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CURRICULUM
The MPH
degree plan includes a core set of requirements, but can be tailored to
meet individual student’s interests and career goals.
Medical
students earn the MPH as part of a five-year dual degree plan. Medical
residents and fellows can complete the curriculum in four academic terms
of full-time study or may opt to complete the degree over two or more
years of part-time study. A single
generalist, professional track is available.
Degree
requirements include:
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minimum 42 credit hours, |
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courses
in the core knowledge areas of public health (Biostatistics,
Epidemiology, Health Policy, Environmental Health, and
Social/Behavioral Sciences),
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completion of a capstone (applied) or thesis (research) report, |
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completion of a mentored public health practice experience, |
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an
ethics of science course, and |
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elective
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Descriptions
of all graduate courses in Preventive Medicine and Community Health are
available at:
http://www.utmb.edu/pmch/Course_descriptions.htm.
The curricular plan includes courses in
the core disciplines of public health and topics relevant to blending
the practice of preventive medicine and public health. Methods for
delivery of course content consist of course readings and requirements,
lectures, group discussions, visiting speakers, and tours of public
health facilities. The curricular plan also incorporates
integrative applied learning experiences in the form of the capstone
project and report and the practice experience.
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GENERAL COURSE PLAN
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Summer Term |
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Electives |
6 |
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Fall Term |
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Community
Health Practice I |
2 |
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Environmental
Toxicology & Health |
3 |
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Introduction
to Epidemiology |
3 |
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Health Policy
& Management |
3 |
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Biostatistics |
4 |
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Spring Term |
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Community Health Practice II |
3 |
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Health Promotion: Social and Behavioral Approaches |
3 |
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Electives |
6 |
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Summer Term |
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Ethics of
Scientific Research |
1 |
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Thesis |
8 |
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Total Credit Hours: |
42 |
MPH
ELECTIVES
Students select elective courses from among
the diverse offerings of the Graduate Program in Preventive Medicine and
Community Health (PMCH) or from other Graduate School programs.
Among the electives available within PMCH are advanced courses in
biostatistics and epidemiology and special topics courses relevant to
public health and preventive medicine. Among the PMCH course
offerings are:
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Control of Communicable Diseases in
the Community, |
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Epidemiology of Infectious
Diseases, |
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Immunization for the
Protection of Public Health, |
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Medical Toxicology, |
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Introduction to
Occupational Injury and Illness, |
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Introduction to
Aerospace Medicine |
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Research
Methods in Sociomedical Sciences, |
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Methods
in Health Services Research, |
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Social Epidemiology |
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Society and Health Care, and |
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Outcomes Research. |
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