Dec 03, 2024

2018-2019 Graduate Catalog

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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Public Health (M.P.H.)

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Admissions Information

This program is a cooperative program and courses are taught by both USD and SDSU.

Master of Public Health: Total 42 credit hours

Major Area Coursework (30 credit hours)

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

PUBH 701 - BIOSTATISTICS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 3 cr
PUBH 710 - EPIDEMIOLOGY 3 cr
PUBH 702 - PUBLIC HEALTH THEORY AND PRACTICE 3 cr
PUBH 721 - PUBLIC HEALTH APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE I 1 cr
PUBH 722 - PUBLIC HEALTH APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE II 1 cr
PUBH 723 - PUBLIC HEALTH APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE III 1 cr
PUBH 730 - PUBLIC HEALTH INTEGRATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE 6 cr
PUBH 733 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (taught at SDSU) 3cr
PUBH 740 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICY 3 cr
PUBH 750 - SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH 3 cr
PUBH 755 PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION (taught at SDSU) 3cr

Supporting Area Coursework (Select 12 credit hours)

ADS 754 - PUBLIC POLICY & ADDICTION 3 cr
CPHD 601 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS 3 cr
CPHD 610 - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS 3 cr
EDER 860 - ADVANCED STATISTICS I 3 cr
EDER 861 - ADVANCED STATISTICS II 3 cr
HSAD 710 - U.S. HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM 3 cr
HSAD 740 - INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS 3 cr
HSAD 770 - MANAGING HEALTH SERVICES RESOURCES 3 cr
OCTH 733 - PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DISABILITY 3 cr
PSYC 514 - DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR 3 cr
PUBH 711 - TOPICS IN APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS 3 cr
PUBH 760 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr
SOC 510 - METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH (C) 3 cr
SOCW 640 - DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES 3 cr
SPCM 540 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION (C) 3 cr
PUBH 770 - PUBLIC HEALTH IMMUNOLOGY 3 cr
PUBH 792 - TOPICS (C) 1-3 cr
Other graduate-level electives with advisor approval 3cr

Supporting Area Coursework offered by SDSU

BIOL 567 PARASITOLOGY 3
BIOS 663 ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE 6
HSC 533 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 3
HSC 785 ADVANCED EPIDEMIOLOGY 3
NFS 660 MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 3
NFS 761 NUTRITION AND AGING 3
NURS 760 HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASES PREVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 3
PHA 741 PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS 2
PHA 752 DRUGS OF ABUSE AND ADDICTION 2
PHA 753 WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH 2
PUBH 761 SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 3
NUTR 715 PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION 3
NURS 670 HEALTH POLICY, LEGISLATION, ECONOMICS, & ETHICS 3
PUBH 751 PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH 3
PUBH 762 CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH 3
OTHER GRADUATE-LEVEL ELECTIVES WITH ADVISOR APPROVAL 3