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Master of Public Health Program Curriculum (43-46 semester credit hours)

MPH Core (21 semester hours)

Course Title Credits
EHS 850 Introduction to Environmental Health Science 3
HEA 810 Human Behavior Change 3
HEA 816 Public Health Organization and Administration 3
HEA 830 Biostatistics 3
HEA 855 Epidemiology and Risk Management 3
EHS 800  or
HEA 840
Research Methods in Environmental Health  or
Research Methods in Community Health
3
EHS 825  or
POL 847
Environmental Health Planning  or
Strategic Planning and Grant Writing
3


Students also choose an option (22-25 semester hours):

Community Health Education or Environmental Health Science


Community Health Education Option (22 hours)

Course Title Credits
Required Courses (12 hours):
HEA 820 Global Health 3
HEA 825 Planning & Evaluation of Community Health Programs 3
HEA 875 Seminar in Contemporary Health Issues 3
HEA 898 Health Care Delivery 3
Practicum (3 hours):
HEA 899 Practicum in Community Health 3
Research (6 hours):
HEA 880 and
one elective
Special Project and
an approved elective course*
3
3
                      or
HEA 897 Thesis 6
MPH Capstone (1 hour):
MPH 895 Public Health Capstone Course 1

* Approved CHE Option Electives:

Elective Title Credits
HEA 791 Women’s Health issues 3
HEA 792 Human Sexuality 3
HEA793 Death and Grief 3
HEA 804 Drug Abuse and Dependency 3
HEA 795 Alcohol abuse and Dependency 3
EHS 880 Food/Waterborne Disease 3


Environmental Health Science Option (25 hours)

Course Title Credits
Required Courses (15 hours):
EHS 845 Environmental Health Standards and Compliance 3
EHS 855 Emergency Sanitation/Shelter/Environments 3
EHS 865 Environmental Toxicology 3
EHS 877 Public Health Group Dynamics 3
EHS 880 Food/Waterborne Disease 3
Practicum (3 hours):
EHS 863 Field Experience in Environmental Health 3
Research (6 hours):
EHS 890 and
one elective
Independent Study in Health Science and
an approved elective course**
6
                      or
EHS 899
EHS 899c
Thesis
Thesis continued
3
3
MPH Capstone (1 hour):
MPH 895 Public Health Capstone Course 1

** Approved EHS Option Electives:

Elective Title Credits
EHS 840 Industrial Hygiene Principals 3
EHS 860 Air Quality and Health 3
EHS 870 Assessing and Managing Health Risks 3
LPS 815 Loss Prevention Administration 3
LPS 822 Worker’s Compensation/Labor Law 3
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