General Public Health Concentration

The General Public Health concentration in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program offers broad and interdisciplinary training across core public health disciplines such as public health policy and management, epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health and prepares students to investigate and act on the root causes of health and disease in communities by examining how social systems, environmental exposures, and infrastructure shape public health outcomes.

Through public health program planning, implementation science, and community-based research and learning, students gain tools to transform public health systems and improve the health of communities at the local, national, and global levels.

General Public Health Concentration Competencies

1. Examine and characterize how environmental and system conditions influence patterns of health and disease across populations.

2. Design public health programs and policies within a socio-ecological framework, including plans for implementation, evaluation and improvement.

3. Use established theories and models of health behavior to inform the design and implementation of public health programs.

4. Identify and evaluate environmental exposures and their impact on human health using appropriate epidemiologic and biostatistical methods.

5. Inform the development of policies and practices that mitigate health risks and promote health in populations.

General Public Health Concentration Requirements

Course Number and Title	Credits
MPH 4000 (Formerly MPH 0014) Program Planning	3
MPH 4001 (Formerly MPH 0216) Health Promotion Strategies	3
MPH 4002 (Formerly MPH 0419) Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology	3
MPH 4003 (Formerly MPH 0020) Implementation Science	2
Students must choose an additional 11 elective credits in consultation with the Concentration Director	variable