The Degree of MPH in Epidemiology (course-based) [Graduate]

Program Requirements

Students must complete the following:

1. Required courses (★36):

SPH 500 - Introduction to Health Policy and Management
SPH 501 - Determinants of Health
SPH 514 - Introduction to Environmental Health
SPH 519 - Biostatistics I
SPH 596 - Epidemiology Methods I
SPH 598 - Field Practicum
SPH 599 - Capping Project
SPH 619 - Biostatistics II
SPH 693 - Critical Appraisal of Health Science Literature in Epidemiology
SPH 696 - Epidemiology Methods II
SPH 697 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases

2. Elective courses:

Three (★9) graduate-level courses from the following list or approved by the student’s Advisor:

SPH 506 - Public Health Biology
SPH 540
SPH 581 - Basics of Public Health Leadership
SPH 593 - Issues in Injury Control
SPH 685 - Methods for the Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life
SPH 719 - Biostatistics III

Length of Program

The minimum time to complete the program is 16 months. The maximum time permitted for completion of the program is six years (part- or full-time) from the date of first registration.