Public Health Curriculum at a Glance

 
 
 

Our MPH curriculum will focus on public health fundamentals and emphasize transdisciplinary problem solving, exposing you
to a wide range of perspectives from diverse disciplines such as biostatistics, behavioral science, environmental health, economics, epidemiology, sociology, and social work. 

 

 

Foundations in Public Health

Credit Hours

Epidemiology 2
Biostatistics 2
Behavioral health 2
Environmental health 2
Health administration and policy 2
Total Required for Foundations 10

Cross-cutting Themes
Covering: Evidence-based practice, Transdisciplinary practice, Health disparities, Dissemination & implementation science, and Ethics and public health

Total Cross-cutting Themes

3

Transdisciplinary Problem Solving
Students must take 3 four-credit intensive courses, with 2-3 courses offered each semester. Topics may include:

Behavioral health
Health Policy
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Environmental health
International health
Total Transdisciplinary Problem Solving             12

Research Methods
Research methods 3
Planning, implementation, and evaluating evidence-based programs and interventions 3
Applied linear modeling 3
Total Research Methods 9

Electives

Students can take from a wide-range of classes offered at the Brown School, Medical School, and elsewhere on campus

9

Internship/Practicum 2

Culminating Experience

  
Students will complete a culminating experience, such as an oral exam or thesis (to be determined)

 

Total for Graduation

 45*

*Subject to change

 
 
 

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