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Degree: Master of Public Health
Program (Major/College): M.P.H./P.H.
Concentration: Epidemiology & Global Communicable Diseases (Code: EGD)        
COPH Department: Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Global Health
Minimum Credit Hours: 75

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In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases dual concentration graduates will be able to meet the competencies from both the Epidemiology M.P.H. and the Global Health Communicable Diseases M.P.H..

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* 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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    Curriculum Information 

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    Program Coursework

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    * CH=Credit Hours; Pre-reqs= prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite)

    1. 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.
    2. Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken.  The grade will be included in the student's GPA.
    3. The College Reserves All Rights to Repeal And/or Modify

    4. Program Notes:

      • Students in this program require 2 advisors; One Epi., One Global Health.
      • Field Experience must address both Epidemiologic and global issues Or Peace Corp Experience.
      • Special Project must be epidemiological and global.  There will be two readers (one from each department).
      .

    Emphasis Area Support Courses

    Students are required to take 6 credits of global support courses and 9 credits of epidemiology support courses, as described below.

    • Global Health support courses : Students will fulfill their Global Health elective credits in consultation with their advisor.  It is recommended students focus on one of the five domains (i.e. Tropical and Emerging Infections, Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Public Health Interventions and Disease Control or Applied Global Communicable Disease), taking all courses within that domain.
    • Epidemiology support courses
      • 1 course in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
      • 1 course in Chronic Disease Epidemiology
      • 1 additional Departmental course from the following areas:
        • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
        • Epidemiology Methods or Biostatistics

    Program Notes

    • Students in this program require 2 advisors; One Epi., One Global Health.
    • Field Experience must address both Epidemiologic and global issues Or Peace Corp Experience.
    • Special Project must be epidemiological and global.  There will be two readers (one from each department).

    Program Coursework

    College Core Courses

    CH*

    Pre-reqs*

    PHC 6000

    Epidemiology

    3

     

    PHC 6050

    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 Global Comm. Diseases  Courses

     

     

    Students graduating from the program will receive training within five core domains which are central to the study of global communicable disease: 1) Tropical and Emerging Infections, 2) Microbiology, 3) Immunology and Genetics and 4) Public Health Interventions and Disease Control and 5) Applied Global Communicable Disease.  Students must take a minimum of 3 credits from within each domain.  Course selection will be determined by the student and their advisor based on student interests and career goals.

    Tropical & Emerging Infections (minimum of 3 hours required)  

    PHC 6510

    Exotic & Emerging infectious Diseases

    3

    CI.

    PHC 6512

    Vectors of Human Diseases

    3

    CI.

    PHC 6513

    Public Health Parasitology

    3

    CI.

    PHC 6516Tropical Diseases 3  

     Microbiology (minimum of 3 hours required)

     

     

     PHC 6037Public Health Virology 3  
     PHC 6562Microbiology for Healthcare Workers 3  BSC2010, BSC2011, CHM2046
     PHC 7935Vaccinology 3 CI. 
      Public Health Interventions & Disease Control (minimum of 3 hours required)  
     PHC 6314Infection Control Program Design 3  
     PHC 6514Infectious Disease Control in Developing Countries 3  PHC6000
     PHC 6517Infectious Disease Prevention Strategies 3  
     PHC 6251Disease Surveillance & Monitoring 3  
     PHC 5933Introduction to GIS 3  
      Immunology & Genetics (minimum of 3 hours required)  
     PHC 6511Public Health Immunology 3  
     PHC 6121Vaccines 3  
     PHC 6934Human Genomics in Public Health and Personalized Medicine 3  
      Applied Global Communicable Disease (minimum of 3 hours required)  
     PHC 6561Lab Techniques in Public Health 3  
     PHC 6560The Public Health Lab System 3  
     PHC 6934Public Health GIS 3  
      Global Comm. Diseases Total Hours 15 

    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 6190

    Public Health Database Management

    3

    PHC 6701

    PHC 6053

    Categorical Data Analysis

    3

    PHC 6051 or CI.

     

    Epidemiology Total Hours

    18

     

    Elective Courses (Advisor Approval) – Epidemiology

     

     

     

    Elective Total Hours - Epidemiology

    9

     

    Elective Courses (Advisor Approval) – Global Health

     

     

    Elective Total Hours – Global Comm. Diseases

    9

     

    Culminating Experience

     

     

    PHC 6945

    Supervised Field Experience 

    3

    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

    9

     

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