Community-Oriented Primary Care Track
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 137 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 13 credits in MPH core, 10 credits in prevention and community health courses, and 14 credits in community-oriented primary care track courses.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 17 credits in public health core courses, and 21 credits in departmental and program-specific coursework.
Physician assistant curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ANAT 6215 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Students | |
| PA 6101 | Clinical Assessment I | |
| PA 6102 | Clinical Assessment II | |
| PA 6103 | Clinical Assessment III | |
| PA 6104 | Integration into Clinical Concepts I | |
| PA 6105 | Integration into Clinical Concepts II | |
| PA 6106 | Integration into Clinical Concepts III | |
| PA 6109 | Foundations of Medicine | |
| PA 6111 | Evidence Based Practice for PA/MPH Students | |
| PA 6112 | Clinical Medicine I | |
| PA 6113 | Clinical Medicine II | |
| PA 6116 | Clinical Skills I | |
| PA 6117 | Clinical Skills II | |
| PA 6119 | Health, Justice, and Society II | |
| PA 6120 | Human Behavior | |
| PA 6121 | Clinical Specialties | |
| PA 6122 | Role of the Physician Assistant in U.S. Healthcare | |
| PA 6259 | Introduction to Clinical Education | |
| PA 6261 | Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6262 | Family Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6263 | Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6264 | Women's Health Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6265 | Pediatrics Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6266 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6267 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6268 | Elective Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6300 | Introduction to Professional Practice | |
| PHAR 6207 | Pharmacology I | |
| PHAR 6208 | Pharmacology II | |
| PHYL 6211 | Physiology for Health Sciences Students | |
Public health, community-oriented primary care curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Public health core | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| PUBH 6015 | Culminating Experience | |
| Prevention and community health | ||
| PUBH 6500 | Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs | |
| PUBH 6501 | Program Evaluation | |
| Community-oriented primary care | ||
| PUBH 6504 | Social and Behavioral Science Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6510 | Community-Oriented Primary Care Principles and Practice | |
| PUBH 6512 | Community-Oriented Primary Care Policy and Issues | |
| PUBH 6513 | Community Health Management | |
| PUBH 6591 | PA/MPH Clinical Leadership Seminar | |
| Electives | ||
| 4 credits in PUBH courses. | ||
Environmental Health Science and Policy Track
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 13 credits in MPH core, 22 credits in environmental health sciences and policy courses, and 3 credits in electives.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 17 credits in public health core courses, and 21 credits in department and program-specific coursework as outlined.
Physician assistant curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ANAT 6215 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Students | |
| PA 6101 | Clinical Assessment I | |
| PA 6102 | Clinical Assessment II | |
| PA 6103 | Clinical Assessment III | |
| PA 6104 | Integration into Clinical Concepts I | |
| PA 6105 | Integration into Clinical Concepts II | |
| PA 6106 | Integration into Clinical Concepts III | |
| PA 6109 | Foundations of Medicine | |
| PA 6111 | Evidence Based Practice for PA/MPH Students | |
| PA 6112 | Clinical Medicine I | |
| PA 6113 | Clinical Medicine II | |
| PA 6116 | Clinical Skills I | |
| PA 6117 | Clinical Skills II | |
| PA 6119 | Health, Justice, and Society II | |
| PA 6120 | Human Behavior | |
| PA 6121 | Clinical Specialties | |
| PA 6122 | Role of the Physician Assistant in U.S. Healthcare | |
| PA 6259 | Introduction to Clinical Education | |
| PA 6261 | Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6262 | Family Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6263 | Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6264 | Women's Health Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6265 | Pediatrics Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6266 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6267 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6268 | Elective Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6300 | Introduction to Professional Practice | |
| PHAR 6207 | Pharmacology I | |
| PHAR 6208 | Pharmacology II | |
| PHYL 6211 | Physiology for Health Sciences Students | |
Environmental health science and policy curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6009 | Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| PUBH 6121 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6122 | Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Policies, Politics, and Programs | |
| PUBH 6123 | Toxicology: Applications for Public Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6124 | Risk Management and Communication | |
| PUBH 6126 | Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards | |
| PUBH 6137 | Environmental and Occupational Health Culminating Experience I | |
| PUBH 6138 | Environmental and Occupational Health Culminating Experience II | |
| PUBH 6591 | PA/MPH Clinical Leadership Seminar | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of SAS for Data Management and Analysis | |
NOTE: PUBH 6000 may be met with PA clinical rotation in Occupational Health with advanced approval.
