MPH Program (Epidemiology) MPH

A Sample Plan represents one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with your academic advisor(s).

MPH Program (Epidemiology) MPH

Academic Career

0 s.h.

Course	Semester Hours
44 s.h. of graduate level coursework must be completed; graduate transfer credits allowed upon approval. More information is included in the General Catalog and on department website. ^a 44 s.h. of graduate level coursework must be completed; graduate transfer credits allowed upon approval. More information is included in the General Catalog and on department website. Students must complete specific requirements in the University of Iowa Graduate College after program admission. Refer to the Graduate College website and the Manual of Rules and Regulations for more information.
MPH Epidemiology students are also required to attend a departmental seminar series during each semester of enrollment in the program. ^b MPH Epidemiology students are also required to attend a departmental seminar series during each semester of enrollment in the program. Students are expected to achieve at least 80% attendance at the seminar during each semester of enrollment.
Graduate College program GPA of at least 3.00 is required. ^c Graduate College program GPA of at least 3.00 is required. Graduate College program GPA is comprised of all courses that are approved degree requirements. If a student takes more than the minimum required number of semester hours to complete the degree, but all courses taken are eligible to count toward the degree, those courses will be included in the Graduate College program GPA.
Students must earn a grade of B- or better in each of the six MPH common core courses and must have a combined GPA of 3.00 or better in these courses. When necessary, a student may repeat a course to meet this requirement.
Every student is required to present at least one scientific poster at the department level and is encouraged to present at the international, national, regional, state, or university level at some point before graduation. This may be the same poster presented during the MPH Applied Practice poster presentation.

First Year

25 s.h.

Fall

12 s.h.

Course	Semester Hours
BIOS:4120 - Introduction to Biostatistics	3 s.h.
CPH:5100 - Introduction to Public Health	3 s.h.
EPID:4400 - Epidemiology I: Principles	3 s.h.
EPID:5600 - Intro to Epi Data Management & Analysis	3 s.h.
EPID:5925 - Epidemiology Journal Club ^d EPID:5925 - Epidemiology Journal Club Students are required to enroll in EPID:5925 three times, typically fall and spring semesters of their first year and fall semester of their second year, and achieve at least 80% attendance.	0 s.h.

Spring

13 s.h.

Course	Semester Hours
BIOS:5120 - Regression & ANOVA in Health Sciences	3 s.h.
CBH:4105 - Intro to Health Promotion & Disease Prev	3 s.h.
EPID:5925 - Epidemiology Journal Club ^d EPID:5925 - Epidemiology Journal Club Students are required to enroll in EPID:5925 three times, typically fall and spring semesters of their first year and fall semester of their second year, and achieve at least 80% attendance.	0 s.h.
EPID:6400 - Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods	4 s.h.
HMP:4000 - Introduction to U.S. Health Care System	3 s.h.

Second Year

19 s.h.

Fall

9 s.h.

Course	Semester Hours
CPH:5203 - Interprof Educ & Pract MPH Students	0 s.h.
EPID:5540 - Public Health Surveillance	3 s.h.
EPID:5925 - Epidemiology Journal Club ^d EPID:5925 - Epidemiology Journal Club Students are required to enroll in EPID:5925 three times, typically fall and spring semesters of their first year and fall semester of their second year, and achieve at least 80% attendance.	0 s.h.
OEH:4240 - Global Environmental Health	3 s.h.
HHP:4390 - Understanding Human Disease or PATH:5270 - Pathogenesis of Major Human Diseases	3 s.h.

Spring

10 s.h.

Course	Semester Hours
CPH:7800 - MPH Practicum	3 s.h.
EPID:5580 - Public Health Laboratory Techniques	1 s.h.
EPID:5610 - Intermediate Epi Data Analysis SAS & R	3 s.h.
Epidemiology Elective ^e Epidemiology Elective At least 3 s.h. of elective credit must be earned in courses offered by the Department of Epidemiology (prefix EPID) or in one of the following biostatistics courses: BIOS:6210 or BIOS:6310. Work with faculty advisor for approval of appropriate graduate level coursework.	3 s.h.

Footnotes

Footnote Letter	Footnote Description
^a	Students must complete specific requirements in the University of Iowa Graduate College after program admission. Refer to the Graduate College website and the Manual of Rules and Regulations for more information.
^b	Students are expected to achieve at least 80% attendance at the seminar during each semester of enrollment.
^c	Graduate College program GPA is comprised of all courses that are approved degree requirements. If a student takes more than the minimum required number of semester hours to complete the degree, but all courses taken are eligible to count toward the degree, those courses will be included in the Graduate College program GPA.
^d	Students are required to enroll in EPID:5925 three times, typically fall and spring semesters of their first year and fall semester of their second year, and achieve at least 80% attendance.
^e	At least 3 s.h. of elective credit must be earned in courses offered by the Department of Epidemiology (prefix EPID) or in one of the following biostatistics courses: BIOS:6210 or BIOS:6310. Work with faculty advisor for approval of appropriate graduate level coursework.

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