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Overview

Program Requirements

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

View academic program information at https://publichealth.arizona.edu/undergraduate/accelerated-bs-mph 

First Semester

  • ENGL 101 First Semester Composition (3)

  • MATH 125 Calculus I (3)

  • CHEM 151 Chemistry I (4)

  • NSC 101 Introduction to Nutrition (3)

  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Individuals and Societies) (3)

Second Semester

  • ENGL 102 Second Semester Compostion (3)

  • MATH 129 Calculus II (3)

  • CHEM 152 Chemistry II (4)

  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Traditions and Cultures) (3)

  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Individuals and Societies) (3)

Summer (Following Second Semester)

  • MCB 181 L & R General Biology (4)

  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Traditions & Cultures) (3)

Third Semester

  • CHEM 241A & 243A Organic Chemistry (5)

  • PSIO 201 OR PSIO 380 Anatomy and  Physiology (4)

  • HPS 178 Personal Health and Wellness (3)

  • Tier II General Education Class (Arts OR Humanities) (3)

Fourth Semester

  • PHYS 102 Introductory Physics (3)

  • HPS 200 Introduction to Public Health (3)

  • EPID 309 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)

  • EHS 375 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • Tier II General Education Class (Individuals and Societies) (3)

Note: Apply For Admission To The Public Health Major During Fourth Semester

Summer (Following Fourth Semester)

  • Second Semester Language (proof of second semester proficiency is needed OR General Electives (if second semester language requriement is satisfied)

Fifth Semester

  • PHPM 310 Health Care in the U.S. (3)

  • HPS 350 Principles of Health Education (3)

  • Public Health Elective (300 or 400 level) (3)

  • Public Health Elective (300 or 400 level) (3)

Sixth Semester

  • HPS 433 Global Health (3)

  • HPS 478 Public Health Nutrition (3)

  • ENGL307 or 308 Business or Technical Writing (3)

  • HPS 493A Internship (6)

Note: Apply For Admission To The MPH EOH Degree During 6th Semester

Summer (Following Sixth Semester)

  • General Electives (check with Academic Advisor about exact units required given the student’s AP, transfer, etc. credit) (0-6 units)

Seventh Semester

  • EPID 573A Epidemiology * (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics * (3)

  • EHS 502 Environmental Monitoring Methods * (3)

  • EHS 584 Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health  * (3)

*Up to 12 units of graduate coursework is allowed to count toward both the BS and MPH degrees

Note: Finish BS Degree with a Minimum of 120 Units

Eighth Semester

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 553 or EHS approved Track (3)

  • EHS 655 or EHS approved Track (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • EHS 696R EHS Seminar (1)

  • APE Prep Training (0)

Summer (Following Eighth Semester)

  • EHS 909 APE and Master's Report (1)

Ninth Semester

  • HPS 577 Social and Behavioral Health (3)

  • EHS 522 or EHS approved Track Course (3)

  • EHS 696R EHS Seminar (1)

  • EHS 909 APE and Master's Report (3)

Tenth Semester

  • EHS 653 Applied Exposure Assessment (3)

  • EHS 510 or EHS approved Track Course (3)

  • EHS 696R EHS Seminar (1)

  • EHS 909 APE and Master's Report (2)  

 

Elective Coursework

Elective Courses for the Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Track (minimum 9 units)

  • EHS 510 Physical Exposures (3)

  • EHS 518 Introduction Human Health Risk Assessment (3)

  • EHS 520 Environmentally Acquired Infections (3)

  • EHS 522 Introduction to Occupational Safety (3)

  • EHS 525 Global to Local: Environmental Change and Human Health (3)

  • EHS 526 Topics in Environmental Justice (3)

  • EHS 553 Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)

  • EHS 589 Public Health Preparedness (3)

  • EHS 604 Modeling Exposures to Environmental Hazards (3)

  • EHS 655 Control of Occupational Exposures (3)

(In addition, other cross campus courses may be used as EOH electives; approved by faculty mentor)

  

Additional Requirements

  • APE Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (18 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • PHPM 569 Fundamental of Health Budgeting & Financial Management (3)

  • APE Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Elective Coursework

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (24 credits)

  • EPID 572B Applied Epidemiologic Method (3)

  • EPID 572C Analysis of Public Health Data (3)

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research (3)

  • EPID 579 Infectious Disease (3)

  • EPID 555 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)

  • HPS 628 Public Health Research & Evaluation (3)

  • EPID 909 Master's Report (5)

  • EPID 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

 

Additional Requirements

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

  • EPID 909 Master's Report (5 units)

  • EPID 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1 units)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • HPS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (23 units)