Epidemiology Track
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 13 credits in MPH core, 18 credits in epidemiology track courses, 4 credits in selective courses, and 3 credits in electives.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 17 credits in public health core courses, and 21 credits in department and program specific coursework as outlined.
Physician assistant curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ANAT 6215 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Students | |
| PA 6101 | Clinical Assessment I | |
| PA 6102 | Clinical Assessment II | |
| PA 6103 | Clinical Assessment III | |
| PA 6104 | Integration into Clinical Concepts I | |
| PA 6105 | Integration into Clinical Concepts II | |
| PA 6106 | Integration into Clinical Concepts III | |
| PA 6109 | Foundations of Medicine | |
| PA 6112 | Clinical Medicine I | |
| PA 6113 | Clinical Medicine II | |
| PA 6116 | Clinical Skills I | |
| PA 6117 | Clinical Skills II | |
| PA 6119 | Health, Justice, and Society II | |
| PA 6120 | Human Behavior | |
| PA 6121 | Clinical Specialties | |
| PA 6122 | Role of the Physician Assistant in U.S. Healthcare | |
| PA 6259 | Introduction to Clinical Education | |
| PA 6261 | Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6262 | Family Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6263 | Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6264 | Women's Health Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6265 | Pediatrics Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6266 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6267 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6268 | Elective Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6300 | Introduction to Professional Practice | |
| PHAR 6207 | Pharmacology I | |
| PHAR 6208 | Pharmacology II | |
| PHYL 6211 | Physiology for Health Sciences Students | |
Public health, epidemiology curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| MPH core | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6009 | Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| Epidemiology track | ||
| PUBH 6015 | Culminating Experience | |
| PUBH 6247 | Epidemiologic Methods I: Design of Health Studies | |
| PUBH 6252 | Epidemiologic Methods II: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods | |
| PUBH 6260 | Applied Epidemiologic Data Analysis | |
| PUBH 6591 | PA/MPH Clinical Leadership Seminar | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of SAS for Data Management and Analysis | |
| Selective | ||
| 4 credits from the following: | ||
| PUBH 6237 | Chronic Disease Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6241 | Nutritional Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6242 | Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health: Reading the Research | |
| PUBH 6244 | Cancer Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6245 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6248 | Epidemiology of Aging | |
| PUBH 6250 | Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS | |
| PUBH 6259 | Epidemiology Surveillance in Public Health | |
| Electives | ||
| 2 credits in graduate-level Public Health courses. | ||
Additional information including approved elective lists can be found on the program website.
Global Environmental Health Track
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 13 credits in MPH core, 23 credits in global environmental health courses, and 2 credits in electives.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 17 credits in public health core courses, and 21 credits in department and program specific coursework as outlined.
