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titleCurriculum

Curriculum Information 

Download the 2015/2016 Program Check Sheet

Program Coursework

Requirement

CH*

Pre-reqs*

College Core and Foundation Courses

16

 

Required Concentration Courses

18

 

PHC 6251

Disease Surveillance and Monitoring

3

 

PHC 6562

Microbiology for Healthcare Workers

3

BSC 2010, 2011

CHM 2046, or CI

PHC 6517

Infectious Disease Prevention Strategies

3

 

PHC 6314

Infection Control Program Design

3

 

PHC 6186

Public Health Emergencies in Large Populations

3

 
Choose one of the following:
PHC 6002Infectious Disease Epidemiology3PHC 6000, 6050
PHC 6190Public Health Data Base Management3PHC 6701

Elective Courses

 

6

 

MPH Requirements

6

 

PHC 6945

Supervised Field Experience 

3

See Note #1

PHC 6977

Special Project

3

 

 Total Minimum Credit Hours

4446

 

* 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. Only traditional track option available open to students in this program when completing College Core courses

Electives (6 credits) from within the College of Public Health, based upon student assessment, and approved by assigned advisor. Examples include but are not limited to the following:

  • PHC 6530 Maternal and Child Health 1: Issues and Concepts
  • PHC 6307 Principles of Exposure Assessment and Control
  • PHC 6355 Principles of Occupational Safety
  • PHC 6350 Occupational Toxicology and Risk Assessment
  • PHC 6373 Protecting Public Health: Bioterrorism and Biodefense
  • PHC 6556 Pathobiology of Human Disease I
  • PHC 6074 Epidemiology of Diseases of Major Public Health Importance
  • PHC 6591 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
  • PHC 6104 Management of Public Health Programs
  • PHC 6110 International Health and Health Care Systems
  • PHC 6195 Public Health Data, Information and Decision Making

 

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