Required Courses for the MPH
The courses listed below are required for an MPH in Public Health Genetics.
MPH Core Courses
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Quarter Offered |
Course website |
Syllabus | Credits | Sugg. Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPI 511 |
Introduction to Epidemiology
(EPI 512 and 513 may substitute for EPI 511) |
Autumn | 4 | 1 | ||
| BIOST 511 |
Medical Biometry I
(BIOST 517 may substitute for BIOST 511) |
Autumn | 4 | 1 | ||
| HSERV 511 | Introduction to Health Services & Public Health | Autumn | 3 | 1 | ||
| ENVH 510 | Global Environmental and Occupational Health | Winter | 4 | 1 or 2 | ||
| OR | ||||||
| ENVH 511 | Environmental and Occupational Health | Winter | 3 | 1 or 2 | ||
| HSERV 510 | Society and Health | Spring | 3 | 1 or 2 |
PHG Core Courses
(updated 3 Dec 2012)
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Quarter Offered |
Course website |
Syllabus | Credits | Sugg. Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHG 511 |
Genetic Epidemiology
Prerequisites: GENOME 371 or equivalent; AND EPI 511 or equivalent; AND BIOST 511 or equivalent |
Spring | Website | Syllabus | 3 | 1 |
| PHG 512 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues in Public Health Genetics | Autumn | Website | Syllabus | 3 | 1 |
| PHG 513 |
Basic Concepts in Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenomics
Prerequisite: GENOME 372 or equivalent |
Winter | Website | Syllabus | 3 | 1 or 2 |
| PHG 521 | Culture, Society, and Genomics | Spring | Website | Syllabus | 3 | 1 or 2 |
| PHG 522 |
Ethical Frameworks for Public Health Genetics
(PHG 525 [3 credits] may substitute for PHG 522) Prerequisite: PHG 512 or equivalent (or instructor's permission) |
Winter 2011 & 2013 | 3 | 1 or 2 | ||
| PHG 523 |
Genetics and the Law
Prerequisite: PHG 512 or equivalent (or instructor's permission) |
Spring | Website | Syllabus | 3 | 1 or 2 |
| PHG 525 |
Public Commentary on Ethical Issues in Public Health Genetics
Prerequisite: PHG 512 or equivalent (or instructor's permission) |
Spring 2010 & 2012 | Website | Syllabus | 3 | 1 or 2 |
| PHG 542 |
Genetic Discovery in Medicine & Public Health
|
Winter | 3 | 1 or 2 |
Seminar, Practicum, and Thesis Credits
| Course | Course name / Link to catalog description | Course website |
Syllabus | Credits | Sugg. Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHG 580 |
PHG Interactive Seminar
1 credit/quarter (required each quarter) |
Website | 1 | 1 & 2 | |
| PHG 595 | PHG Master's Practicum | 3 | |||
| PHG 700 |
Master's Thesis
(minimum 9 credits required for degree) |
9+ | 2 |
Elective Courses
For a complete list of available electives, see MPH Elective Courses.