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COPH Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Global Health
Concentration: Epidemiology & Global Health Practice (Code: EGH)
Minimum Credit Hours: 66
No info blurb on admission pages. (http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/apply/Epidemiology%20and%20Global%20Health%20Practice)
Please print the check sheet and take it with you to your advising appointments each semester.
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Master of Public Health Degree Competencies
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Epidemiology & Global Health Practice Competencies
In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Epidemiology and Global Health dual concentration graduates will be able to meet the competencies from both the Epidemiology M.P.H. and the Global Health Practice M.P.H..
Curriculum
Program Coursework
Requirement | CH* | Pre-reqs* |
College Core and Foundation Courses | 16 | |
Required Concentration Courses | 30
| |
PHC 6764 | Global Hlth Principles and Contemporary Issues | 3 | |
PHC 6761 | Global Hlth Assessment Strategies | 3 | PR: PHC 6000, PHC 6050 |
PHC 6106 | Global Hlth Program Development and Administ. | 3 | |
PHC 6442 | Global Health Applications in the Field | 3 | PR: PHC 6106, 6761 |
| 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 | |
Approved Electives (See selected examples of courses) | 9
| |
MPH Requirements
| 9 | |
PHC 6945 | Supervised Field Experience5 | 6-12 | See Note #1 |
PHC 6977 | Special Project | 3 | |
| Total Minimum Credit Hours | 64 | |
* 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.
- 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.).