MPH Program Revisions: Core Courses
Pending University approval, eight courses, 18 SH, are included in the group of core courses that MPH learners will complete beginning in academic year 2025-2026. Each of the courses include at least one competency related to MPH program accreditation as required by CEPH. Our competency-based program includes new courses dedicated to public health communication and public health policy. The other proposed course titles are similar to existing courses, except with updated, streamlined, and reorganized content. The core curriculum excludes a research methods course, which is included in the concentration-specific content. In the table below, the existing courses are listed in order of course number. The proposed courses are listed based on closest similarity to existing course, irrespective of course number order.
Comparison of Required Core Courses for Existing and Proposed MPH Program
Existing – Academic Year 2024-2025
| Core Research Methods Courses | Core Course Number | SH-24 | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | MPH 6000 | 3 | Public Health Practice |
| No | MPH 6002 | 3 | Ethics and Law in Public Health |
| No | MPH 6010/EHST 6010 | 3 | Fundamentals of Environment Health |
| No | MPH 6011 | 3 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| No | MPH 6013 | 3 | Principles of Health Behavior |
| No | MPH 6035 | 3 | Interdisciplinary Rural Health |
| No | BIOS 7021 | 3 | Biostatistics for Health Professionals I |
| Yes | EPI MPH 6702 | 3 | Epidemiology Methods |
| Yes | OR HPAL MPH 6020 | 3 | Research Methods |
| Yes | OR CHHB MPH 6027 | 3 | Mixed-Methods Research |
Proposed – Academic Year 2025-2026
| Core Course | SH-18 | Course Name |
|---|---|---|
| MPH 6042 | 3 | Public Health Organization and Administration |
| MPH 6044 | 2 | Principles of Health Policy |
| MPH 6046 | 2 | Environmental Public Health |
| MPH 6041 | 2 | Principles of Epidemiology |
| MPH 6043 | 3 | Public Health Planning and Evaluation |
| MPH 6034 | 1 | Foundations of Rural Health |
| BIOS 7021 | 3 | Biostatistics for Health Professionals I |
| MPH 6045 | 2 | Strategies for Public Health Communication |
| No Research Methods Course in Core Curriculum | ||
Existing Core Courses For information on Concentration-specific courses, go to Concentrations.