MPH Curriculum (Health Services)

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 Health Services in-classroom courses.
In addition to:

SPH and Health Services Course Requirements for the MPH Degree

Either:
Medical Biometry I
Applied Biostatistics I

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 Either:
Introduction to Epidemiology
Epidemiologic Methods I & II  (2 courses)

and:
Introduction to Health Services and Public Health
(Health Services students registering for HSERV 511 in autumn quarter are required to take the 4 credit option which includes a discussion session)

and:
Management Practice in Health Care and Public Health Organization

and:
Society and Health

and:
HSERV 595
Practicum

and:
HSERV 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 Additional Biostatistics Course From:
Medical Biometry II   (if BIOST 511 was taken to fulfill the SPH requirement)
Applied Biostatistics II   (if BIOST 517 was taken to fulfill the SPH requirement)

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