Master of Public Health (offered beginning Fall 2008)
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is the basic professional degree in the field. It is required for many supervisory and managerial positions in public health and is recommended for many others. Students in the general MPH program complete a series of core requirement courses that cover the breadth of public health and electives courses from any of the 5 public health discipline areas. They may also take elective courses offered in Austin and other UTSPH campuses.
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
Culminating Experience
Advisory Committee
Practicum
Core Requirements for MPH Students:
The following courses satisfy the MPH core public health discipline requirement. Where more than one course is listed, the student is expected to choose one of the options listed.
Biostatistics:
PH 1610 Introduction to Biostatistics
PH 1725 Intermediate Biostatistics I (regularly offered at the Houston campus only)
PH 1726 Intermediate Biostatistics I (regularly offered at the Houston campus only)
PH 1725 and PH 1726 must be taken in a sequence; one course alone does not satisfy the core requirement.
PH 1725 and PH 1726 are required core courses for M.P.H. majors in the Biostatistics Division.
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences:
PH 2110 Overview of Environmental Health
PH 2115 Introduction to Population and Environmental Assessment
PH 2120 Man’s Impact on the Environment
Epidemiology and Disease Control:
PH 2610 Introduction to Epidemiology
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences:
PH 1110 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Community Health
PH 1111 Health Promotion Theory and Methods I
PH 1112 Health Promotion Theory and Methods II
PH 1111 and PH 1112 must be taken as a sequence; one course alone will not satisfy the core requirement.
PH 1111 and PH 1112 are required for M.P.H. majors in the Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Division.
Management, Policy and Community Health:
PH 3710 Administration and Public Health
PH 3715 Introduction to Management and Policy Sciences
PH 3720 Principles and Practice of Public Health
PH 3725 Health and Safety Program Management
PH 3740 Community-Based Health Assessment
PH 3922 Economic and Social Determinants of Health
