Prior MPH Curriculum
Environmental Health Concentration
Course Sequence for Full-Time Students
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 601 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Behavior | 3 |
| SOPH 602 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Policy and Management | 3 |
| SOPH 603 | MPH Core: Topics in Epidemiology | 3 |
| PHEO 605 | Chemical Hazard Exposure | 3 |
| PHEO 630 | Environmental & Occupational Diseases1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEO 639 | Hazardous Materials Management Compliance | 3 |
| PHEO 650 | Risk Assessment I | 3 |
| Approved Elective Option2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEO 684 | Applied Practice Experience (Practicum)3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEO 674 | Environmental & Occupational Health Research Methods | 3 |
| Approved Elective Option2 | 3 | |
| Approved Elective Option2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 680 | Integrative Learning Experience (Capstone)4 | 3 |
| PHEO 645 | Health & Safety at Hazardous Waste Sites | 3 |
| Approved Elective Option2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Occupational Safety and Health Concentration
Course Sequence for Full-Time Students
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 601 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Behavior | 3 |
| SOPH 602 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Policy and Management | 3 |
| SOPH 603 | MPH Core: Topics in Epidemiology | 3 |
| PHEO 678 | Occupational Biomechanics | 3 |
| PHEO 618 | Occupational Safety1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEO 640 | Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
| PHEO 655 | Human Factors and Behavior-Based Safety | 3 |
| PHEO 679 | Ergonomics of the Upper Extremities | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEO 684 | Applied Practice Experience (Practicum)3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEO 630 | Environmental and Occupational Diseases | 3 |
| PHEO 674 | Environmental and Occupational Health Research Methods | 3 |
| Approved Elective Option5 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 680 | Integrative Learning Experience (Capstone)4 | 3 |
| PHEO 645 | Health and Safety at Hazardous Waste Sites (or approved PHEO elective)5 | 3 |
| PHEO 682 | Industrial and System Safety | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Health Behavior Concentration
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 601 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Behavior | 3 |
| SOPH 602 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Policy and Management | 3 |
| SOPH 603 | MPH Core: Topics in Epidemiology6 | 3 |
| HBEH 603 | Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HBEH 605 | Research Methods | 3 |
| HBEH 611 | Program Planning | 3 |
| HBEH 610 | Needs Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Elective | Approved Elective2 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HBEH 684 | Applied Practicum Experience (Practicum)3 | 3 |
| HBEH 613 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| HBEH 637 | Program Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Elective | Approved Elective Option2 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 680 | Integrative Learning Experience (Capstone)4 | 3 |
| Approved Elective2 | 3 | |
| Approved Elective2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Epidemiology Concentration
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 601 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Behavior | 3 |
| SOPH 602 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Policy and Management | 3 |
| SOPH 603 | MPH Core: Topics in Epidemiology 6 | 3 |
| PHEB 602 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| PHEB 605 | Epidemiological Methods I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 603 | Biostatistics II7 | 3 |
| PHEB | Epidemiological Methods II7 | 3 |
| PHEB 612 | Data Management & Computing7 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 684 | Applied Practice Experience (Practicum)3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 609 | Categorical Data Analysis8 | 3 |
| Elective or PHEB 6xx | Approved Elective9 or Epidemiology Content Course10 | 3 |
| Elective or PHEB 6xx | Approved Elective9 or Epidemiology Content Course10 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 6xx | Epidemiology Content Course10 | 3 |
| SOPH 680 | Integrative Learning Experience (Capstone)4 | 3 |
| Elective | Approved Elective9 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Biostatistics Concentration
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 601 | Thinking in Populations: The Public Health Mindset | 2 |
| SOPH 602 | Investigation and Control: Acute Public Health Events | 3 |
| SOPH 603 | Assessment and Intervention: Wicked Problems in Public Health | 3 |
| PHEB 602 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 11 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 604 | Framing and Persuasion: Public Health in the Public Sphere | 1 |
