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Jan 30, 2026
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2026-2027 Graduate Catalog
Master of Public Health (MPH)
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A total of 42 semester hours is required to complete this degree offered through the Public Health graduate program. The program is a professional degree that requires a core of public health courses (15 credit hours), a public health practice experience or master’s thesis (6 credit hours), and an area of emphasis (21 credit hours). An area of emphasis is selected from food safety and biosecurity, infectious diseases/zoonoses, public health human nutrition, or public health physical activity.
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Required Courses (15 credit hours)
Area of emphasis (21 credit hours)
Select from one of these four areas. The 21 credit hours required for each emphasis area are listed below. • Food Safety and Biosecurity
• Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
• Public Health Nutrition
• Public Health Physical Activity Food Safety and Biosecurity
In addition to the core courses (15 credit hours) and field experience (6 hours) or thesis research and field experience (9 hours), students must complete credit hours from the Food Safety and Biosecurity emphasis area as outlined below to fulfill the 42 credit hour requirement for the MPH degree. Substitutions may be approved by the major professor, supervisory committee, and the MPH Program director. Required courses (10 credit hours):
Select any remaining credits needed for the degree from the list below:
Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
In addition to the core courses (15 credit hours) and field experience (6 hours) or thesis research and field experience (9 hours), students must complete credit hours from the Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses emphasis area as outlined below to fulfill the 42 credit hour requirement for the MPH degree. Substitutions may be approved by the major professor, supervisory committee, and the MPH Program director. Required courses (11 or 12 credit hours):
Select any remaining credits needed for the degree from the list below:
Public Health Nutrition
In addition to the core courses (15 credit hours) and field experience (6 hours) or thesis research and field experience (9 hours), students must complete credit hours from the Public Health Nutrition emphasis area as outlined below to fulfill the 42 credit hour requirement for the MPH degree. Substitutions may be approved by the major professor, supervisory committee, and the MPH Program director. Required courses (10 credit hours):
Select any remaining credits needed for the degree from the list list below:
Public Health Physical Activity
In addition to the core courses (15 credit hours) and field experience (6 hours) or thesis research and field experience (9 hours), students must complete credit hours from the Public Health Physical Activity emphasis area as outlined below to fulfill the 42 credit hour requirement for the MPH degree. Substitutions may be approved by the major professor, supervisory committee, and the MPH Program director. Required courses (10 credit hours):
Select any remaining credits needed for the degree from the list below:
Required “Public Health Practice” (3, 4 or 6 hours)
Field experience (6 hours); OR a combined field experience (4 hours) and master’s report (2 hours); OR a combined master’s thesis (6 hours) and field experience (3 hours) Total Hours Required for Master’s: 42
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