Curricular Sequence

The MPH Program is a two-year evening program with a total of 58 credits hours offered in a quarterly basis. Seventeen (17) courses through distance education (synchronous) and 4 courses through a face-to-face delivery method, that represent 80% and 20% respectively of the total number of courses. Courses will be offered in six (6) quarters and a summer session for two (2) years; Monday through Thursday, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Courses: First Year

I. Quarter (August-October)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 3101-Fundamentals in Public Health 2 Distance Education*
MPH 3205-Environmental Perspectives in Public Health 2 Distance Education*
MPH 5401-Behavioral Science in Public Health 2 Distance Education*
MPH 5611-Global Health 2 Distance Education*
Total of academic credits 8
II. Quarter (November-February)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 3102-Statistical Methods I 3 Distance Education*
MPH 3102-L Lab Statistical Methods I 1 Distance Education*
MPH 3103-Epidemiologic Methods I & II 4 Distance Education*
Total of academic credits 8
III. Quarter (March-May)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 7304-Epidemiology in Public Health Practice 3 Distance Education*
MPH 7202-Inferential Statistics 3 Distance Education*
MPH 5103-Surveillance in Public Health 2 Distance Education*
Total of academic credits 8
Summer Session (June-July)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 5321-Health Promotion & Disease Prevention 2 Distance Education*
MPH 5301-Strategic Management of Health Services 3 Distance Education*
MPH 7201-Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Community Health Programs 3 Distance Education*
Total of academic credits 8

Courses: Second Year

IV. Quarter (August-October)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 9406-Integrated Learning Experience I 5 Face to Face
MPH 5602-EBPH – Applied Practice Experience 2 Face to Face
MPH 5101-Public Health Politics and Resource Allocation 2 Distance Education*
Total of academic credits 9
V. Quarter (November-February)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 5201-Ethics and Public Health Law 3 Distance Education*
MPH 5304-Public Health Informatics 2 Distance Education*
MPH 9506-Integrated Learning Experience II 4 Face to Face
Total of academic credits 9
VI. Quarter (March-May)
Course Credits Modality
MPH 5601-Urbanism in Public Health 2 Distance Education*
MPH 9606-Integrated Learning Experience III 6 Face to Face
Total of academic credits 8

* 100% in distance education (synchronous)