Didactic Courses
The MPH program includes courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trials, research study design, program and policy evaluation, clinical economics and decision analysis, environmental health, research ethics, and scientific communication. Classes meet five days a week and considerable outside preparation is required.

Public Health Practicum
Each student will participate in a public health practicum which will provide students with opportunities to develop practical skills and competencies in public health practice settings.

Master’s Research Project
All M.P.H. candidates must complete a Master’s project, a substantive piece of clinical research that results in a manuscript suitable for submission to the refereed biomedical literature. The research may either comprise collection of original data, novel analysis of extant data, or structured synthesis of previously reported research (e.g., meta-analysis).

Each participant will identify a topic, conduct a literature review, write a protocol, collect and analyze data when appropriate, and prepare a manuscript. Students will identify advisors to serve as Thesis Committee members. The Thesis Committee will assist the student and monitor projects.

Students receive up to 6 credit hours for the Master’s Research work.

Course Requirements

Course Descriptions

Course Schedule - students enrolling Fall 2006

Course Schedule - students enrolling Fall 2007

Course Schedule - students enrolling Fall 2008

Course Pages

Thesis Deadlines for Class Beginning September 2006
The deadlines below must be met before subsequent program work begins:

Topic selection & Thesis Committee Roster (September 1, 2006)
Submission of literature review (May 1, 2007)
Final protocol (June 29, 2007)
Present at MPH Seminar (January - February 2008)
Final thesis/paper (March 17, 2008)

Thesis Deadlines for Class Beginning September 2007
The deadlines below must be met before subsequent program work begins:

Topic selection & Thesis Committee Roster (September 1, 2007)
Submission of literature review (May 1, 2008)
Final protocol (June 30, 2008)
Present at MPH Seminar (November 2008 - February 2009)
Final thesis/paper (March 15, 2009)

Thesis Deadlines for Class Beginning September 2008
The deadlines below must be met before subsequent program work begins:

Topic selection & Thesis Committee Roster (September 1, 2008)
Submission of literature review (May 1, 2009)
Final protocol (June 30, 2009)
Present at MPH Seminar (January - February 2010)
Final thesis/paper (March 15, 2010)

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