  • HPS 533 Global Health (3)

  • HPS 560 International Nutrition (3)

  • EHS 525 Global to Local: Environmental Change and Human Health (3)

  • HPS 529 Project Planning and Evaluation in Global Health and Development (3)

  • HPS 635 Applied Field Methods in Global Health Nutrition (3)

    • OR HPS 559 Management of Global Public Health Emergencies (3)

  • EPID 606 Changing Health Policy: Cultural Understanding & Epi Analysis (4)

  • HPS 909 Master's Report (4)

REQUIRED ELECTIVE COURSES (minimum 3 units approved by faculty mentor)

 

Elective Coursework

Required Elective Courses (minimum 3 units approved by faculty mentor):

If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement

  • BIOS 503 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA

  • BIOS 504 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research

  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language

  • EHS 539A Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now

  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods

  • EPID 596D SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team

  • EPID 597S Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting

  • GHI 514 Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences 

  • GHI/CPH 532 Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health

  • GHI 540 Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective 

  • GHI/CPH 581 Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks 

  • HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.

  • HPS 525 (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities

  • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation In Global Health

  • HPS 530 Nutrition, Health, and Development

  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation

  • HPS 533 Global Health

  • HPS 534 Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation

  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy

  • HPS 566 Participatory Action Research & Policy Change (Fall, odd years)

  • HPS 597A Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597B Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597E Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning

  • HPS 597G Open Airways for Schools Service Learning

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities

  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health

  • HPS 609 Evaluating Public Health Literature (available spring semester for elective)

  • PHP 590 Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth

  • PHP 597F Phoenix Urban Service Learning

  • PHPM 506 Economic Foundations for Health Sciences

  • PHPM 507 Healthcare Economics & Policy

  • PHPM 558 Health Care Marketing

  • PHPM 561 Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety

  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration

  • PHPM 568 American Indian Health Policy

  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management

  • PHPM 597C Border Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 597D Rural Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law & Ethics

  • PHPM 695D Regulatory Science

  • Other courses as approved by faculty mentor

 

Additional Requirements

  • APE Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • HPS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (15-17 units)

  • HPS 531 Contemporary Health Issues and Research (3)

  • Select one of the following options:

  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning, Implementation, and

  • Evaluation I (4) OR

    • HPS 532E Planning of Health Promotion Programs (3) AND HPS 532P Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs (3)

  • HPS 535 Multicultural Health Beliefs (3) 
    HPS 909 Master’s Report (5) 

 

Elective Coursework

(minimum 9-11 units) – Approved by Faculty Mentor

Service Learning courses (597 A-G & S) are strongly recommended to meet 1-2 elective credit options for Main Campus Students.

Additional Requirements

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

  • HPS 909 Master's Report (5 units)

  • HPS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1 unit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • PHP 580 Public Health Integrated Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (26 credits)

  • PHPM 507 Health Care Economics & Policy (3)

  • PHPM 558 Marketing & Strategic Planning (3)

  • PHPM 561 Introduction to Health Care Quality and Safety (3)

  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration (3)

  • PHPM 569 Fundamental of Health Budgeting & Financial Management (3)

  • PHP 641 Health Systems Delivery (3)

  • PHPM 608A Public health Law & Ethics(3)

  • PHP 909 Master's Report (5)

 

Elective Coursework

No electives required

 

Additional Requirements

  • APE Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

45 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • EHS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES for both tracks (17 units)

  • EHS 502 Environmental Monitoring Analysis (3)

  • EHS 584 Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)

  • EHS 653 Applied Exposure Assessment (3)

  • EHS 696R Environmental & Occupational Health Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)

  • EHS 909 Master's Report "Internship" (6) 

Required for the Industrial Hygiene (IH) Track (minimum 12 units)

  • EHS 510 Physical Exposures (3)

  • EHS 522 Introduction to Occupational Safety (3)

  • EHS 553 Toxicology and Chemical Exposures (3)

  • EHS 655 Control of Occupational Exposures (3)

 

Elective Coursework

Environmental & Occupational Health - Industrial Hygiene track does not have Elective Coursework

 

Additional Requirements

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • PHP 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CLINICAL LEADERSHIP CONCENTRATION COURSES (15 units)

  • PHPM 570 Issues and Trends in Public Health (3)

  • PHP 572 Applied Public Health Practice (3)

  • PHPM 696i Clinical Leadership and Administration (4)

  • 909 Master's Report (5)

REQUIRED ELECTIVES (11 units)

  • Overlap with Medical School curriculum (2)

  • Selected in consultation with faculty mentor (9)

MD-MPH Requirements: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/academics/dual-degrees

 

Elective Coursework

Required Elective Units: 11 units approved by faculty mentor (2 of the 11 units automatically permitted from medical school curriculum)

If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement

  • BIOS 503 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA

  • BIOS 504 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research

  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language

  • EHS 539A Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now

  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods

  • EPID 596D SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team

  • EPID 597S Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting

  • EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology

  • EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology

  • EPID 678 Public Health Informatics

  • EPID 679 One Health Applications and Practice

  • EPID 696B Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar

  • HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.

