MPA/MPH Degree

Faculty/ Student Work Sheet

Student: ______Email:______

Coursework (Total credit hours must total 63):

Required CoreCourses (must total 51hours)

Required courses do not have to be taken in order listed below but it is recommended

Course #

/ Course Title / Credit Hours / Semester Offered / When Taken / Grade
First Fall Semester

PADMN 6300

/ Administrative Theory / 3 / Fall

FPMD 6100

/ Biostatistics I / 3 / Fall
FPMD 6500 / Foundations of Public Health
(completed first fall semester of the program) / 3 / Fall
First Spring Semester
PADMN 6550 / Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Orgs / 3 / Spring
PADMN 6321 or PADMN 6323 / Health Policy or
Policy Analysis / 3 / Spring
FPMD 6300 / Epidemiology I / 3 / Spring
Second Fall Semester

PADMN 6360

/ Public Human Resource Mngt. / 3 / Fall
FPMD 6311 / Public Health Clinical Research Methods
(Pre-req FP MD 6300 & 6100) / 3 / Fall
FPMD 6600 / Social Context of Medicine & Public Health / 3 / Fall
Second Spring Semester
PADMN 6289 / Research Design / 3 / Spring
FPMD 6700 / Environmental Public Health / 3 / Spring
FPMD 6550 / Program, Planning & Evaluation / 3 / Spring
PADMN 6335 / Governance & the Economy / 3 / Spring
Third Fall Semester

PADMN 6210

/ Public Admin & Law / 3 / Fall
FPMD 6400 / Public Health Administration & Policy / 3 / Fall

PADMN 6870

/ Public Admin Ethics / 3 / Fall
ThirdSpring Semester
PADMN 6890 / Public Admin Capstone / Spring
PADMN 6380 / Public Budget & Finance / 3 / Spring

51Core Credit Hours Required

Practicum Hours (Must total 6 hours)

(Year one courses as prerequisites FPMD 6100, FPMD 6300, FPMD 6500, FPMD 6600, FPMD 6700 & FPMD 6610)

FPMD 6960

/ Public Health Practicum (270 hours) / 6 / Fall, Spring & Summer

6 Credit Hours Required

Capstone Hours (Must total 3 hours)

(Prerequisites:must be taken in spring or summer semester of last year in program)

PADMN 6890 / Capstone / 3 / Spring

3 Credit Hours Required

Electives (must total at least 6 hours) All electives must be pre-approved by committee chair.

Course #

/ Course Title / Credit Hours / Approved / When Taken / Grade
FPMD Elective / FPMD Elective / 3

3 Credit Hours Required

63Credit Hours Required

Administrative Requirements (Please refer to the Graduate School Webpage for Important Dates):

Initial Advisor:
During the semester prior to graduation:
Submit original Application for Admission to Candidacy Form **Joint degrees students will need to submit two Candidacy Forms (one per masters degree), as well form two different committees**
(Supervisory Committee must sign form before submitted)
1. Committee Chair:
Committee Members:
2.
3. / Submitted: ______
Comprehensive Exam:
After completing FP MD 6100, 6300, 6400, 6500, 6600 and 6700 sign up for comprehensive exam:
Take Comprehensive Exam (January or August) / Exam Taken: ______
Complete Practicum paperwork found Division of Public Health webpage: Prior to starting: Submit form outlining objectives, signed and approved by advisor and mentor. / Submitted: ______

Rev 10/19/2012