Plan of Study & Advising
Sample Plan of Study
Master of Science (34 credit hours required)
FALL YEAR 1 (9 CREDITS)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 500 Introduction to Public Health
3 PUBH 602 Theoretical Foundations Of Health Behavior
3 PUBH 601 Introduction to Quantitative Methods of Public Health
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
SPRING YEAR 1 (10 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 603 Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
3 PUBH 606 Design and Analysis of Public Health Interventions
4 HDFS 590 Linear Regression*
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
FALL YEAR 2 (8 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 503 Translational Health: Research, Practice, and Policy
5 PUBH 599 Thesis Research
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
SPRING YEAR 2 (8 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 510 Introduction to Global Health
5 PUBH 599 Thesis Research
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
*An alternative course for this requirement is 3-credit STAT 512.
Doctor of Philosophy (90 credit hours required)
FALL YEAR 1 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 500 Introduction to Public Health
3 PUBH 602 Theoretical Foundations Of Health Behavior
3 PUBH 601 Introduction to Quantitative Methods of Public Health
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
SPRING YEAR 1 (10 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 603 Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
3 PUBH 606 Design and Analysis of Public Health Interventions
4 HDFS 590 Linear Regression*
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
FALL YEAR 2 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 503 Translational Health: Research, Practice, and Policy
5 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
1 GRAD 612 Responsible Conduct of Research
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
SPRING YEAR 2 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 510 Introduction to Global Health
6 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
FALL YEAR 3 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH XXX Advanced Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
6 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
SPRING YEAR 3 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
3 PUBH 547 Public Health Program and Policy Evaluation
6 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
0 PUBH XXX Public Health Graduate Seminar
FALL YEAR 4 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
9 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
SPRING YEAR 4 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
9 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
FALL YEAR 5 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
9 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
SPRING YEAR 5 (9 Credits)
Cr. Course # Title
9 PUBH 699 Dissertation Research
* An alternative course for this requirement is 3-credit STAT 512
Advising
A student admitted in the Master or Doctoral degree in Public Health should identify or be assigned a major professor who will act as the chair of their advisory committee and who agrees to supervise the student’s graduate study, research, and writing. The major professor, the advisory committee and the student work together on defining a plan of study that will fulfill program requirements and student interests.
Students should file a plan of study by the end of the second or third semester.
Download instructions to create an electronic plan of study here
A graduate coordinator is also available to help students navigate through the program and the Graduate School requirements. The graduate coordinator can also help students connect with various resources on campus.