Overview
The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the accrediting agency for HSPH, establishes core areas required for all students receiving a professional degree in public health at accredited institutions in North America.
Public Health Degrees:
"A professional degree is one that, based on its learning
objectives and types of positions its graduates pursue, prepares students with
a broad mastery of the subject matter and methods necessary in a field of
practice; it typically requires students to develop the capacity to organize,
analyze, interpret and communicate knowledge in an applied manner."
"A research or academic degree program is one that, based on its
learning objectives and the paths its graduates follow, prepares students for
scholarly careers, particularly in academia and other research settings; it
typically prepares students to investigate, acquire, organize, analyze and
disseminate new knowledge in a discipline or field of study."
From the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Schools of Public Health Accreditation Criteria - Amended June 2005
Core Areas
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Health Services Administration
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Practice and culminating experience
- Ethics*
*HSPH core requirement for MPH and SM2/HPM
Professional Degrees at HSPH
The current professional
degree programs at HSPH include:
- Master of Public Health (MPH): 1-Yr (7 Concentrations)
- Master of Science in Environmental Health:
EER/1-Yr
- Master of Science in Environmental Health:
EER/2-Yr
- Master of Science in Occupational Health (MOH): 2-Yr
Dual MSN/Simmons
- Master of Occupational Health: 1-Yr
- Master of Science in Health Care Management (MHCM): 1-Yr*
-
Master of Science in Health Policy and
Management(SM2/HPM): 2-Yr
-
Master of Science in Society, Human Development,
and Health (SM2/SHDH): 2-Yr
-
Master of Science in Society, Human Development,
and Health: 1-Yr Dual - PCN/SIMMONS
*This program is classified
as non-traditional, and while students in this program are required to complete coursework in each of the core areas,
their approved core courses are specific to their program and different from those listed.
Courses Fulfilling the Core
Please note: The following courses are identified as fulfilling the core; however, each degree program determines the courses that fulfill the core for their degree. Please check with your department handbook and advisor.
Biostatistics
BIO 200 Principles of
Biostatistics 5.0
BIO 201 Introduction to
Statistical Methods 5.0
BIO 202 & BIO 203 Principles of Biostatistics I and II 5.0
BIO 206 & (BIO 207 or BIO 208 or BIO 209)* Introduction to Statistics for Medical Research 5.0
Epidemiology
EPI 200 Principles
of Epidemiology 2.5
EPI 500 Fundamentals of
Epidemiology 2.5
EPI 201 Introduction to Epidemiology: Methods I 2.5
EPI 208*Introduction
to Clinical Epidemiology 5.0
Environmental Health Sciences
EH 201 Introduction
to Environmental Health 2.5
EH 202 Principles of Environmental Health 2.5
EH 232 Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2.5
ID 215 Environmental and
Occupational Epidemiology 2.5
Health Services Administration
Management
HPM 219 Financial
Transactions and Analysis 2.5
HPM 220 Financial
Management and Control 2.5
HPM 228 Introduction
to the New American Health Care System:Law, Policy, and Management 2.5
HPM 230 Managing
People in Health Care Organizations 2.5
HPM 510 Introduction
to Management of Health Care Organizations 2.5
GHP 211 Management
Control in Health Organizations 2.5
HPM 232 Operations
Management in Service Delivery Organizations 2.5
Policy & Economics
HPM 205 Economic
Analysis for Public Health (not offered 2008-2009) 5.0
HPM 206 Economic
Analysis 5.0
HPM 209 Economics
of Health Policy 2.5
HPM 235 Managed
Care Policy Issues 2.5
ID 242 Politics
and Strategies for Change in Health Policy 2.5
GHP 244 Health
Sector Reform: A Worldwide Perspective 2.5
Specialized Areas
HPM 253 Quality
Improvement in Health Care 2.5
HPM 516 Quality
Improvement in Health Care 2.5
EH 231 Occupational
Health Policy and Administration 2.5
Options for MPH students in CLE or QM concentrations only
RDS 280 Decision
Analysis for Health and Medical Practices 2.5
RDS 286 Decision
Analysis in Clinical Research 2.5
*Students should discuss with their advisors which
areas/courses are most appropriate.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
SHH 201 Society and Health 2.5
SHH 281 Methods for Research on Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health 2.5
SHH 207 Race,
Ethnicity & Health: Perspectives from Social and Behavioral Sciences (not offered 2008-2009) 2.5
SHH 215 History,
Politics, and Public Health: Theories of Disease Distribution 5.0
SHH 220 Society
and its Effect on Child Health 2.5
SHH 250 Research on Social and Behavioral Health: A Practical Guide 2.5
SHH 265 Program
Planning: Design and Evaluation 2.5
SHH 278 Society, Human Development, and Public Health 2.5
SHH 281 Methods
for Research on Social and Behavioral Dimensions of
Public Health 2.5
SHH 293 Place,
Migration, and Health (not offered 2008-2009) 2.5
ID 283 Epi
Investigation of Soc & Env. Risks for Psychiatric Disorders 2.5
WGH 200 Women,
Gender and Health 2.5
WGH 211 Women,
Gender and Health: Introductory Perspectives 2.5
*Limited to Program in Clinical Effectiveness students
Ethics
ID 250 Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health 2.5
ID251 Ehtical Basis of the Practice of Public Health: Health Care Delivery 2.5
ID292 Justice and Resourse Allocation 2.5
ID513 Ethics and Health Disparities (not offered 2008-2009) 2.5
GHP 293 Individual and Social Responsibility for Health 2.5