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The following requirements must be fulfilled: 45 credits, including 17 credits in core courses, 20 credits in program-specific requirements, 6 credits in general elective courses, and a 2-credit culminating experience.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| 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 | |
| Departmental courses | ||
| PUBH 6247 | Epidemiologic Methods I: Design of Health Studies | |
| PUBH 6252 | Epidemiologic Methods II: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of SAS for Data Management and Analysis | |
| PUBH 6260 | Applied Epidemiologic Data Analysis | |
| Program-specific foundational courses | ||
| At least two courses (4 credits) selected from the following: | ||
| PUBH 6230 | Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders | |
| 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 Dementia and Adult Cognitive Health | |
| PUBH 6250 | Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS | |
| PUBH 6251 | HIV Prevention Epidemiology and Methods | |
| PUBH 6259 | Epidemiology Surveillance in Public Health | |
| Electives | ||
| Program-specific electives: | ||
| 4 credits in courses offered by the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics or selected from following list: | ||
| PUBH 6047 | Systematic Reviews to Synthesize Evidence in Public Health Practice | |
| PUBH 6121 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6127 | Introduction to Environmental Health Microbiology | |
| PUBH 6455 | Global Vaccinology | |
| PUBH 6484 | Prevention and Control of Vector Borne Diseases | |
| PUBH 6486 | Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Infectious Diseases | |
| PUBH 6492 | Global Health Programs and Approaches to the Control of Chronic Diseases | |
| EXNS 6208 | Physical Activity in Public Health | |
| And/or any PUBH courses in the 6200 or 6800 ranges | ||
| Additional electives: | ||
| 6 credits in any graduate-level SPH courses. | ||
| Culminating experience | ||
| PUBH 6015 | Culminating Experience (taken for a total of 2 credits) | |
MPH graduation requirements
- Graduate credit requirement: 45 graduate credits.
- Course requirements: Successful completion of core and program-specific courses.
- Practicum Requirement: Students are required to fulfill all requirements of the Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) to receive credit for PUBH 6000 MPH Applied Practice Experience.
- Interprofessional Education Experience (IPE): Students are required to enroll and participate in an authorized IPE activity (PUBH 6023 Interprofessional Education Experience).
- Minimum grade point requirement: minimum 3.0 (B) program grade point average.
- Time limit requirement: The degree must be completed within five years.
- CITI Training requirement: All students are required to complete training regarding human subject protection regulation and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
- Integrity quiz and plagiarism requirement: All students are required to review the George Washington University Code of Academic Integrity and take the SPH Academic Integrity Quiz within their first semester of study.
- Professional enhancement requirement: Students must participate in eight hours of public health-related lectures, seminars, and symposia, related to their field of study.