Department of Public Health and Exercise Science

The Master of Public Health program requires 42 hours of coursework.

Required Core Courses (24 credit hours):

• P_H 5000 Foundations of Public Health (3)
• P_H 5100 Statistical Methods in Public Health 1 (3)
• P_H 5200 Epidemiological Methods (3)
• P_H 5300 Health Behavior Theory and Measurement (3)
• P_H 5350 Program Evaluation in Rural Settings (3)
• P_H 5400 Environmental Public Health and Sustainability (3)
• P_H 5450 Public Health Policy for Rural Resilience and Sustainability (3)
• P_H 5550 Public Health Leadership, Management, and Practice (3)

Elective Courses (9 credit hours of approved electives, 6 credits can be taken outside of the MPH program):

• P_H 5150 Statistical Methods in Public Health 2 (3)
• P_H 5600 Global Public Health in Rural Populations (3)
• P_H 5700 Grant Writing in Public Health (3)
• P_H 5800 Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Mitigation in Rural Communities (3)

Practicum (9 credit hours):

• P_H 5900 Field Practicum Experience (6)
• P_H 5950 Practice-Based Research/Scholarly Practicum (3-6)