principles of Statistical Inference I (3);**
   3. Hpm 500 Health Care Organization, Delivery and Financing (3);
   4. Epi 503 Principles of Public Health (3);
   5. Bms 505 Biological Basis of Public Health (3);
   6. Eht 590 Introduction to Environmental Health (3);
   7. Hpm 525 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

   *Students are required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the seven core courses: Epi 501, Sta 552 (or Sta 554), Hpm 500, Epi 503, Bms 505, Eht 590, and Hpm 525.
   **Students selecting the Biostatistics concentration take Sta 554, Introduction to the Theory of Statistics I (3) instead of Sta 552.

   
   

2. Areas of Concentration: 18 credits
   1. Behavioral Science
      1. 3 credits - Quantitative skills requirement: Sta 553 Principles of Statistical Inference II or Hpm 520 Fundamentals of Research Design or Hpm 647 Program Evaluation
      2. 3 credits - Hpm 521 Introduction to Family and Community Health
      3. 3 credits - Hpm 627 Public Health Education: Targeting Social, Organizational and Behavioral Factors to Promote Health
      4. 9 credits – Three electives in any department as approved by advisor
   2. Biomedical Science
      1. 3 credits - Quantitative skills requirement: Sta 553 Principles of Statistical Inference II
      2. 6 credits - Bms 601 Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (3); and a third advanced Bms course from the following list:  Bms 662 Cancer Biology; Bms 522 Medical Entomology: Bms 610 Microbial Pathogensis; Eht 530 Principles of Toxicology; Bms 553 Virology; Bms 663 Mammalian Genetics; or Bms 612 Neuroanatomy and Nervous System Disorders 
      3. 9 credits - Two electives with approval of advisor
   3. Biostatistics
      1. 3 credits - Quantitative skills requirement: Sta 555 Introduction to the Theory of Statistics II
      2. 3 credits - Sta 558 Methods of Data Analysis I
      3. 3 credits - Epi 502 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology II
      4. 9 credits - Choice of three electives, at least two must be from Department of Biometry and Statistics as approved by advisor
   4. Environmental Health
      1. 3 credits - Quantitative skills requirement: Epi 514 Computer Programming for Data Management and Analysis in Public Health or Sta 553 Principles of Statistical Inference II or Eht 665 Risk Assessment
      2. 3 credits - Eht 530 Principles of Toxicology
      3. 3 credits - One of the following courses:
         Eht 520 Principles of Environmental Chemistry
         Eht 605 Water Quality and Public Health
         Epi 613 Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
         Eht 665 Risk Assessment
         Eht 730 Hazardous Materials Management
      4. 9 credits - Choice of three electives in any department as approved by advisor
   5. Epidemiology
      1. 3 credits - Quantitative skills requirement: Sta 553 Principles of Statistical Inference II
      2. 3 credits - Epi 502 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology II
      3. 3 credits - Epi 514 Computer Programming for Data Management and Analysis in Public Health
      4. 6 credits - Two 600-level Epi courses
      5. 3 credits - One elective in any department as approved by advisor
   6. Health Policy and Management
      1. 3 credits - Quantitative skills requirement: Sta 553 Principles of Statistical Inference II or Hpm 550 Financial Management Healthcare Institutions or Hpm 647 Program Evaluation or Hpm 669 Topics in Health Policy and Management
      2. 3 credits - Hpm 501 Health Policy Analysis
      3. 3 credits - Hpm 641 Principles of Health Organization Management
      4. 3 credits - Hpm 650 Strategy and Leadership Applications in Health Management
      5. 6 credits - Two electives in any department as approved by advisor

3. Internships and Seminar, 6-12 credits:

   Students are expected to have completed a minimum of four core courses (listed in A) prior to enrolling in their first internship.
   Sph 690-695 Internships in Public Health (3, 6) and
   Sph 680 Seminar for Public Health Internship (0).
   All M.P.H. students must attend the Sph 680 Seminar series each semester they are enrolled in an internship. These seminars are for M.P.H. students to report on their internship experiences. Part-time study permitted.