This is a cooperative program and courses are taught by both SDSU and USD.
Master of Public Health: Total 42 Credit Hours
MPH Core Courses
Course Number | Course Name | Semester |
PUBH 701 | Biostatistics for Public Health | Fall & Spring |
PUBH 702 | Public Health Theory and Practice | Fall |
PUBH 710 | Epidemiology | Fall & Spring |
PUBH 733 | Environmental Health | Summer |
PUBH 740 | Intro to US Health Systems and Policy | Fall |
PUBH 750 | Social & Behavioral Sciences in Public Health | Fall |
PUBH 755 | Program Planning and Evaluation | Spring |
PUBH 721 | Applied Practice Experience I | Spring |
PUBH 722 | Applied Practice Experience II | Summer |
PUBH 723 | Applied Practice Experience III | Fall |
PUBH 730 | Integrative Learning Experience | Spring/Summer |
Elective Course Options
Available through SDSU
Course Number | Course Name |
PUBH 762 | Cultural Perspectives in Public Health |
PUBH 751 | Public Mental Health |
PUBH 761 | Social Epidemiology |
NUTR 715 | Public Health Nutrition |
NUTR 761 | Nutrition and Aging |
NUTR 660 | Maternal & Child Nutrition |
NURS 670 | Health Policy, Legislation, Economics, and Ethics |
NURS 675 | Cultural Competence in Health Care |
NURS 760 | Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan |
BIOL 567 | Parasitology |
BIOL 663 | Advanced Concepts in Infectious Disease |
HSC 785 | Advanced Epidemiology |
Available through USD
Course Number | Course Name |
ADS 754 | Public Policy & Addiction |
EDER 860 | Advanced Statistics I |
EDER 861 | Advanced Statistics II |
HSAD 515 | Strategic Management of Long Term Care |
HSAD 560 | Administration of Long Term Care |
HSAD 710 | Advanced Strategic Mgmt of Healthcare Organizations |
HSAD 740 | Advanced Healthcare Systems |
HSAD 770 | Managing Health Services Resources |
SOCW 600 | Social Policy Analysis |
SOCW 640 | Diversity & Social Justice in Rural & Urban Communities |
PUBH 760 | Public Health & Native American Communities |
PUBH 770 | Public Health Immunology |
PUBH 792 | Public Health Topics |
HSC 575 | Process and Outcomes Evaluation |
HSC 700 | Globalization and Health |