| PHEB 603 | Biostatistics II (only offered in the spring) | 3 |
| PHEB 605 | Epidemiological Methods I | 3 |
| PHEB 612 | Data Management & Computing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 684 | Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) Offered Every Semester 11 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 609 | Categorical Data Analysis (Only offered in the fall) | 3 |
| PHEB 606 | Survival Analysis 12 | 3 |
| Elective | Elective I | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (STAT) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 614 | Analysis of Longitudinal & Multilevel Data | 3 |
| SOPH 680 | Integrative Learning Experience (Capstone) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHEB 684 | Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) – If not completed in 1st Year Summer | 3 |
| PHEB 606 | Survival Analysis13 (required if it is not completed in the first summer) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 or 6 | |
Health Policy and Management Concentration
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 601 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Behavior | 3 |
| SOPH 602 | MPH Core: Topics in Health Policy and Management | 3 |
| SOPH 603 | MPH Core: Topics in Epidemiology6 | 3 |
| PHPM 605 | Introduction to Health Policy & Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHPM 614 | Strategic Planning and Marketing I | 3 |
| PHPM 640 | Health Policy and Politics | 3 |
| PHPM 623 | Health Care Financial Management | 3 |
| PHPM 625 OR PHPM 637 | Management Strategies for Public Health Organizations OR Political Foundations of Health Policy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHPM 684 | Applied Practice Experience (Practicum)3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 3 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHPM 661 | Introduction to Health Economics | 3 |
| PHPM 633 | Health Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Elective | Approved Elective Option9 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOPH 680 | Integrative Learning Experience (Capstone) 4 | 3 |
| Elective | Approved Elective Option 9 | 3 |
| Elective | Approved Elective Option 9 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
1 May be taken in the fall or spring.
2 Maximum of 4 electives, must be approved by advisor in advance.
3 Offered every semester; requires completion of MPH Core coursework (SOPH 601, 602, 603).
4 Requires completion of practicum prior to start of course; only offered in the spring.
5 Maximum of 2 electives, must be approved by advisor in advance.
6 Able to be taken in the first spring semester.
7 Course is only offered in the spring.
8 Course is only offered in the fall.
9 Epidemiology or other SPH departments may be taken to fulfill Elective requirement. For course outside SPH, students should email academic advising at sph-gradadvising@tamu.edu.
10 List of Epidemiology content courses:
- PHEB 606: Survival Analysis
- PHEB 613: Field of Epidemiology Methods
- PHEB 615: Disaster Epidemiology
- PHEB 617: Research Integrity, Transparency and Reproducibility
- PHEB 618: Spatial Epidemiology
- PHEB 619: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- PHEB 620: Cancer Epidemiology
- PHEB 621: Foundations Maternal Child Health
- PHEB 624: Social Epidemiology
- PHEB 627: Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- PHEB 632: Global Health Epidemiology
- PHEB 634: Enviromental Epidemiology
11Practicum and Capstone can be either concurrent or subsequent. Capstone is only offered in the Spring Semester.
12This course can also be taken in the second summer.
13Students can register for PHEP 684 practicum in any semester after they complete the required courses: PHEB 605, PHEB 602, PHEB 603 and PHEB 612.
Elective Options: Courses from EPI or other SPH departments may be taken. For courses outside SPH, please get approval from your departmental coordinator.
Concentration Courses: Include PHEB 603, PHEB 609, PHEB 610, PHEB 612 and PHEB 6xx.
NOTE: It is very important to stay on the course sequence to avoid conflicts in your class schedule. Many of our courses are offered once a year with only one section. Following this course sequence will help to avoid delays in graduation.
List of Epidemiology content or elective courses:
- PHEB 613: Field of Epidemiology (Classroom)
- PHEB 615: Disaster Epidemiology (Classroom)
- PHEB 618: Spatial Epidemiology (Classroom)
- PHEB 619: Infectious Disease EPI
- PHEB 620: Cancer Epidemiology
- PHEB 621: Foundations Maternal Child Health
- PHEB 624: Social Epi (Online)
- PHEB 627: Chronic Disease (Classroom)
- PHEB 689: Environmental Epidemiology
- PHEB 689: R programming (Online)
- PHEB 689: Research Integrity
- PHEB 689: Introduction of Survey Research
- PHEB 689: Global Health Epidemiology
- PHEB 689: Epidemiological Studies in Latinx Populations
- PHEB689: Causal Inference for Observational Studies
