The Master of Public Health Customized plan offers student the flexibility to complete interdisciplinary coursework relevant to their academic and professional interests. Students will work with their advisor to select a minimum of five (5) competencies to be met in an advanced public health area. These competencies are in addition to the MPH core competencies.
Course of Study
The following courses are required for a Customized MPH:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required for all School of Public Health Students | ||
| PH 101 | Foundations of Public Health 1 | 0 |
| Public Health Core Courses | ||
| PHM 1110L | Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health | 3 |
| PHM 1690L | Introduction to Biostatistics in Public Health | 4 |
| PHM 2110L | Public Health Ecology & the Human Environment | 3 |
| PHM 2612L | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PHM 3715L | Management & Policy Concepts in Public Health | 3 |
| PHM 5015L | Introduction to Qualitative Research in Public Health | 2 |
| Advanced Public Health Coursework | ||
| Select 9 credits from the approved Advanced Public Health Coursework List 2 | 9 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 12 credits | 12 | |
| Applied Practice Experience | ||
| PH 9997 | Practicum | 3 |
| Integrative Learning Experience 3 | ||
| Select 3 credits of an approved ILE course | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
- 1
Online, not-for-credit course
- 2
See Advanced Public Health Coursework List below
- 3
Students may choose to complete the Integrative Learning Experience through one of the following departmental Capstone courses if they meet the prerequisite and CEPH competency prerequisites (PHM 1496 Capstone for HPBS Students, PHM 2496 Capstone for EOHS Students, PHM 2996 Capstone for EPID Students, PHM 3996L Capstone for MPACH Students or PHM 5096 Capstone for Customized Students) or an independent ILE or traditional academic thesis (PHM 9998 Integrative Learning Experience/Thesis Research).
Advanced Public Health Courses
Customized MPH students are required to select a minimum of nine (9) credit hours of approved Advanced Public Health Coursework from the below list of courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHM 1111L | Health Promotion Theory and Methods | 4 |
| PH 1112L | Community Assessment Methods in Public Health | 3 |
| PHM 1113L | Advanced Methods for Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs (Intervention Mapping) | 3 |
| PHM 1120L | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PHM 1229 | Medical Nutrition Therapy Simulation Lab | 2 |
| PHM 1231L | Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy | 3 |
| PHM 1232L | Public Health Nutrition Practice | 3 |
| PH 1700L | Intermediate Biostatistics | 3 |
| PH 1820L | Applied Linear Regression | 3 |
| PH 1821L | Applied Multivariate Analysis for Biostatistics | 3 |
| PH 1830L | Categorical Data Analysis | 3 |
| PH 1910L | Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| PH 1911L | Statistical Inference | 3 |
| PHM 2135L | Risk Analysis: Principles and Practice | 3 |
| PH 2175L | Toxicology I: Principles of Toxicology | 3 |
| PH 2205L | Health & Safety Program Management | 3 |
| PHM 2230L | Water Environment | 3 |
| PH 2615L | Epidemiology II | 3 |
| PH 2710L | Epidemiology III | 3 |
| PHM 2740L | Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention | 3 |
| PH 2765L | Pediatric Epidemiology | 3 |
| PH 2795 | Disease Detectives: International Epidemic Investigations | 3 |
| PH 2858L | Quantitative Analysis for Public Health Research and Practice | 3 |
| PHM 3620L | Principles and Practice of Public Health | 4 |
| PHM 3630 | Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation | 3 |
| PHM 3718L | Accounting for Healthcare Management | 2 |
| PHM 3720L | Healthcare Finance | 2 |
| PH 3735L | Healthcare Strategic Management | 3 |
| PH 3736L | Healthcare Payment Systems and Policy | 3 |
| PHM 3744L | Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management in Health Services Organizations | 3 |
| PHM 3746L | Evaluation & Improvement of Healthcare Quality | 3 |
| PH 3747L | Healthcare Operations Management | 2 |
| PHM 3800L | Working with Diverse Communities | 3 |
| PHM 3810 | Health Policy in The United States | 3 |
| PHM 3910 | Health Economics | 3 |
| PH 3915 | Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Programs | 3 |
| PH 3920 | Health Service Delivery and Performance | 3 |
| PHM 3922 | Economic and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| PH 5040L | Nutrition Research Methods | 1 |
For a sample of the course of study, see the Customized MPH degree planner.