  • HPS 525 (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities

  • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation In Global Health

  • HPS 530 Nutrition, Health, and Development

  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation

  • HPS 533 Global Health

  • HPS 534 Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation

  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy

  • HPS 566 Participatory Action Research & Policy Change (Fall, odd years)

  • HPS 597A Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597B Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597E Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning

  • HPS 597G Open Airways for Schools Service Learning

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities

  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health

  • HPS 609 Evaluating Public Health Literature

  • PHP 590 Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth

  • PHP 597F Phoenix Urban Service Learning

  • PHPM 506 Economic Foundations for Health Sciences

  • PHPM 507 Healthcare Economics & Policy

  • PHPM 558 Health Care Marketing

  • PHPM 561 Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety

  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration

  • PHPM 568 American Indian Health Policy

  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management

  • PHPM 597C Border Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 597D Rural Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law & Ethics

  • PHPM 695D Regulatory Science

  • Other as approved by faculty mentor

 

Additional Requirements

  • Applied Practice Experience Required:

    • 909 Master's Report (5)

  • APE Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units) 

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • EPID 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)

  • EPID/EHS 545 One Health Foundations (3)

  • EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)

  • EHS 525 Global to Local: Environment Change and Human Health (3)

  • EPID 679 One Health Application and Practice (3)

  • EPID 596D Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (SAFER) (2) (For more information, please visit SAFER)

  • EPID 909 Mater's Report "Internship" (3)

Required Selectives (9 units) Students must take at least one course from each of the three areas: HUMAN, ANIMAL/PATHOGEN, and ENVIRONMENT.

 

Elective Coursework

Required Selectives (9 units) Students must take at least one course from each of the three areas: HUMAN, ANIMAL/PATHOGEN, and ENVIRONMENT. The list of required selectives can be found on pages 3-4 and on the College of Public Health’s website under the One Health MPH page https://publichealth.arizona.edu/sites/publichealth.arizona.edu/files/MPH-One-Health-Curric-Course-Sequencing.pdf

 

Additional Requirements

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • PHPM 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES, ELECTIVES, INTERNSHIP
Public Health Policy & Management Requirements: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/academics/masters/mph/phpm

Elective Coursework

Elective Courses (8 units) – Approved by Faculty Mentor

MPH – Public Health Policy & Management Curriculum & Recommended Course Sequencing Effective for those following the 2020/2021 academic curriculum guide

https://publichealth.arizona.edu/sites/publichealth.arizona.edu/files/MPH-PHPMCurriculumNCourseSequencing.pdf

 

Additional Requirements

  • Typical time to completion: 2 years full-time students, 3-4 years part-time students.

    Average time to completion: 2.07

    Program Steps to Completion (Full-time student timeline):

    • Attend mandatory new student orientation

    • First year is devoted to course work

    • Attend fall and spring semester MPH Internship Conference

    • Each Spring, complete an Annual Progress Report with Faculty Mentor

    • Second year is devoted to coursework and Internship project

    • 3rd semester, determine internship project, form Internship Committee and complete all planning items

    • Complete two interprofessional education (IPE) activities before graduation

    • Fourth semester, successfully complete and present internship project at Internship Conference, and submit final internship and graduation items.

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • PHP 580 Public Health Integrated Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (20 credits)

  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)

  • PHP 564 Science of Health Disparities (3)

  • PHP 641 Health Systems Delivery (3)

  • PHP 696V Public Health Practice Seminar (2)

  • Service Learning Course - (597 course within the College) approved by faculty mentor (1)

  • PHP 909 Master's Report (5)

  • Planning/Evaluation Course (3) - Choose One:

    • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation (3) Or

    • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation (3)

REQUIRED ELECTIVE COURSES (minimum 6 units approved by faculty mentor)

 

Elective Coursework

Required Elective Courses (minimum 6 units approved by faculty mentor):

If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement

  • BIOS 503 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA

  • BIOS 504 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research

  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language

  • EHS 539A Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now

  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods

  • EPID 596D SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team

  • EPID 597S Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting

  • GHI 514 Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences 

  • GHI/CPH 532 Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health

  • GHI 540 Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective 

  • GHI/CPH 581 Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks

  • HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.

