Epidemiology Concentration Courses                                                    Return to top

Section	Course	Credits
PHEB 610	Epidemiological Methods I	3 cr hrs
PHEB 612	Data Management/Computing	3 cr hrs
PHEB 6xx	Content Epidemiology (from among PHEB 619-625)	3 cr hrs
PHEB 6xx	Content Epidemiology (from among PHEB 619-625)	3 cr hrs
PHEB 603 or STAT 652	Biostatistics II Statistics in Research II	3 cr hrs
PHEB 689	Sampling	3 cr hrs
PHEB 609 or PHEB 611	Categorical Data Analysis Epidemiological Methods II	3 cr hrs
PHEB 691	Thesis Research	3 cr hrs
		36 credit hours

**Note: Students will be required to take any two of four public health courses listed; all students required to take courses in epidemiology and biostatistics. Students will be strongly encouraged to take SRPH 690 Thesis Development for 3 additional credit hours to assist in developing their thesis proposals during the summer between their first and second years in the program.

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Department of Environmental & Occupational Health: M.S.P.H. with a Concentration in Environmental & Occupational Health

SRPH Core Areas

Section	Course	Credits
PHEB 600	Fundamentals of Epidemiology	3 cr hrs
PHPM 601	Rural Public Health Systems	3 cr hrs
PHSB 603 or PHPM 605	Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health Introduction to Health Policy & Management	3 cr hrs
PHEO 600	Principles of Occupational & Environmental Health	3 cr hrs
STAT 652 or PHEB 603	Statistics in Research II Biostatistics II	3 cr hrs

Environmental & Occupational Health Concentration Courses            Return to top

Section	Course	Credits
PHEO 610	Basic Environmental Toxicology	3 cr hrs
PHEO 650	Risk Assessment	3 cr hrs
PHEO 686	Directed Research	3 cr hrs
PHSB 605	Social & Behavioral Research Methods	3 cr hrs
Elective	(1 course)	3 cr hrs
SRPH 690	Thesis Development	3 cr hrs
PHEO 691	Thesis Research	3 cr hrs
		36 credit hours

Note: PHEO 660 Clinical Occupational Medicine is is offered periodically and may be substituted for PHEO 600 Principles of Environmental & Occupational Health to individuals who plan to or are currently employed in the health care field.

STAT 651 (PHEB 602) is a prerequisite for STAT 652; if the student has no statistical background STAT 651 will need to be taken prior to 652 and will count as the student's elective.

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Department of Environmental & Occupational Health: M.S.P.H. with a Concentration in Occupational Safety & Health

SRPH Core Areas

Section	Course	Credits
PHEO 600 or PHEO 660	Principles of Occupational & Environmental Health Clinical Occupational & Environmental Medicine	3 cr hrs
PHEB 600 or PHEO 611	Intro to Epidemiology Occupational Epidemiology	3 cr hrs
PHEB 612	Data Management / Computing	3 cr hrs
PHEB 602	Biostatistics I	3 cr hrs

Concentration Courses                                                                        Return to top

Section	Course	Credits
PHEO 630	Occupational & Environmental Diseases	3 cr hrs
PHEO 640	Industrial Hygiene	3 cr hrs
PHEO 682	Industrial & System Safety	3 cr hrs
PHEO 655	Human Factors & Behavior-Based Safety	3 cr hrs
PHEO 678	Ergonomics I	3 cr hrs
PHEO 679	Ergonomics II	3 cr hrs
PHEO 681	Seminar (required but not for credit)	---
PHEO 690	Thesis Development	3 cr hrs
PHEO 691	Thesis Research	3 cr hrs
		36 credit hours

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Department of Public Health Policy & Management: M.S.P.H. in Health Policy & Management

SRPH Core Areas

Section	Course	Credits
PHPM 601	Rural Public Health Systems	3 cr hrs
PHPM 605	Introduction to Health Policy and Management	3 cr hrs

Health Policy & Management Concentration Courses

Section	Course	Credits
PHEB 640	Rural Health Policy Process	3 cr hrs
PHPM 661	Introduction to Health Economics	3 cr hrs
PHPM 671	Introduction to Health Services Research	3 cr hrs
PHPM 672	Health Services Research Methods	3 cr hrs

Stat/Methods Concentration Courses                                                Return to top

Section	Course	Credits
STAT 651 or PHEB 602 or Elective*	Statistics in Research I Biostatistics Elective in Statistical Methods	3 cr hrs
PHEB 603	Biostatistics II	3 cr hrs
STAT 653	Advanced Topics in ANOVA and Regression	3 cr hrs
PHEB 600	Epidemiology	3 cr hrs
SRPH 690	Thesis Development	3 cr hrs
PHPM 691	Master's Thesis	3 cr hrs
		36 credit hours

*Note: Course must be approved by student's academic advisor.

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Department of Social & Behavioral Health:
M.S.P.H. with a Concentration in Social & Behavioral Health

SRPH Core Areas

Section	Course	Credits
PHSB 604	Social Ecology & Health Behavior	3 cr hrs
PHPM 601	Rural Public Health Systems	3 cr hrs
PHPM 605 or PHEO 600	Introduction to Health Policy & Management Principles of Environmental & Occupational Health	3 cr hrs
PHEB 600	Fundamentals of Epidemiology	3 cr hrs
PHEB 602	Biostatistics I	3 cr hrs

Social & Behavioral Concentration Courses                                    Return to top

Section	Course	Credits
PHSB 605	Social & Behavioral Research Methods	3 cr hrs
PHSB 611	Program Planning	3 cr hrs
PHSB 613	Program Evaluation	3 cr hrs
PHSB 612	Public Health Interventions	3 cr hrs
Elective	(1 course; methods course highly recommended)	3 cr hrs
SRPH 690	Thesis Development	3 cr hrs
PHSB 691	Thesis Research	3 cr hrs
		36 credit hours