• The MPH core curriculum is organized around the five core disciplines of public health, and students must satisfy a core course requirement in each of these areas: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Policy and Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. With the exception of the Health Policy & Management core courses, students may take only one of the core course options in each of the five core disciplines for MPH credit.
  • Additionally, public health practitioners need an understanding of the laws, ethics, and human rights implications of public health practices. As such, all MPH students who are US citizens or permanent residents of the United States must take a sixth core course in Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights. Knowledge and skills in these disciplines enable graduates to analyze and consider solutions to public health problems at the community, institutional, and societal levels.
  • To satisfy the MPH core course requirements, students must complete one course from each of the six concentrations, with a minimum passing grade of B-. Students who earn a grade below B- in a core course must follow the stipulations of the SPH grading policy.
  • Full-time MPH students must complete their core course requirements within their first two semesters. Part-time MPH students must complete biostatistics or epidemiology and the core course in their concentration first, and complete the remaining MPH core courses within three semesters and prior to completing classes outside of their concentration.