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COPH Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Global Health
Concentration: Epidemiology & Global Communicable Diseases (Code: EGD)
Minimum Credit Hours: 73
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Program Coursework | |||
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College Core and Foundation Courses | 16 |
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Required Concentration Courses | 33 |
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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 6053 | Categorical Data Analysis | 3 | PHC 6051 or CI |
| PHC 6190 | Public Health Database Management | 3 | PHC 6701 |
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| Course selection will be determined by the student and their advisor based on student interest and career goals | |||
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PHC 6510
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Exotic & Emerging infectious Diseases
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3
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CI.
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PHC 6512
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Vectors of Human Diseases
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3
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CI.
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PHC 6513
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Public Health Parasitology
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3
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CI.
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Microbiology (minimum of 3 hours required)
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PHC 6511
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Public Health Immunology
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3
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PHC 6121
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Vaccines
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3
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PHC 6934
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Human Genomics in Public Health and Personalized Medicine
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3
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Applied Global Communicable Disease (minimum of 3 hours required)
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Approved Electives (Selected examples of courses)
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18
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9 hours Epidemiology
9 hours Global Communicable Diseases
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MPH Requirements
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6
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PHC 6945
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Supervised Field Experience
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3
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See Note #1
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PHC 6977
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Special Project
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3
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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
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 9 credits of global communicable diseases courses and 9 credits of epidemiology support courses, as described below.
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