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Comprehensive MPH Curriculum - Quantitative
Methods
TOTAL
Credit Hours = minimum of 49 semester credit
hours (SH)
http://www.uic.edu/sph/eb.htm
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School-Wide
Core
Requirements |
·
EPID 403
Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles and
Methods (3 SH)
· BSTT 400
Biostatistics I (4 SH)
· HPA 400
Principles of Management in Public Health (3 SH)
· CHSC 400 Public
Health Concepts and Practice (3 SH)
· EOHS 400
Principles of Environmental Health Sciences (3
SH)
· CHSC 401
Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3 SH)
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Required Non-Credit Training:
(http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/
protocolreview/irb/education/initial.shtml)
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·
HIPAA Research
101 (non-credit)
· Investigator
Training 101 (non-credit)
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Culminating Experience: |
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·
IPHS 650 Field
Experience in Public Health (3 or 5 SH)*
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·
IPHS 698 MPH
Capstone Experience (1 SH)** |
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SUB-TOTAL: 23-25 semester credit hours
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Divisional
Core
Requirements |
· BSTT 401
Biostatistics II (4 SH)
· BSTT 505 Logistic
Regression and Survival Analysis (2 SH)
· BSTT 506 Design
of Clinical Trials (3 SH)
· BSTT 507 Sampling
and Estimation Methods Applied to Public Health
(3 SH)
· EPID 404
Intermediate Epidemiologic Methods (4 SH)
· CHSC 447 Survey
Planning and Design (3 SH)
SUB-TOTAL: 19 semester credit hours
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Enrichment
Areas
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All
students must choose one Enrichment Area and
complete 7-10 semester credit hours in their
chosen area |
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Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
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Community
Health Sciences |
Health
Policy and Administration |
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Recommended Course Options:
Option
1:
· EOHS 405
Environmental Calculations (2 SH)
· EOHS 411 Water
Quality Management (4 SH)
· EOHS 418 Analysis
of Water and Wastewater Quality (2 SH)
· EOHS 421
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (2 SH)
Option
2:
· EOHS 431 Air
Quality Management I (3 SH)
· EOHS 438 Air
Quality Laboratory (2 SH)
· EOHS 532 Air
Quality Management II (2 SH)
SUB-TOTAL:
7-10 semester
credit hours
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Recommended Course Options:
· CHSC 432 Analytic
Methods in Public Health (3 SH)
· CHSC 433 Public
Health Planning and Evaluation (3 SH)
· CHSC 434
Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Public
eaHealth
(3 SH)
SUB-TOTAL: 9
semester
credit hours
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Recommended Course Options:
· HPA 403
U.S.
Health Care System (3 SH)
· HPA 417 Quality
Management in Health Services (3 SH)
· HPA 465 Health
Information and Decision Support Systems (4 SH)
SUB-TOTAL: 10 semester credit hours
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Other
Recognized Interdisciplinary Concentrations |
Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in
Survey Research Methodology
http://www.srl.uic.edu/gcsrm.htm
Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in
Women's Health
http://www.uic.edu/nursing/forms/WHConcentrationWebInfo.pdf
Graduate Concentration in Women's Studies
http://www.uic.edu/depts/wsweb/graduate/index.htm
Global Health
http://www.uic.edu/sph/global/index.shtml
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TOTAL
HOURS |
Minimum of 49 semester credit hours
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In addition to the school-wide learning objectives, for students
pursuing the MPH degree in Quantitative Methods, the following objectives apply:
The Field Experience provides the student with practical experience in a public
health setting. The overall learning objective of the Field Experience is for the student to apply and integrate
the skills and knowledge learned during their graduate study in a real-world application. The Field Experience is
required of all MPH students, with the majority being required to complete a 5 credit (320 contact hours) assignment.
Some students may qualify for a reduced practicum of 3 credits (192 contact hours) depending on their prior public health
experience and career goals, and would need to discuss this possibility within their chosen division.
The Field Experience may be waived on an individual basis based upon a student’s demonstration of a Bachelor’s
or advanced degree in a health or related profession plus 3 years of paid public health experience. A prior professional degree without
public health experience or prior work experience that is not closely related to the academic objectives of the student’s degree program
are not sufficient reason for waiving the practice requirement. If petitioning to waive the field practicum, please attach supporting documentation
including a resume and letter explaining relevant public health experiences and how these experiences relate to the field practicum learning objectives
found in the SPH student handbook General MPH Curricular Policies http://www.uic.edu/sph/shandbook_mph.htm.
All MPH Quantitative Methods students are required to complete a capstone
project in their area of concentration, typically a data management and analysis project for a study in that area.
Each student will identify a key faculty member in his or her area of concentration as well as a faculty member in
Biostatistics. The student will work with these two faculty members to design a plan for an appropriate capstone project,
which should include substantive interpretation of results and discussion of consequences in addition to actually carrying
out the analysis. The data set may arise from the student's field practicum experience.
The student will write a report which will be evaluated by the two faculty members.
If the presentation is evaluated as unsatisfactory by at least two of the three faculty members, the student
will be required to submit a written paper, including citations, covering the same material as the oral presentation.
The written paper will be evaluated by the three committee members on the content and organization of the material.
In some cases, the capstone review committee may simply require written clarification or additional analyses pertinent
to identified deficiencies in the oral presentation.
