Curriculum Information
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- Students in this program require 2 advisors; One Epi., One Global Health.
- Field Experience must be international and Epidemiologic in content Or Peace Corp Experience.
- Special Project must have epidemiologic and global content. There will be two readers (one from each dept.).
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 Health Courses | | |
PHC 6764 | Global Hlth Principles and Contemporary Issues | 3 | |
PHC 6761 | Global Hlth Assessment Strategies | 3 | |
PHC 6106 | Global Hlth Program Development and Administ. | 3 | |
PHC 6442 | Global Health Applications in the Field | 3 | |
| Global Health Total Hours | 12 | |
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 | |
Emphasis Area Support Courses | | |
PHC 6074 | Epi. Of Diseases of Maj. PH Importance or 1 course in Chronic Disease Epidemiology | 3 | |
PHC 6934 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 3 | |
| one of the following | | |
PHC 6511 | Public Health Immunology OR | 3 | |
PHC 6513 | Public Health Parasitology OR | 3 | |
PHC 6512 | Vectors of Human Disease | 3 | |
| Emphasis Area Total Hours | 9 | |
Culminating Experience | | |
PHC 6945 | Supervised Field Experience | 6 | 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 | 12 | |
* 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.