MPH Curriculum
This is a cooperative program and courses are taught by both SDSU and USD.
Master of Public Health: Total 42 Credit Hours
MPH Core Courses (33 credits)
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| PUBH 701 | Biostatistics for Public Health |
| PUBH 702 | Public Health Theory and Practice |
| PUBH 710 | Epidemiology |
| PUBH 733 | Environmental Health |
| PUBH 740 | Intro to US Health Systems and Policy |
| PUBH 750 | Social & Behavioral Sciences in Public Health |
| PUBH 755 | Program Planning and Evaluation |
| PUBH 760 | Public Health and Native American Communities |
| PUBH 721 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUBH 722 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUBH 723 | Applied Practice Experience III |
| PUBH 729 | Leadership and Project Management in Public Health |
| PUBH 730 | Integrative Learning Experience |
Supporting Courses (9 credits; 6 credits must be from PUBH prefix courses)
Available through SDSU
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| PUBH 762 | Cultural Perspectives in Public Health |
| PUBH 751 | Public Mental Health |
| PUBH 540 | Health Geography |
| PUBH 764 | Applied Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health |
| PUBH 761 | Social Epidemiology |
| PUBH 767 | Public Health Toxicology |
| NUTR 715 | Public Health Nutrition |
| NUTR 761 | Nutrition and Aging |
| NUTR 724 | Nutrition Education in the Community |
| NUTR 660 | Maternal and Child Nutrition |
| NUTR 727 | Obesity Across the Lifespan |
| NUTR 760 | Vitamins and Minerals in Human Nutrition |
| NUTR 761 | Nutrition and Aging |
| NURS 670 | Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics |
| NURS 675 | Cultural Competence in Health Care |
| NURS 760 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan |
Available through USD
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ADS 754 | Public Policy and Addiction |
| HSAD 559 | Health Service for Long Term Care |
| HSAD 560 | Administration of Long Term Care |
| HSAD 710 | Advanced Strategic Mgmt of Healthcare Organizations |
| HSAD 740 | Advanced Healthcare Systems |
| HSAD 770 | Managing Health Services Resources |
| SOCW 600 | Social Policy Analysis |
| SOCW 640 | Diversity and Social Justice in Rural and Urban Communities |
| PUBH 711 | Topics in Applied Biostatistics |
| PUBH 770 | Public Health Immunology |
| PUBH 763 | Causal Inference in Public Health |
| PUBH 765 | Community Health Assessment and Action Planning |
| PUBH 792 | Public Health Topics |
| HSC 575 | Process and Outcomes Evaluation |
| OCTH 733 | Promotion of Health and Prevention of Disability |