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COPH Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Global Health
Concentration: Epidemiology & Global Communicable Diseases (Code: EGD)
Minimum Credit Hours: 73
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Department of Global Health proposes an M.P.H. dual concentration combining the existing concentrations of Global Communicable Disease and Epidemiology. This dual concentration program 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. M.P.H. dual concentration graduates 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.
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Master of Public Health Degree Competencies
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Epidemiology & Global Communicable Diseases Competencies
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..
Curriculum
Program Coursework
| Requirement | Hours | Pre-reqs* |
College Core and Foundation Courses | | 16 | |
Required Concentration Courses | 33
| |
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 6053 | Categorical Data Analysis | 3 | PHC 6051 or CI |
| PHC 6190 | Public Health Database Management | 3 | PHC 6701 |
| 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) | 18
| 9 hours Epidemiology 9 hours Global Communicable Diseases |
| 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 | 73 | |
* 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
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).
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Emphasis Area Support Courses
Students are required to take 9 credits of global communicable diseases 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