Distance Learning MPH Curriculum in Public Health Practice
MPH Online Program
Social Behavior Sciences Concentration
HIV Track
Student: Required Program Credits: 42 or 48
Started: Cum GPA:
Course / Credits / Semester Taught / Semester Taken / GradeI. MPH CORE COURSES
– must take these courses first as available -
PHC 6001 / Principles of Epidemiology / 3 / Spring/Summer
PHC 6050 / Statistical Methods for Health Science I / 3 / Spring
PHC 6313 / Environmental Health Concepts in Public Health / 3 / Spring
PHC 6410 / Psychological, Behavioral, and Social Issues in Public Health / 3 / Fall
HSA 6114 / US Health Care Systems / 3 / Summer
PHC 6601 / Seminar in Contemporary Public Health Issues / 1 / All – last semester
II. CONCENTRATION CORE COURSES
– must take these courses -
PHC 6146 / Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation** / 3 / Spring
PHC 6405 / Theoretical Foundations of Public Health / 3 / Summer
PHC 6700 / Social & Behavioral Research Methods / 3 / Summer
PHC 6937* / Community Assessment and Partnerships** / 3 / Fall
PHC 6937* / Community-based Participatory Research / 3 / TBD
III. HIV TRACK
– must take all the courses in your chosen track –
PHC 6009 / Epidemiology and Biology of HIV/AIDS** / 3 / Summer
PHC 6316 / Health, Risk, and Crisis Communication in Public Health / 3 / Summer
PHC 6404 / Sexuality, Gender, & Public Health / 3 / TBD
PHC 6447 / Ecology of HIV/AIDS in the Rural South / 3 / Fall
IV. INTERNSHIP
- must have a 3.0 overall GPA to start the Internship-
- PHC6601 & PHC6946 are taken at end of all courses and after internship proposal is approved by Internship coordinator -
PHC6946 / Public Health Internship / 5 / All – last semester
Earned Credits
Completed courses / Current courses / Registered courses / Courses not in plan / Future courses
Notes: Must maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout the program and to graduate.
Credits for PHC6946 may be split up into more than one semester, must enroll in PHC6601 in last semester
*There are several courses with the course number PHC6937. These courses are currently classified as “special topics” courses and are awaiting permanent course number reassignments.
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Prerequisites / PHC 6001 must be taken before PHC 6009
PHC 6410 must be taken before PHC 6937 Community Assessment & Part., both of these courses must be taken prior to PHC 6146 PH Program Planning and Evaluation
Seminar lecture hours completed: / 0 / Updated:
Grade Point Values for Grades
Letter Grade / A / A- / B+ / B / B- / C+ / C / C- / D+ / D / D- / E,I,NG
Grade Points / 4.0 / 3.67 / 3.33 / 3.0 / 2.67 / 2.33 / 2.0 / 1.67 / 1.33 / 1.00 / .67 / 0.0
Updated 10/13/2014