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Degree: Master of Public Health
Program (Major/College): M.P.H./P.H.
Concentration: Epidemiology & Maternal & Child Health (Code: EMC)
COPH Department: Community & Family Health and Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Minimum Credit Hours: 70
M.P.H. with a Dual Concentration in Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health
In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health dual concentration graduates will be able to meet the competencies from both the Epidemiology M.P.H. and the Maternal and Child Health M.P.H..
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Curriculum Information  Download the 2014/2015 Program Check Sheet
Download the 2015/2016 Program Check Sheet - Students in this program will have two faculty advisors; One from Epi and one from Community and Family Health
- Emphasis Area Support Courses must be selected from the following categories:
- Epidemiology (6 credit hours)
- MCH (6 credit hours)
- Field Experience must address both Epidemiologic and MCH issues
- Special Project must be epidemiological and MCH. There will be two readers (one from each department).
Program CourseworkCollege Core Courses | CH* | Pre-reqs* | PHC 6000 | Epidemiology | 3 | | PHC 6050 | Biostatistics I | 3 | | PHC 6102 | Principles of Health Policy and Management | 3 | | PHC 6357 | Environmental and Occupational Health | 3 | | PHC 6410 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health | 3 | | Core Total Hours | 15 | | Required MCH Courses | | | PHC 6530 | Issues and Concepts in Maternal and Child Health | 3 | CI. | PHC 6537 | Case Studies in MCH Programs, Policies, and Research | 3 | PHC 6530, Core Courses, or CI. | PHC 6505 | Program Planning in Community Health | 3 | PHC 6500 or CI | PHC 6708 | Evaluation and Research Methods in Community Health | 3 | | | PHC 6724 | Synthesizing Public Health Research | 1 | | | MCH Total Hours | 13 | | Required Epidemiology Courses | | | PHC 6051 | Biostatistics II | 3 | PHC 6000, 6050 or CI. | PHC 6010 | Epidemiology Methods I | 3 | PHC 6000 or CI. | PHC 6011 | Epidemiology Methods II | 3 | PHC 6000, 6010 or CI. | PHC 6701 | Computer Applications for Public Health Researchers | 3 | CI. | PHC 6591 | Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology | 3 | PHC 6000, 6050 or CI. | PHC 6053 | Categorical Data Analysis | 3 | PHC 6051 or CI. | PHC 6190 | Public Health Database Management | 3 | PHC 6701 | | Epidemiology Total Hours | 21 | | Emphasis Area Support Courses | | | Emphasis Area Total Hours | 9 | | Culminating Experience | | | PHC 6945 | Supervised Field Experience | 6-12 | See Note #1 | PHC 6977 | Special Project | 3 | | PHC 6936 | Public Health Capstone Course | 3 | All Core completed + 75% of Concentration | | Culminating Experience minimum Hours | 12 | |
* CH=Credit Hours; Pre-reqs= prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite) - During 2nd semester meet with advisor and begin planning field experience. See http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academicaffairs/fe/. May be met through the Peace Corps Master’s International option.
- Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken. The grade will be included in the student's GPA.
- The College Reserves All Rights to Repeal And/or Modify.
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