Curriculum

Degree Program Details:
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:
  • 3 credits of Practicum
  • 9 credits of Thesis

SPHCM and Health Services Course Requirements for the MPH Degree
Either:
BIOST 511
Medical Biometry I
BIOST 517
Applied Biostatistics

and One Course from:
ENVH 511
Intro. to Environmental and Occupational Health
ENVH 517
Children's Environmental Health
ENVH 570
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
ENVH 577
Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards
ENVH 584
Occupational Health & Safety:  Policy and Politics
(preferred option for HPAP students)

and Either:
EPI 511
Introduction to Epidemiology
EPI 512 & 513
Epidemiologic Methods I & II  (2 courses)

and:
HSERV 511
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:
HSMGMT 560
Management Practice in Health Care and Public Health Organization

and:
HSERV 510
Society and Health

and:
HSERV 595
Practicum

and:
HSERV 700
Thesis

Social and Behavioral Sciences Course Requirements
Course Requirements:
HSERV 592
Social and Behavioral Sciences Seminar
(each in-residence quarter)
BIOST 512
Medical Biometry II

and One Course From:
HSERV 507
Communication for Health Promotion: Theory and Application
(odd years only)
HSERV 580
Society, Chronic Illness and Disability
(currently not offered)
HSERV 581
Strategies of Health Promotion
HSERV 582
Theoretical Perspectives on Health Behavior Change
(currently not offered)
HSERV 586
Medical Geography
HSERV 588
Community Approaches to Health Promotion
(even years only)
HSMGMT 514
Health Economics

and One Methods Course From:
HSERV 522
Health Program Evaluation
HSERV 526
Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health
HSERV 527
Survey Research Methods
HSERV 548
Social Determinants of Health Research Methods
HSERV 584
Assessing Outcomes in Health and Medicine
HSERV 521
Qualitative Methods in Health Services Research
PHG 543
Social and Behavioral Research Methods in Public Health Research
BIOST 513
Medical Biometry III