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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

M.P.H. with a Dual Concentration in Epidemiology and Global Communicable Diseases

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..

Concentration Details

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Curriculum Information 

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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

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 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

 

 

* 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.
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Note

Important Catalog Information for Summer 2020 Matriculants

Due to the planned consolidation during the summer of 2020, of the University of South Florida, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, into a single university with a fully aligned and integrated curriculum and a single set of academic policies and procedures, any undergraduate or graduate student who matriculates at one of the three USF institutions on or after May 18, 2020, will adhere to the curricula, policies, and procedures described in the 2020-21 USF undergraduate or graduate catalog, respectively.

Concentration: Epidemiology & Global Communicable Disease (Code: EGD)
Delivery: Traditional

This MPH concentration combines the existing concentrations of Global Communicable Disease and Epidemiology. This concentration is a professional degree, intended for individuals who wish to obtain a solid understanding of public health epidemiological practices, principles and applications, with an emphasis in global communicable disease issues, policies and programs. Graduates in this concentration will be prepared for positions in private agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international, federal and state health agencies that participate in the study of the spread and control of communicable diseases as well as policy and practice involved with the global aspects of epidemiologic issues.

Master's Progression Policy

Review the progression policy for the MPH, MHA and MSPH.

Program of Study

If you have questions on your program, please contact your Academic Advisor.

Current students may access their Degree Works planner (Degree Works may also be accessed from my.usf.edu or OASIS). Students may view their current progress in Archivum at usf.appiancloud.com/. (See Archivum instructions.). If you are not a current student, or want to view program requirements from a different catalog year please use these sources: 

There may be circumstances in which a student may need to change their catalog year. This must be initiated through a discussion with your academic advisor. Details regarding USF policy on changing catalog year can be found at https://catalog.usf.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=2107#students-major-degree-requirements. 

Current Competencies (beginning fall 2019)

MPH Competencies
Epidemiology and Global Communicable Disease Competencies

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2011 - 2018 Competencies


Graduate Advising

Please refer to the full list of graduate advisors available on the MPH Graduate Advising page.

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