- 9 credits of college core courses including Biostatistics I* and Epidemiology, plus one other core course approved by the academic advisor (select from Principles of Health Policy and Management, Environmental and Occupational Health, or Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health);PHC 6051Biostatistics II (3 credit hours);
- PHC 6588 History and Systems of Public Health (1 credit hour)
- PHC 6756 Population Assessment: Part 1 (5 credit hours)
- PHC 6757 Population Assessment: Part 2 (3 credit hours)
- Concentration Courses 27 credit hours minimum (includes the following)
- Courses in specialty areas as designated by advisory committee
( 12 credit hours minimum);- Research methods as determined by advisory committee
(6 credit hours minimum); - Comprehensive exam while enrolled for a minimum of 2 credits or Thesis proposal defense (some concentrations may require a core and/or concentration exam);
- Thesis for a minimum of 6 credit hours;Electives (variable credit hours);
- Complete a minimum of 42 credit hours.
*Students in the Biostatistics MSPH program who have previously taken introductory statistics courses and have a strong mathematical background must take the more advanced level biostatistics course "PHC 6057: Biostatistical Inference I" instead of "PHC 6050: Biostatistics I". However, if a student does not have this prior training in introductory statistics coursework then she/he can take both PHC 6050 Biostatistics I and PHC 6057 Biostatistical Inference I.