MSU Program in Public Health

Courses

Core courses:

  • HM 801 – Introduction to Public Health: (3 credits) Philosophy and concepts of discipline of public health. History and development of the profession. Ethical, legal, and political considerations. Provides first introduction to core public health areas.
  • HM 802 - Biostatistics for Public Health: (3 credits) Data management, analysis, and presentation of public health data. Techniques and methods for calculating population-based statistics. Instruction using Epi-Info software package.
  • HM 803 - Epidemiology and Public Health - (3 credits) Distributions and determinants of disease in population. Epidemiologic research, quantitative methods, study designs pros/cons.
  • HM 804 - Public Health Administration - (3 credits) Planning, organization, administration, management, evaluation, and policy analysis of public health. Legal and ethical considerations of public health.
  • HM 805 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health - (3 credits) Concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences applied to public health problems and issues.
  • HM 806 - Environmental Factors of Health - (3 credits) Biological, physical, and chemical factors that affect health of populations. Regulatory approaches to environmental hazards. Potential impact of environmental agents on health and preventive management approaches.

Practicum courses:

  • HM 891 – Introduction to Public Health Practicum - (1 credit) Preparatory work for practicum placement. Special projects arranged by an individual student and faculty member in areas supporting practicum placement.
  • HM 892 - Public Health Practicum - (5 credits) Professional internship for students majoring in Public Health graduate program.
Elective courses: A current list is available from the program office.