Public Health, M.P.H. - Environmental Epidemiology Concentration

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The following MPH Environmental Epidemiology (ENEP) competencies describe the knowledge, skills, and abilities a successful graduate will demonstrate the conclusion of this MPH concentration (and the course where the competency is mastered and assessed is noted in parenthesis):

MPH ENEP 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the implications of regulations, laws, standards, and various types of policy on activities aimed at protecting environmental health. (PHPH 7150 )
MPH ENEP 2. Describe major environmental and occupational contaminants, including biological, chemical and physical agents, and articulate how exposures to these contaminants interact with the environment to affect human health. (PHPH 7294 )
MPH ENEP 3. Identify key sources of data for epidemiologic purposes and their strengths and limitations. (PHPH 7525 )
MPH ENEP 4. Identify and discuss risk factors and their relationship to health outcomes. (PHPH 8721 )
MPH ENEP 5. Demonstrate proficiency in advanced epidemiologic methods. (PHPH 8721 )
MPH ENEP 6. Assess, synthesize and critically evaluate epidemiologic literature for strengths and weaknesses. (PHPH 8721 )
MPH ENEP 7. Design and evaluate interventions to reduce prevalence of major public health problems. (PHPH 8721 )
MPH ENEP 8. Identify and discuss ethical dilemmas in epidemiologic research. (PHPH 8721 )
MPH ENEP 9. Explain policy implications of epidemiologic research findings. (PHPH 8721 )

Required MPH ENEP Concentration Courses (12 Hours)

PHPH 7027 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics II 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7150 - Environmental Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7294 - Exposure Assessment 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8721 - Epidemiologic Methods II 3 Credit Hours

MPH ENEP Concentration Elective Courses (9 Hours)

List A of ENEP Concentration Approved Elective Courses

Select at least one (1) course from the following List A of ENEP concentration approved elective courses:

PHPH 7293 - Environmental Health Toxicology 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7345 - Introduction to Risk Assessment 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7525 - Statistical Computing 3 Credit Hours

List B of ENEP Concentration Approved Elective Courses

Select at least two (2) courses from the following List B of ENEP concentration approved elective courses:

PHPH 7019 - Public Health Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7155 - Air Quality and the Environment 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7265 - Epidemiology and the Prevention of Violence 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7275 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7280 - Infectious Disease Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7297 - Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7300 - Urban Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 7340 - Built Environment and Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7425 - Foundations of Maternal and Child Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPB 7460 - Forced Migration and Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8310 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8330 - Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology: Using Information and Data Systems 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8350 - Biological Basis for Disease 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8690 - Special Topics in Environmental Health 3 Credit Hours
PHPH 8790 - Special Topics in Epidemiology 1 Credit Hours
PHPH 8880 - Public Health Study Abroad 1 to 12 Credit Hours
or
PHPB 8880 - Public Health Study Abroad 1 to 12 Credit Hours
Any course from the above ENEP list A of approved elective courses not used to satisfy ENEP list A requirements 6 Hours