Public Health (M.P.H.)

Major Area Coursework (36 credit hours)

  (instruction of some courses shared between USD and SDSU campuses)

• HSAD 770 - MANAGING HEALTH SERVICES RESOURCES 3 cr hrs

• HSC 733 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 3 cr hrs (SDSU)

• HSC 760 PROGRAM EVALUATION 3 cr hrs (SDSU)

• OCTH 733 - PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DISABILITY 3 cr hrs (3 credit hours required)
• PUBH 701 - BIOSTATISTICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 710 - EPIDEMIOLOGY 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 720 - PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 730 - PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT 6 cr hrs
• PUBH 740 - RURAL HEALTH POLICY AND EDUCATION 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 750 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH 3 cr hrs
• SPCM 540 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION (C) 3 cr hrs

Supporting Area Coursework (Select 6 credit hours)

• ADS 754 - PUBLIC POLICY & ADDICTION 3 cr hrs
• CPHD 601 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS 3 cr hrs
• CPHD 610 - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS 3 cr hrs
• EDER 860 - ADVANCED STATISTICS I 3 cr hrs
• EDER 861 - ADVANCED STATISTICS II 3 cr hrs
• HSAD 710 - U.S. HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM 3 cr hrs
• HSAD 740 - INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS 3 cr hrs
• HSC 575 - PROCESS AND OUTCOMES EVALUATION 3 cr hrs
• PSYC 514 - DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 760 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr hrs
• SOC 510 - METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH (C) 3 cr hrs
• SOCW 640 - DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 770 - PUBLIC HEALTH IMMUNOLOGY 3 cr hrs
• PUBH 792 - TOPICS (C) 1-3 cr hrs
• Other graduate-level electives with advisor approval 3cr