MPH Curriculum (Epidemiology)

General 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 epidemiology in-classroom courses.
In addition to:
  • 6 credits of Electives
  • 3 credits of Practicum
  • 9 credits of Thesis

Epidemiology Checklist (DOC) has more detailed information, including which courses need to be graded and a list of approved electives.

SPH and Epidemiology Course Requirements for the MPH Degree

Epidemiologic Data Analysis

Either 3-course series:
Medical Biometry I
Medical Biometry II
Medical Biometry III
Or 2-course series:
Applied Biostatistics I
& Applied Biostatistics II

and 3-course series:
Epidemiologic Methods I
Epidemiologic Methods II
Application of Epidemiological Methods

and one course from:
Intro. to Environmental and Occupational Health
Children's Environmental Health
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards
Occupational Health & Safety:  Policy and Politics

and:
Introduction to Health Services and Public Health

and:
Society and Health

and:
EPI 595
Practicum

and:
EPI 700
Thesis

Maternal and Child Health Course Requirements

Course Requirements:
Maternal and Child Health Seminar
(each in-residence quarter)
Topics in Maternal and Child Health I
Epidemiology of Maternal and Child Health Problems

and One Course From:
Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health
Survey Research Methods
Introduction to Health Promotion Planning
Strategies of Health Promotion
Health Needs Assessment
Application of Epidemiologic Methods I