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MPH Required "Core" Courses (16 credit hours)

Course #

Title

Hrs

STAT 702

Statistical Methods for Social Sciences OR

3

STAT 703

Statistical Methods for Natural Scientists

3

DMP 806

Environmental Toxicology

2

DMP 708

Principles and Methods of Epidemiology

2

DMP 854

Disease Epidemiology (Prerequisite:  DMP 708)

3

HMD 720

Administration of Health Care Organizations

3

KIN 818

Social and Behavioral Basis of Public Health

3


MPH Required and Elective Courses for Emphasis Areas

In addition to the above core courses, MPH students must select their remaining courses appropriate to their emphasis area from the following, or other graduate courses as approved by the major professor, supervisory committee and the MPH Program director.

Course #

Title

Hrs

Department of Animal Sciences and Industry

 

ASI 540

Principles of Animal Disease Control

3

Division of Biology

 

BIOL 529

Fundamentals of Ecology

3

BIOL 545

Human Parasitology

3

BIOL 546

Human Parasitology Lab

1

BIOL 609

Cellular and Molecular Biology of Human Diseases

3

BIOL 625

Animal Parasitology

4

BIOL 670

Immunology

4

BIOL 671

Immunology Lab

2

BIOL 687

Microbial Ecology

3

BIOL 730

General Virology

3

BIOL 731

Virology Lab

2

BIOL 805

Advanced Mycology

3

Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology

 

DMP 705

Principles of Veterinary Immunology (1st yr Vet Curriculum)

3

DMP 712

Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (2nd yr Vet Curriculum)

4

DMP 718

Veterinary Parasitology (2nd yr Vet Curriculum)

5

DMP 722

Veterinary Virology (2nd yr Vet Curriculum)

3

DMP 753

Veterinary Public Health (3rd yr Vet Curriculum)

3

DMP 770

Fundamental Concepts in Emerging Pathogenic Diseases

3

DMP 801

Toxicology

3

DMP 809

Problems in Toxicology

1-3

DMP 815

Multidisciplinary Thought and Writing

3

DMP 816

Trade and Agricultural Health

2

DMP 830

Quantitative Analysis

3

DMP 849

Pathologic Technique and Diagnosis

1-3

DMP 850

Domestic Animal Immunology

3

DMP 860

Pathogenic Mechanisms

3

DMP 870

Seminar in Pathobiology (MS)

1

DMP 871

Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases

3

DMP 880

Problems in Pathobiology (MS)

1-3

DMP 954

Advanced Epidemiology

3

Food Science Institute

 

FDSCI 501

Food Chemistry (required for emphasis)

3

FDSCI 607

Food Microbiology (required for emphasis)

4

FDSCI 690

Principles of HACCP (required for emphasis)

2

FDSCI 695

Quality Assurance of Food Products

3

FDSCI 713

Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology (required for emphasis)

2

FDSCI 727

Chemical Methods of Food Analysis

2

FDSCI 728

Physical Methods of Food Analysis

2

FDSCI 730

Multidisc Overview Food Safety and Security (required for emphasis)

2

FDSCI 791

Advanced Application of HACCP Principles

2

FDSCI 815

Advanced Food Chemistry

3

FDSCI 915

Food Toxicology

2

Department of Geography

 

GEOG 508

Geographic Information Systems I

3

GEOG 708

Geographic Information Systems II

3

Department of Human Nutrition

 

HN 600

Public Health Nutrition (required for emphasis)

3

HN 635

Nutrition and Exercise

3

HN 718

Physical Health and Aging

3

HN 735

Advanced Energy Balance

3

HN 780

Problems in Human Nutrition

1-2

HN 782

Topics in Human Nutrition

3

HN 844

Nutritional Epidemiology (required for emphasis)

3

HN 880

Graduate Seminar in Human Nutrition (required for emphasis)

1

HN 995

Grantsmanship and Publication

3

Department of Kinesiology

 

KIN 600

Psychology of Physical Activity

3

KIN 601

Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology

3

KIN 602

Gender issues in Sport and Exercise

3

KIN 603

Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology

3

KIN 604

Exercise and Mental Health

3

KIN 605

Topics in the Biological Basis of Kinesiology

3

KIN 606

Topics in the Behavioral Basis of Kinesiology

3

KIN 607

Topics in Muscle Exercise Physiology

3

KIN 608

Body Image, Eating Disorders & Obesity

3

KIN 609

Environmental Physiology

3

KIN 610

Health Promotion Program Planning and Evaluation

3

KIN 612

Built Environment and Physical Activity

3

KIN 625

Exercise Testing and Prescription

3

KIN 635

Nutrition and Exercise

3

KIN 655

Fitness Promotion

3

KIN 657

Therapeutic Use of Exercise in the Treatment of Disease

3

KIN 796

Topics in Exercise Physiology

3

KIN 797

Topics in Public Health Physical Activity Behavior

3

KIN 800

Advanced Physiology of Exercise (required for emphasis)

3

KIN 805

Physical Activity and Human Behavior (required for emphasis)

3

KIN 808

Social Epidemiology of Physical Activity

3

KIN 830

Public Health Physical Activity (required for emphasis)

3

Department of Psychology

 

PSYCH 510

Introduction of Behavior Modification

3

PSYCH 816

Psychology of Health

3

Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

 

SOCIO 541

Wealth, Power and Privilege

3

SOCIO 570

Race and Ethnic Relations in the USA

3

Department of Statistics

 

STAT 704

Analysis of Variance

2

STAT 705

Regression and Correlation Analysis

2

STAT 710

Sample Survey Methods

2

STAT 716

Nonparametric Statistics

2

STAT 717

Catagorical Data Analysis

3

STAT 720

Design of Experiments

3

STAT 730

Multivariate Statistical Methods

3

STAT 735

Statistics in Health Related Industries

2

Capstone Experience -- Field Experience Credit

 

DMP 840

Public Health Field Experience

3-6

FDSCI 840

Public Health Field Experience

3-6

HN 840

Public Health Field Experience

3-6

KIN 840

Public Health Field Experience

3-6