  • HPS 525 (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities

  • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation In Global Health

  • HPS 530 Nutrition, Health, and Development

  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation

  • HPS 533 Global Health

  • HPS 534 Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation

  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy

  • HPS 566 Participatory Action Research & Policy Change (Fall, odd years)

  • HPS 597A Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597B Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597E Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning

  • HPS 597G Open Airways for Schools Service Learning

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities

  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health

  • HPS 609 Evaluating Public Health Literature (available spring semester for elective)

  • PHP 590 Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth

  • PHP 597F Phoenix Urban Service Learning

  • PHPM 506 Economic Foundations for Health Sciences

  • PHPM 507 Healthcare Economics & Policy

  • PHPM 558 Health Care Marketing

  • PHPM 561 Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety

  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration

  • PHPM 568 American Indian Health Policy

  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management

  • PHPM 597C Border Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 597D Rural Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law & Ethics

  • PHPM 695D Regulatory Science

  • Other courses as approved by faculty mentor

 

Additional Requirements

  • Applied Practice Experience Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • BIOS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit; semester before internship begins)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research (3)

  • BIOS 573C Applied Biostatistics (3)

  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language (3)

  • BIOS 647 Analysis of Categorical Data (3)

  • BIOS 909 Master's Report "Internship" (5)

 

Elective Coursework

Elective Courses (minimum 9 units) - Approved by Faculty Mentor 

At least 6 elective units from the following courses

  • BIOS 648 Analysis of High Dimensional Data (3)

  • BIOS 675 Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies (3)

  • BIOS 684 General Linear and Mixed Effects Models (3)

  • BIOS 686 Survival Analysis (3)

Other elective courses:

  • EPID 677 Genetic Association Studies (3) 

  • BIOS 685 Special Topics in Biostatistics (3)

  • STAT 571A Advanced Statistical Regression Analysis (3)

  • STAT 571B Design of Experiments (3)

  • STAT 675 Statistical Computing (3) 

 

Additional Requirements

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop) 

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit) 

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • EHS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)

  • EHS 502 Environmental Mentoring and Analysis (3)

  • EHS 584 Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)

  • EHS 653 Applied Exposure Assessment (3) 

  • EHS 696R Environmental & Occupational Health Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)

  • EHS 909 Master's Report "Internship" (6)

 

Elective Coursework

Elective Courses for the Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Track (Minimum 9 units)  

  • EHS 510 Physical Exposures (3)

  • EHS 518 Introduction to Human Health Risk Assessment (3)

  • EHS 522 Introduction to Occupational Safety (3)
    EHS 526 Topics in Environmental Justice (3)

  • EHS 539 Introduction to Environmental Health Policy (3)

  • EHS 553 Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)

  • EHS 583 Environmental & Occupational Diseases (3)

  • EHS 589 Public Health Preparedness (3)

  • EHS 604 Modeling Exposures to Environmental Hazards (3)

  • EHS 655 Control of Occupational Exposures (3)

In addition, other cross campus courses may be used as EOH electives; approved by Faculty Mentor

 

Additional Requirements

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units) 

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • EPID 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (26 units)

  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods (3)

  • EPID 573C Advanced Epidemiology (3)

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research (3)

  • EPID 596D Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (2)

  • EPID 909 Master's Report "Internship" (4)

Complete 3 Selective Epidemiology courses (minimum 9 units) from the following courses:

  • EPID 615A Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention (3)

  • EPID 630 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 646 Measurement Issues in Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 670 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 676 Spatial Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 677 Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)

  • EPID 679 One Health Applications and Practice (3)

 

Elective Coursework

Complete 3 Selective Epidemiology courses (minimum 9 units) from the following courses:


  • EPID 615A Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention (3)

  • EPID 630 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 646 Measurement Issues in Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 670 Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 676 Spatial Epidemiology (3)

  • EPID 677 Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)

  • EPID 679 One Health Applications and Practice (3)

 

Additional Requirements

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • BIOS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (19 units)

  • HPS 586 Maternal and Child Health (3)

  • EPID 630 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)

  • HPS 696H Maternal & Child Health Seminar (1)

  • HPS 588 Adolescent Health (3)

    • OR HPS 549 Family Violence (3)

    • OR HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S. (3)

  • Select Two Service Learning Courses (597 course withing the College) (2)

  • HPS 909 Master's Report "Internship" (4)

  • One Planning and/or Evaluation Course (from approved list - consult with Faculty Mentor) (3)

ELECTIVE COURSES (minimum 7 units) - Approved by Faculty Mentor

 

Elective Coursework

Required Elective Courses (minimum 7 units approved by faculty mentor):

If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement

  • BIOS 503 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA

  • BIOS 504 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research

  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language

  • EHS 539A Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now

  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods

  • EPID 596D SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team

  • EPID 597S Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting

  • HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.

