The Degree of MPH in Health Promotion (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 504 - Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation OR
SPH 631 - Health Program Evaluation
SPH 514 - Introduction to Environmental Health
SPH 517 - Strategies in Health Promotion Practice
SPH 518 - Psychosocial Perspectives on Health
SPH 531 - Statistical Methods in Health Research
SPH 597 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology for Public Health
SPH 598 - Field Practicum
SPH 599 - Capping Project
EDPY 503 - Qualitative Methods of Educational Research OR
SPH 623 - Qualitative and Community-Based Approaches in Health Research OR
INT D 540 - Principles of Qualitative Inquiry OR
INT D 560

2. Elective courses:

Two (★6) graduate-level courses from the following list or courses approved by the student’s Advisor:

SPH 510 - Health Promotion with Communities
SPH 566 - Special Seminars
SPH 618 - Diversity and Health in Families and Communities
SPH 680 - Health Care Marketing and Planning
HECOL 682 - Program Planning and Evaluation
INT D 570 - Healthcare Ethics
PERLS 541 - Social Cognitive Approaches to Health Promoting Behaviors
PERLS 582 - Graduate Seminar: A Seminar in Current Factors, Problems and Issues

Length of Program

Students may undertake the MPH on a part-time or full-time basis. The maximum time permitted for completion of the program is six years (part- or full-time) from the date of first registration.