Doctor of Public Health Practice

Doctor of Public Health Practice

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Doctor of Public Health Practice

2012-2013Degree Plan

Name: Advisor’s Name:

Student ID: Entering Semester/Year:

Student’s E-mail: Anticipated Graduation Semester/Year:

Students are responsible for reading the catalog, meeting the degree requirements for their concentration, and adhering to the deadlines published in the school’s Academic Calendar. Students should consult the SPH Catalog for specific information on the use of transfer credit and how these credits may be applied toward the completion of the DrPH degree. Official transcripts for transfer work must be filed with the School of Public Health before courses can be approved. Once complete, students should obtain their Advisor’s signature and return this document to the SPH Office of Admission & Academic Services. Students should keep a copy of this plan for your records.

Students must work with their academic advisor when completing this form. If the student wishes to substitute a core, required, or an elective course not listed in the degree requirements, a “Request for Modification to Degree Plan” form must be completed by the student, submitted to the Academic Advisor for approval, and provided to the Office of Admission and Academic Services. It is the responsibility of the student to communicate with his or her advisor at least once during each semester to review the student’s academic progress.

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Doctor of Public Health Name:

2012-2013 Degree PlanStudent ID:

Transfer Credit Courses
(Attach separate page if necessary for Transfer Courses and Substitute Courses)
Prefix / Enter course number and title or N/A / Enter university name and year course was completed or N/A
Prerequisite Courses (15 SCH) / Course Substituted / SCH / Fall / Spr / Sum
/ Fall / Spr / Sum / Fall / Spr / Sum
BIOS / 5300 / Biostatistics for Public Health 1 / 3
BACH / 5300 / Theoretical Foundations of Ind. & Comm. Hlth / 3
EOHS / 5300 / Environmental Health / 3
EPID / 5300 / Principles of Epidemiology / 3
HMAP / 5300 / Introduction to Health Mgmt and Policy / 3
Required Courses (36 SCH) / Course Substituted / SCH / Fall / Spr / Sum
/ Fall / Spr / Sum / Fall / Spr / Sum
EPID / 6391 Applied Epidemiology for Public Health Practice / 3
HMAP / 5328 Human Resources Management / 3
HMAP / 5330 Health Finance 1 / 3
HMAP / 5340 Public Health Law / 3
HMAP / 6320 Leadership for Public Health / 3
HMAP / 6360 Ethical Issues in Public Health / 3
HMAP / 6310Advanced Health Policy / 3
HMAP / 6322 Organizational Management / 3
PHED / 6122Professional Development in Public Health Practice 1 / 1
PHED / 6124 Professional Development in Public Health Practice 2 / 1
PHED / 6117 Seminar/Grand Rounds in Public Health Practice / 1
PHED / 6314 Methods for Public Health Studies / 3
PHED / 6316 Advanced Program Design & Evaluation for Public Health Practice / 3
PHED / 6325 Evidence-Based Public Health / 3
BACH / 6300 Social & Behavioral Theories and Health Applications / 3
Electives (12 SCH) – 4 Electives / Course Substituted / SCH / Fall / Spr / Sum
/ Fall / Spr / Sum / Fall / Spr / Sum
(1) / 3
(2) / 3
(3) / 3
(4) / 3
(5) / 3
Practice Experience (9 SCH) / Course Substituted / SCH / Fall / Spr / Sum
/ Fall / Spr / Sum / Fall / Spr / Sum
PHED / 6397 Public Health Practice Residency (x3) / 3
Culminating Experience (0 SCH) / Course Substituted / SCH / Fall / Spr / Sum
/ Fall / Spr / Sum / Fall / Spr / Sum
PHED / 5000 / Certified in Public Health Examination (CPH Exam)
PHED / 6000 / Integrated Competency Evaluation (ICE) / 0
Total Credit Hours / Total

*Students-Discuss electives with your Academic Advisor. Approval of Electives is Required.

Updated 6/13/12

Approved Electives

Updated 6/13/12

BIOS5310 Biostatistics for Public Health 2

BIOS5312 Regression Analysis

BIOS5320 Analysis of Variance

BIOS6300 Applied Statistical Methods for Data Analysis

BIOS6312 Applied Methods of Survey Sampling

EOHS5324 Water and Public Health: Global to Regional Perspectives

EOHS5330 Recognition, Evaluation, and Control of Environmental Hazards

EOHS5340 Exposure and Risk Assessment

EOHS5350 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology

EOHS5370 Policy, Science and Decisions (TBD)

EOHS6300 Environmental Health Determinants

EOHS6324 Genomics and Public Health

EPID5312 Survey Methodology

EPID5314 Applied Data Analysis in Epidemiology

EPID6318 Epidemiologic Surveillance

EPID6320 Social Epidemiology (TBD)

EPID6322 Nutritional Epidemiology (TBD)

EPID6326 Occupational Epidemiology

HMAP5262 Biomedical Aspects of Health Disparities

HMAP5318 Seminar in Healthcare Management

HMAP5320 Health Services Management

HMAP5324 Strategic Management and Marketing

HMAP5332 Health Finance 2

HMAP5350 Health Economics

HMAP6224 Health Care Management and Quality Improvement

HMAP6330 Health Insurance and Managed Care

HMAP6300 Health Care Systems

HMAP6340 Health Care Law

HMAP6350 Advanced Health Economics

PHED5391 Topics for Public Health (TBD)

PHED6321 Pedagogy: The Art of Science and Teaching in Public Health

PHED6391 Advanced Topics for Public Health (TBD)

PHED6220 Scientific and Grant Writing

BACH5310 Community Assessment

BACH5324 Introduction to Health Disparities (TBD)

BACH5325 Maternal and Child Health

BACH5330 Health Communication Strategies in Public Health

BACH6322 Motivational Interviewing in Public Health Settings

BACH6326 Society and Health

BACH6391 Advanced Topics in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Updated 6/13/12