Physician assistant curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANAT 6215 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Students | |
| PA 6101 | Clinical Assessment I | |
| PA 6102 | Clinical Assessment II | |
| PA 6103 | Clinical Assessment III | |
| PA 6104 | Integration into Clinical Concepts I * | |
| PA 6105 | Integration into Clinical Concepts II | |
| PA 6106 | Integration into Clinical Concepts III | |
| PA 6109 | Foundations of Medicine | |
| PA 6111 | Evidence Based Practice for PA/MPH Students | |
| PA 6112 | Clinical Medicine I | |
| PA 6113 | Clinical Medicine II | |
| PA 6116 | Clinical Skills I | |
| PA 6117 | Clinical Skills II | |
| PA 6119 | Health, Justice, and Society II | |
| PA 6120 | Human Behavior | |
| PA 6121 | Clinical Specialties | |
| PA 6122 | Role of the Physician Assistant in U.S. Healthcare | |
| PA 6259 | Introduction to Clinical Education | |
| PA 6261 | Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6262 | Family Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6263 | Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6264 | Women's Health Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6265 | Pediatrics Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6266 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6267 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6268 | Elective Clinical Practicum * | |
| PA 6300 | Introduction to Professional Practice | |
| PHYL 6211 | Physiology for Health Sciences Students | |
| PHAR 6207 | Pharmacology I | |
| PHAR 6208 | Pharmacology II |
Public health (global environmental health) curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6009 | Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| PUBH 6121 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6126 | Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards | |
| PUBH 6128 | Global Environmental and Occupational Health | |
| PUBH 6137 | Environmental and Occupational Health Culminating Experience I | |
| PUBH 6138 | Environmental and Occupational Health Culminating Experience II | |
| PUBH 6400 | Global Health Frameworks | |
| PUBH 6411 | Global Health Qualitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6591 | PA/MPH Clinical Leadership Seminar | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of SAS for Data Management and Analysis | |
| Electives | ||
| 1 credit in PUBH courses selected with the advisor's approval. | ||
NOTE: PUBH 6000 may be met with PA clinical rotation in Occupational Health with advanced approval.
Health Policy Track
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 17 credits in MPH core, and 21 credits in health policy and program-specific courses.
Physician assistant curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANAT 6215 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Students | |
| PA 6101 | Clinical Assessment I | |
| PA 6102 | Clinical Assessment II | |
| PA 6103 | Clinical Assessment III | |
| PA 6104 | Integration into Clinical Concepts I | |
| PA 6105 | Integration into Clinical Concepts II | |
| PA 6106 | Integration into Clinical Concepts III | |
| PA 6109 | Foundations of Medicine | |
| PA 6111 | Evidence Based Practice for PA/MPH Students | |
| PA 6112 | Clinical Medicine I | |
| PA 6113 | Clinical Medicine II | |
| PA 6116 | Clinical Skills I | |
| PA 6117 | Clinical Skills II | |
| PA 6119 | Health, Justice, and Society II | |
| PA 6120 | Human Behavior | |
| PA 6121 | Clinical Specialties | |
| PA 6122 | Role of the Physician Assistant in U.S. Healthcare | |
| PA 6259 | Introduction to Clinical Education | |
| PA 6261 | Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6262 | Family Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6263 | Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6264 | Women's Health Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6265 | Pediatrics Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6266 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6267 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6268 | Elective Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6300 | Introduction to Professional Practice | |
| PHAR 6207 | Pharmacology I | |
| PHAR 6208 | Pharmacology II | |
| PHYL 6211 | Physiology for Health Sciences Students |
Public health (health policy) curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Public health core courses | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6009 | Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| Health policy courses | ||
| PUBH 6310 | Statistical Analysis in Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6315 | Introduction to Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6320 | Advanced Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6325 | Federal Policymaking and Policy Advocacy | |
| PUBH 6335 | Public Health and Law | |
| or PUBH 6330 | Health Services and Law | |
| PUBH 6340 | Health Economics and Finance | |
| PUBH 6350 | Health Policy Capstone | |
| PUBH 6591 | PA/MPH Clinical Leadership Seminar | |
| Selectives | ||
| 2 credits in graduate-level health policy department courses selected from the following: | ||
| PUBH 6356 | State Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6361 | Health Workforce Policy | |
| PUBH 6367 | Population Health, Public Health, and Health Reform | |
| PUBH 6370 | Medicare/Medicaid Law and Policy | |
| PUBH 6384 | Health Care Quality and Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6399 | Topics in Health Policy (Valued Based Payment Reform) | |
| PUBH 6561 | Maternal and Child Health Policy Analysis | |
| or PUBH 6399 | Topics in Health Policy | |
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 138 credits, including 100 credits in physician assistant courses, 15 credits in public health core courses, and 23 credits in department and program-specific coursework.
