Advising Course Plan - Public Health Major - Plan for Interest in MPH or other Graduate Programs
Master of Public Health (MPH) programs could be broader/more general OR more specific when you can select a concentration (e.g. Epidemiology, Environmental Health, etc). You’ll notice that there is a substantial amount of flexibility in the course plan, which will be modified to meet your particular area(s) of interest within Public Health. Speak to your advisor if you have a particular area of interest in mind. The plan below is flexible enough to allow you to also pursue a minor/ major in another area that could strengthen your overall educational background. The plan can also be easily adjusted to meet requirements for other graduate programs other than MPH.
The following course plan could also be used (with some modifications and help from your advisor) to help you prepare for Master degrees in bio-medical sciences, nutrition science and other health-related master degrees.
Although not necessary, depending on your interests, following minors/programs are recommended (alphabetically listed):
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Foreign Languages
- Health Sciences
- Latin American studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sustainable food systems
Highly recommended minors/programs for those who may be interested in global health or working with diverse/ immigrant communities:
- Language (Spanish, French, Arabic)
- PeaceCorp preparation
Please make sure to look at various graduate program requirements for different universities. The earlier the better (usually during the first two years of your undergraduate education)
Students will apply to graduate public health programs (usually MPH) using the Centralized Application Service for Public Health (SOPHAS): http://www.sophas.org/
The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) maintains a list of nationally-accredited, by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), programs across an array of areas within public health: http://www.aspph.org/program-finder/
Before applying, students will need to take the GRE standardized exam.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| BIOL 141P or CHEM 141P* | 1 | BIOL 142P or CHEM 142P* | 1 |
| SOCI 101S (recommended) or General Education Requirement | 1 | PSYC 101S (or General Education Requirement) | 1 |
| FSEM 100 | 1 | General Education Requirement | 1 |
| PUBH 140V (or Language)* | 1 | PUBH 140V (or Language)* | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| PUBH 284Q* | 1 | PUBH 301P* | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 | General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 |
| CHEM 201 (or PUBH elective* or General Education Requirement)* | 1 | BIOL 301 (or General Education Requirement)* | 1 |
| PUBH elective* or General Education Requirement | 1 | PHIL 316V (or General Education Requirement)* | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| PUBH 303 (or Statistics requirement (speak with your advisor to choose the Statistics course))* | 1 | PUBH 303 (or Statistics requirement (speak with your advisor to choose the Statistics course))* | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 | PUBH 301P* | 1 |
| Junior Seminar | 1 | PUBH 498* | 1 |
| PUBH 284Q* | 1 | PUBH Elective* or General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| PUBH 499* | 1 | PUBH 397* | 1 |
| PUBH Elective* or General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 | General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 |
| PUBH 397 (or General Education Requirement or General Elective course)* | 1 | PUBH Elective * or General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or General Elective course | 1 | PHIL 316V (or General Education Requirtement)* | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Total Units 32 | |||
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Major requirement