Students can start the MPH program at the beginning of either the Summer or Fall Terms. The program has been structured to prevent course conflicts with course scheduling regularized and predictable. This thus allows students to plan their entire course with their Faculty Advisor during their initial advisement session.
Template for students wishing to complete the program in one year (Full course load)
In the first term, students are required to do the following courses:
PUBH 895: MPH Onboarding
PUBH 831: Concepts, Practice & Leadership of Public Health
PUBH 803: Principles of Epidemiology
PUBH 804: Principles of Biostatistics
PUBH 805: Health Policy & Management
PUBH 807: Principles of Environmental Health
PUBH 893: Capstone Integrative Learning Experience (CILE)
In the second term:
PUBH 806: Social & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health
PUBH 832: Public Health Research Methods and Ethics
PUBH 858: One Health, One Medicine: Public Health Applications
PUBH 893: Capstone Integrative Learning Experience (CILE) (cc)
Two courses from their chosen track/specialization
* Typically, students who are required to take PUBH 855, take it in this term.
In the final term:
The two remaining courses from their track/specialization
PUBH 889: Practicum completion (120-hour internship)
PUBH 893: Capstone Integrative Learning Experience
Students experiencing academic challenges can, after consultation with their Faculty Advisor, reduce their course loads. However, based on the assumption that most freestanding MPH students may attempt to complete the program in three consecutive terms, the following stereotypical projections are possible. Please note, however, that each student can have an individually tailored schedule of courses worked out with his/her Faculty Advisor. While the Practicum (3 credits) will usually be scheduled during a break from classroom experiences, students must register for it in the term immediately preceding the break.