The Special Project is a culminating experience in the graduate student's M.P.H. program. The purpose of the special project is to give students an opportunity to synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills gained in the M.P.H. course work and demonstrate the ability to produce a scholarly product. This project also allows students the opportunity to develop research skills, as they conduct an individual project on a specific public health related topic. The special project will demonstrate the critical thinking skills of students as they prepare to enter their career in public health. A student's special project should be relevant to their field of study and their long term goals in public health.
For details on your Special Project, refer to your Department's Special Project Guide:
- Community and Family Health
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Global Health
- Health Policy and Management
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**Please refer to your Program of Study or your graduate advisor to determine which course meets your concentration requirement.**
Description
A culminating experience that results in a scholarly product to demonstrate synthesis of MPH foundational and concentration competencies. The purpose of the product is to provide an opportunity for the student to apply public health knowledge and critical-thinking skills to investigate or analyze a public health issue relevant to their field of study and long-term goals in public health. The product should be directed at an outside public health stakeholder (for example: an organization where one of the student's applied practice experiences took place). Examples of products include: a program evaluation, a training manual, data analysis related to a research activity, or a policy analysis. Students who chose to use the field experience/internship as the basis of an applied practice experience may choose to expand or enhance the APE product for their ILE product. In all cases a high-quality written product must be developed as an individual product.
Syllabus
PHC 6943 Integrated Learning Experience Syllabus
PHC 6977 Special Project Syllabus
Registration Process
For any university-related international travel related to your ILE or SP, you must complete the USF Health Student Travel Process PRIOR to the travel. Please contact FEHelp@usf.edu for more information.
Complete the required Foundation training in
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the Human Research Protections. See
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these web
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pages for more information:
Human Research Protections (USF Research & Innovation, Research Integrity & Compliance Home Page)
Human Subject Protection Education (USF ARC Home - Human Subject Protection Education)
Complete either the Special Project Contract or the Integrated Learning Experience Contract via Archivum at usf.appiancloud.com (View Instructions).
Following approval, an email containing the registration details will be sent to the student’s USF Health email account.
Writing Resources
Helpful articles and web pages
Helpful Book (Available in digital format through USF Library)
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