  • HPS 525 (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities

  • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation In Global Health

  • HPS 530 Nutrition, Health, and Development

  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation

  • HPS 533 Global Health

  • HPS 534 Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation

  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy

  • HPS 566 Participatory Action Research & Policy Change (Fall, odd years)

  • HPS 597A Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597B Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597E Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning

  • HPS 597G Open Airways for Schools Service Learning

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities

  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health

  • HPS 609 Evaluating Public Health Literature (available spring semester for elective)

  • PHP 590 Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth

  • PHP 597F Phoenix Urban Service Learning

  • PHPM 506 Economic Foundations for Health Sciences

  • PHPM 507 Healthcare Economics & Policy

  • PHPM 558 Health Care Marketing

  • PHPM 561 Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety

  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration

  • PHPM 568 American Indian Health Policy

  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management

  • PHPM 597C Border Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 597D Rural Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law & Ethics

  • PHPM 695D Regulatory Science

  • Other courses as approved by faculty mentor

 

Additional Requirements

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Completion requirement

42

Completion requirement

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • HPS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES, ELECTIVES, INTERNSHIP

These requirements vary by concentration:  http://publichealth.arizona.edu/academics/mph 

Completion requirement

Number of required electives vary by concentration: http://publichealth.arizona.edu/academics/mph 

MEZCOPH Common/Suggested Electives for MPH Programs

If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement

Other courses may be taken for elective credit if approved by your faculty mentor

  • BIOS 503 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA

  • BIOS 504 Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS

  • BIOS 576B Biostatistics for Research

  • BIOS 576D Data Management and the SAS Programming Language

  • EHS 539A Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now

  • EHS 526 Topics in Environmental Justice

  • EPID 573B Epidemiologic Methods

  • EPID 596D SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team

  • EPID 597S Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting

  • EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology

  • EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology

  • EPID 678 Public Health Informatics

  • EPID 679 One Health Applications and Practice

  • EPID 696B Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar

  • GHI 514 Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences 

  • GHI/CPH 532 Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health

  • GHI 540 Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective 

  • GHI/CPH 581 Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks 

  • HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.

  • HPS 525 (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities

  • HPS 529 Project Design & Implementation In Global Health

  • HPS 530 Nutrition, Health, and Development

  • HPS 532A Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation

  • HPS 533 Global Health

  • HPS 534 Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development

  • HPS 544 Fundamentals of Evaluation

  • HPS 565 Public Health Advocacy

  • HPS 566 Participatory Action Research & Policy Change (Fall, odd years)

  • HPS 597A Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597B Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning

  • HPS 597E Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning

  • HPS 597G Open Airways for Schools Service Learning

  • HPS 605 Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities

  • HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health

  • HPS 609 Evaluating Public Health Literature

  • PHP 590 Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth

  • PHP 597F Phoenix Urban Service Learning

  • PHPM 506 Economic Foundations for Health Sciences

  • PHPM 507 Healthcare Economics & Policy

  • PHPM 558 Health Care Marketing

  • PHPM 561 Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety

  • PHPM 562 Health Services Administration

  • PHPM 568 American Indian Health Policy

  • PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management

  • PHPM 597C Border Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 597D Rural Health Service Learning

  • PHPM 608A Public Health Law & Ethics

  • PHPM 695D Regulatory Science

Completion requirement

  • Required Applied Practice Experience (APE)

    • 909 Master's Report - units vary by concentration

  • APE Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit - internal workshop)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

Completion requirement
Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

42

Core Coursework Requirements

REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)

  • EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)

  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)

  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)

  • HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)

  • EHS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)

  • Internship Preparation Workshop  (required; non-credit)

  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

REQUIRED FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH EMPHASIS (23 units)

  • EHS 525: A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3)

  • CPH 502: Climate and Health (3)

  • HPS 533: Global Health (3)

  • EPID/EHS 545: One Health Foundations (3)

  • CPS/GHI 532: Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health (3)

  • EHS/EPID/BIOS/HPS 909 Master's Report (5)

  • CPH/GHI 5XX: Climate Change and Public Health: Policy, Communication and Community Engagement (3)

Elective Coursework

  • PHPM 569: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)

    or

    elective approved by Faculty Advisor

Additional Requirements

None

Student Handbook