Public Health (Master in Public Health)

Requirements.  42 - 45 credits as follows.

1. UM-Ann Arbor Online Courses (16 credits).  Required all students:
   BIOSTAT 503 - Introduction to Biostatistics
   EHS 500 - Principles of Envirnmental Health Sciences
   EPID 503 - Strategies and Uses of Epidemiology
   HBE/HED 600 - Psychological Factors in Health Related Behavior
   HMP 602 - Survey of the U.S. Health Care System
    
2. UM-Flint core courses (6 credits).
   PHS 500 - Social Determinants of Health.  
   PHS 501 - Public Health Administration and Policy.  
    
3. Health Education or Health Administration Concentration (15 credits).
   
   UM-Flint Health Education Concentration
   HED 541 - Program Planning and Program Design.   
   HED 543 - Community Assessment.    
   HED 545 - Health Communication.  
   HED 546 - Evaluation of Health Education and Promotion Programs.  
   One elective course.
   
   UM-Flint Health Administration Concentration
   HCR 577 - Financial Management in Health Care.  
   HCR 587 - Legal Issues in Health Care.  
   PHS 567 - Information Management Systems.  
   Two elective courses.
    
4. Capstone Experience (3 credits).
   PHS 595 - Public Health Capstone.   
5. Practicum (2 credits).
   PHS 590 - Internship.   (May be waived for public health practitioners)
   
6. Knowledge of Disease Processes. 
   PHS 502 - Overview of Disease Processes.   (May be waived for those with a clinical background)

Health Education/Health Administration Electives (3 credits each).
HCR 506 - Research Methods.  
HCR 561 - Mental Health Promotion.   
HED 503 - AIDS: A Public Health Crisis.  
HED 562 - Cultural Competence in Health Care.