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MPH Program
Addiction Studies Track Requirements


45 credit hour minimum

Course ID Course Title
Hours
MPH Program Core Courses
 
BIOS 543 Statistical Methods I
3
EPID 571 Epidemiology I
3
EPID 600 Introduction to Public Health
3
EPID 602 Public Health Organization and Management
3
EPID 604 Principles of Occupational and Environmental Health
3
EPID 605 Epidemiology of Health Behaviors
3
EPID 694 MPH Program Research Project
3
EPID 693 Public Health Internship
3
Total Core Credits
24
Track-specific course requirements
 
EPID 608 Politics and Policy Planning for Addiction
3
EPID 533 Contemporary Issues in Addiction Prevention and Treatment
3
SBHD 608 Health Communication
3
PHTX 548 Drug Dependence
3
Total Track-Specific Credits
12
Suggested Elective Courses (others with advisor approval)  
EPID 560 Fundamentals of Data Management & Analysis
3
EPID 606 Epidemiological Methods II
3
EPID 615 Public Health Issues and Intervention in Communities of Color
3
EPID 616 Public Health Education
3
CRJS 591 Drugs And Crime
3
PHTX 537 Principles of Pharmacology & Toxicology
5
PHTX 633 Behavioral Pharmacology
3
PSYC 629 Biological Basis of Behavior
3
PSYC 660 Health Psychology (pre-req PSYC 629, inst. permission)
3
MICR 510 Scientific Integrity
1
Total Elective Credits
9
Total (minimum)
45
 

 

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Updated: 07/24/08