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 Course NumberSH-24Course Name
MPH 60003Public Health Practice
MPH 60023Ethics and Law in Public Health
MPH 6010/EHST 60103Fundamentals of Environment Health
MPH 60113Introduction to Epidemiology
MPH 60133Principles of Health Behavior
MPH 60353Interdisciplinary Rural Health
BIOS 70213Biostatistics for Health Professionals I
Core Research Methods Courses
EPI MPH 67023Epidemiology Methods
OR HPAL MPH 60203Research Methods
OR CHHB MPH 60273Mixed-Methods Research
SH, Semester Credit Hour
Proposed - Academic Year 2025-2026
Core CourseSH-18Course Name
MPH 60423Public Health Organization and Administration
MPH 60442Principles of Health Policy
MPH 60462Environmental Public Health
MPH 6XXX2Principles of Epidemiology
MPH 60433Public Health Planning and Evaluation
MPH 6XXX1Topics in Rural Health (proposed name)
BIOS 70213Biostatistics for Health Professionals I
MPH 60452Strategies for Public Health Communication
No Research Methods Course in Core Curriculum

Existing Core Courses For information on Concentration-specific courses, go to Concentrations.