MA/MPH Program Details

There are two available specializations within the MA/MPH program. Students will choose either a specialization in Community Health Practice or Epidemiology and take a total of 63 credits for both specializations. The curriculum plans for both specializations are detailed below:

MA/MPH with Community Health Practice Concentration

Fall – Year 1

  • ANTH 6601 – The History of Anthropology
  • ANTH 6611 – Applied Anthropology
  • HLTH 6200 – Case Studies in Public Health
  • HLTH 6211 – Evidence-based Methods in Public Health

Spring – Year 1

  • ANTH 6613 – Graduate Seminar in Medical Anthropology
  • HADM 6100 – Introduction to U.S. Healthcare System
  • HLTH 6213 – Policy and Leadership

Fall – Year 2

  • ANTH 6603 – Theory in Cultural Anthropology
  • HLTH 6212 – Health Promotion Program Management
  • HLTH 6228 – Social Determinants of Health

Spring – Year 2

  • ANTH 5122 – Ethnographic Methods
  • ANTH 6400 – Anthropology Practicum
  • HLTH 6226 – Community Health Methods
  • HLTH 6220 – Applied Health Behavior Change

Summer – Year 2

  • HLTH 6471 – Pubic Heath Internship

Fall – Year 3

  • ANTH 660x (choose from several options)
  • ANTH elective
  • HLTH 6225 – Health Education and Health Promotion

Spring – Year 3

  • ANTH elective
  • HLTH 6227 – Community Health Planning and Evaluation
  • HLTH 6230 – Community Health Capstone

MA/MPH with Epidemiology Concentration

Fall – Year 1

  • ANTH 6601 – The History of Anthropology
  • ANTH 6611 – Applied Anthropology
  • HLTH 6200 – Case Studies in Public Health
  • HLTH 6211 – Evidence-based Methods in Public Health

Spring – Year 1

  • ANTH 6613 – Graduate Seminar in Medical Anthropology
  • HLTH 6270 –Epidemiologic Methods
  • HLTH 6213 – Policy and Leadership

Fall – Year 2

  • ANTH 6603 – Theory in Cultural Anthropology
  • HLTH 6260 – Analytic Epidemiology
  • HLTH 6212 – Health Promotion Program Management
  • HADM 6100 – Introduction to U.S. Healthcare System

Spring – Year 2

  • ANTH 5122 – Ethnographic Methods
  • ANTH 6400 – Anthropology Practicum
  • HCIP 6102 – Health Care Data Analysis

Summer – Year 2

  • HLTH 6471 – Public Health Internship

Fall – Year 3

  • ANTH 660x – select from the core courses
  • ANTH elective
  • HLTH 6271 – Biostatistics

Spring – Year 3

  • HLTH 6280 – Epidemiology Capstone Course
  • Epidemiology Elective
  • ANTH elective