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MPH Generalist Track (Online/Off-Campus)

The MPH Generalist Track gives students a thorough understanding of public health in the core areas of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Policy, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The program is designed to provide students with a broad view of public health and to personalize their degree through the completion of 15 credit hours of electives.

Generalist Track advisors: Dr. Pete Shaffron, Dr. Tad Herzog and Dr. Nancy O’Hara Tompkins


  1. The Off-Campus MPH degree requires 42 hours.
     
  2. Six core 3-credit hour courses, one 8-hour Practicum, and a 1 credit-hour seminar - total of 27 hours required.
     
  3. Electives can be selected from those listed below - 15 hours required.

Our online / "web" courses are offered through SOLE, which is the Health Sciences Center's portal for online education. More information...

MPH - Generalist Track Online Required Core Courses:

CHPR 612 - Social and Behavioral Theory - 3 Hrs.
PUBH 611 - Applied Biostatistics for Health - 3 Hrs.
PUBH 630 - Policy and the Health System - 3 Hrs.
CHPR 634 - Health Promotions Research Methods - 3 Hrs.
PUBH 650 - Environmental Health - 3 Hrs.
PUBH 660 - Public Health Epidemiology - 3 Hrs.
PUBH 687, 688, 689 - Practicum - 8 Hrs.
PUBH 679 - Seminar - 1 Hr.

Required Hours: 27
Elective Hours: 15
Total Hours to Complete: 42