Degree Requirements
MPH Student Handbook
School-Wide Core Requirements (18-20 semester hours) Heading link
- IPHS 401 – Determinants of Population Health (4 semester hours)
- IPHS 403 – Public Health Systems and Management (4 semester hours)
- IPHS 420 – Interprofessional Education (0 semester hours)
- IPHS 650 – Applied Practice Experience in Public Health (3 to 5 semester hours)
- IPHS 698 – Integrative Learning Experience (1 semester hour)
A total of six semester hours must be completed from the following courses:
- IPHS 402 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health (onsite) (6 semester hours)
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- IPHS 404 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health Part 1 (online) (3 semester hours)
- IPHS 405 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health Part 2 (online) (3 semester hours)
Required Non-Credit Training Heading link
Divisional Core Requirements (15 semester hours) Heading link
Required Courses
- CSHC 421 – Community Health 1: Assessing, Promoting and Improving Community Health (4 semester hours)
- CHSC 422 – Community Health 2: Evidence-Informed Community Health Interventions (4 semester hours)
- CHSC 423 – Community Health 3: Professional Development in Public Health Practice (4 semester hours)
Selective Course
Choose one of the following three courses:
- CHSC 430 – Public Health Policy and Advocacy (3 semester hours)
- CHSC 527 – Critical Issues in Long Term Care Policy (3 semester hours)
- CHSC 543 – MCH Policy and Advocacy (3 semester hours)
Concentrations Heading link
Onsite students must earn at least 9 semester hours in an approved concentration. Online students must earn at least 6 semester hours in an approved concentration. Any additional courses needed to earn the minimum semester hours required for the MPH are to be approved by your faculty advisor; the Comprehensive Program requires 45 total semester hours, and the Professional Enhancement Program requires 42 total semester hours.
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Concentration Requirements
Onsite students in the Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences program can earn a concentration in Community Health Practice & Methods by taking any 9 semester hours of Community Health Sciences electives. Online students in the Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences program can earn a concentration in Community Health Practice & Methods by taking any 6 semester hours of Community Health Sciences electives.
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Concentration Requirements
Required courses (courses need not be taken sequentially)
- IPHS 409 – Global Public Health Challenges (3 semester hours) (fall semester only)
- IPHS 410 – Global Public Health Solutions (3 semester hours) (spring semester only
Elective course (3 semester hours)
Selection of an elective should be made with the help of the global health program and the student’s academic advisor. Please note that registration is subject to the offering department’s approval.