Physician assistant curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ANAT 6215 | Anatomy for Physician Assistant Students | |
| PA 6101 | Clinical Assessment I | |
| PA 6102 | Clinical Assessment II | |
| PA 6103 | Clinical Assessment III | |
| PA 6104 | Integration into Clinical Concepts I | |
| PA 6105 | Integration into Clinical Concepts II | |
| PA 6106 | Integration into Clinical Concepts III | |
| PA 6109 | Foundations of Medicine | |
| PA 6111 | Evidence Based Practice for PA/MPH Students | |
| PA 6112 | Clinical Medicine I | |
| PA 6113 | Clinical Medicine II | |
| PA 6116 | Clinical Skills I | |
| PA 6117 | Clinical Skills II | |
| PA 6119 | Health, Justice, and Society II | |
| PA 6120 | Human Behavior | |
| PA 6121 | Clinical Specialties | |
| PA 6122 | Role of the Physician Assistant in U.S. Healthcare | |
| PA 6259 | Introduction to Clinical Education | |
| PA 6261 | Inpatient Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6262 | Family Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6263 | Surgical Inpatient Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6264 | Women's Health Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6265 | Pediatrics Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6266 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6267 | Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6268 | Elective Clinical Practicum | |
| PA 6300 | Introduction to Professional Practice | |
| PHAR 6207 | Pharmacology I | |
| PHAR 6208 | Pharmacology II | |
| PHYL 6211 | Physiology for Health Sciences Students | |
Public health, maternal and child health curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Public health core courses | ||
| PUBH 6000 | MPH Applied Practice Experience | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6011 | Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health | |
| PUBH 6012 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6021 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership I | |
| PUBH 6022 | Essentials of Public Health Practice and Leadership II | |
| PUBH 6023 | Interprofessional Education Experience | |
| Onboarding for PA/MPH Students | ||
| PUBH 6591 | PA/MPH Clinical Leadership Seminar | |
| Maternal and child health courses | ||
| PUBH 6500 | Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs | |
| PUBH 6501 | Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6015 | Culminating Experience | |
| PUBH 6550 | Maternal and Child Health I | |
| PUBH 6551 | Maternal and Child Health II | |
| Program-specific selective courses | ||
| 6 credits in courses selected from the following: | ||
| PUBH 6235 | Epidemiology of Obesity | |
| PUBH 6240 | Pediatric HIV/AIDS | |
| PUBH 6262 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
| PUBH 6269 | Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6299 | Topics in Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6335 | Public Health and Law | |
| PUBH 6359 | Reproductive Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6400 | Global Health Frameworks | |
| PUBH 6451 | Monitoring/Evaluation of Sexual/Reproductive Health Programs in Low- and Middle- Income Countries | |
| PUBH 6452 | Social and Behavior Change Communication in Middle- to Low-Income Countries | |
| PUBH 6455 | Global Vaccinology | |
| PUBH 6481 | Global Mental Health | |
| PUBH 6499 | Topics in Global Health (Structural Racism and Public Health) | |
| PUBH 6503 | Introduction to Public Health Communication and Marketing | |
| PUBH 6514 | Preventing Health Disparities | |
| PUBH 6552 | Women's Health | |
| PUBH 6553 | Adolescent Health | |
| PUBH 6555 | Reproductive Health: U.S. and Global Perspectives | |
| PUBH 6560 | School Health and Safety | |
| PUBH 6561 | Maternal and Child Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6562 | Physical Activity and Dietary Interventions for Promoting Healthy Weight | |
| PUBH 6563 | Global Child Health | |
| PUBH 6620 | Designing Healthy Communities | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of SAS for Data Management and Analysis | |
| EXNS 6242 | Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle | |
| HDEV 6109 | Child Development | |
| General electives | ||
| At least 2 credits taken in any graduate-level SPH courses. | ||