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Course Requirements for the
MPH General Program

FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions)

General Program:
Concentrations:

General Credit Requirements
Students must complete:
  • 63 credits total
of which:
  • At least 30 credits must be from graduate-level in-classroom courses
which must include:
  • At least 18 credits from Health Services in-classroom courses.
in addition to:

School of Public Health and Health Services Course Requirements
Either:
BIOST 511
Medical Biometry I
BIOST 517
Applied Biostatistics I

and Either:
ENVH 510
Global Environmental and Occupational Health
ENVH 511
Environmental and Occupational Health

and Either:
EPI 511
Introduction to Epidemiology
or both:
EPI 512 & 513
Epidemiologic Methods I & II  (2 course sequence)

and:
HSERV 511
Introduction to Health Services and Public Health
(Students registering for HSERV 511 in autumn quarter must take the 4 credit section which includes a discussion session)

and Either:
HSERV 510
Society and Health
or the 3 course group that provides greater depth:
(required for SBS concentration)
HSERV 514
Social Determinants of Population Health and Health Disparities
HSERV 581
Strategies of Health Promotion
HSERV 588
Community Approaches to Health Promotion

and Two Courses from:
HSMGMT 560
Management Practice in Health Care and Public Health Organizations
HSMGMT 514
Health Economics
HSERV 552
Health Policy Development

and 6 quarters of program seminar:
HSERV 592
HSERV Departmental Seminar (all MPH students take in WIN)
HSERV 592
MPH Program Seminar
(MPH students take in AUT & SPR except for MCH Concentration)
HSERV 592
MCH Program Seminar
(MCH Concentration students take in AUT & SPR)

and:
HSERV 595
Practicum

and Thesis or Capstone:
HSERV 700
Thesis
HSERV 599
Capstone Project
(only available to the Health Systems & Policy Concentration)