Core Courses

The following courses are required of all MPH and MSPH students. Within each department, there are exceptions to these core courses.

Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
BSHE 500 Behavioral Sciences in Public Health 2
BIOS 500
BIOS 500L
Statistical Methods I
Statistical Methods I Lab
3
1
EH 500 Perspectives in Environmental Health 2
EPI 504
or EPI 530
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Epidemiologic Methods I
2
4
HPM 500 Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System 2
GH 500 Critical Issues in Global Health 2

Core Offering Schedule

The following schedule is a guide to assist students in planning their academic program. The following grid indicates the semesters in which the school core courses will be offered. Each core course is offered at least once per year.

FALL SPRING SUMMER
BSHE 500 BSHE 500
BSHE 504 BSHE 504
BIOS 500
BIOS 500L
EH 500 EH 500
EPI 530 EPI 504
HPM 500 HPM 500