Students in both the Clinical Effectiveness and Quantitative Methods concentrations must meet all of the core requirements of the MPH, including a practicum, as part of their degree program. Examples of sample schedules follow.
Summer Session for Public Health Studies
Sample Program Schedule
Quantitative Methods (QM)
Summer 1 (12.5 credits)
Intro to Epidemiology (5 credits)*
Intro to Biostatistics (5 credits)*
Public Health Ethics (2.5 credits)*
Summer 2 and Summer 3 (30 credits)
Courses may include:
Health Policy and Management option (2.5 credit minimum)*
Advanced Methods in Clinical Epidemiology (5 credits)
Linear and Longitudinal Research (2.5 credits)
Survival Methods in Clinical Research (2.5 credits)
Environmental Health option (2.5 credit minimum)*
Principles of Clinical Trials (2.5 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences option (2.5 credit minimum)*
Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis (2.5 credits)
Culminating Seminar: Off-Site Practicum (5 credits)*
* = Core Requirement
Clinical Effectiveness (CLE)
Summer 1 (15 credits)
Intro to Epidemiology (5 credits)*
Intro to Biostatistics (5 credits)*
Public Health Ethics (2.5 credits)*
Environmental Health option (2.5 credit minimum)
Summer 2 and Summer 3 (27.5 credits)
Courses may include:
Health Policy and Management option (2.5 credit minimum)*
Advanced Methods in Clinical Epidemiology (5 credits)
Survival Methods in Clinical Research (2.5 credits)
Principles of Clinical Trials (2.5 credits)
Developing Questionnaires to Measure the Outcomes of Health Care (2.5 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences option (2.5 credit minimum)*
Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis (2.5 credits)
Culminating Seminar: Off-Site Practicum (2.5 - 7.5 credits)*
* = Core Requirement