MPH Global Communicable Diseases

COPH Department: Global Health
Concentration:Global Communicable Diseases (Code: TCD)
Minimum Credit Hours: 48

This program provides an opportunity for science-oriented students with an interest in communicable diseases to receive specialized training in the recognition, identification, diagnosis, surveillance, control, and prevention of public health problems related to communicable diseases throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the problems of Florida and underdeveloped nations. 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, 4) Public Health Interventions and Disease Control and 5) Applied Global Communicable Disease. In addition to the M.P.H. Core Courses, students will be required to take a minimum of one course from within each domain. Students will then work with their faculty advisor to select a more narrow focus for elective courses offerings. It is anticipated that students will take all of the courses within their specific domain of interest.

Check Sheets by Year:

2010/11

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Master of Public Health Degree Competencies

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Global Communicable Diseases Competencies

In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Global Communicable Diseases graduates will be able to:

Interpret the natural history of disease-causing parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other organisms of major public health concern, as well as the disease processes and clinical manifestations caused by those infectious organisms;
Identify the appropriate diagnosis, epidemiology, surveillance, control, treatment and prevention of communicable diseases;
Describe the natural human defenses, the appropriate use of diagnostic techniques and serological surveillance, and the role of preventive interventions and treatments such as vaccines and antibiotics against communicable diseases;
Identify the cultural, social, and economic factors that contribute to the incidence and prevalence, as well as the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of communicable diseases;
Identify the public health conditions and problems related to the surveillance and control of communicable diseases in developing countries;
Design programs for the surveillance and control of communicable diseases;
Apply principles of immunology, molecular biology and other essential biological sciences disciplines in the laboratory settings for research and the diagnosis, surveillance, control, treatment, and prevention of communicable diseases;
Prepare and present information about communicable diseases to other members of health-related professions and to members of the public in a professional and effective manner;
Explain factors such as biology, ecology and dynamics of arthropod vector populations that affect transmission of specific communicable diseases such as malaria and dengue; and
Recognize the roles of the laboratory in the Public Health system and have a thorough understanding of the complexity and inter-connectivity of all levels of laboratory services.

Curriculum

Program Coursework

Requirement		Hours	Pre-reqs*
College Core and Foundation Courses		16
Required Concentration Courses		15
Students must take a minimum of 3 credit hours from within each domain. Course selection will be determined by the student and their advisor based on student interest 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 6516	Tropical Diseases	3
Microbiology (minimum of 3 hours required)
PHC 6037	Public Health Virology	3
PHC 6562	Microbiology for Healthcare Workers	3	BSC 2010, 2011, CHM 2046, or CI.
PHC 7935	Vaccinology	3	CI.
Public Health Interventions & Disease Control (minimum of 3 hours required)
PHC 6314	Infection Control Program Design	3
PHC 6514	Infectious Disease Control in Developing Countries	3	PHC 6000 or Eqiv. and CI.
PHC 6517	Infectious Disease Prevention Strategies	3
PHC 6251	Disease Surveillance & Monitoring	3
PHC 5933	Introduction to GIS	3
Immunology & Genetics (minimum of 3 hours required)
PHC 6511	Public Health Immunology	3
PHC 6121	Vaccines	3
PHC 6934	Human Genomics in Public Health and Personalized Medicine	3
Applied Global Communicable Disease (minimum of 3 hours required)
PHC 6561	Lab Techniques in Public Health	3
PHC 6560	The Public Health Lab System	3
PHC 6934	Public Health GIS
Approved Electives (Selected examples of courses)		9
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.
MPH Requirements		6
PHC 6945	Supervised Field Experience	3	See Note #1
PHC 6977	Special Project	3
Total Minimum Credit Hours		46

* CH=Credit Hours; Seq= Term Sequence; Pre-reqs= prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite)

During 2^nd 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.
Term sequence assumes Fall starting term.