MPH in Public Health Practice & Policy
Offered on campus in Tucson and Phoenix Accredited Program
The Master of Public Health in Public Health Practice and Policy (PHPP) is an interdisciplinary College-wide program available on both the Tucson and Phoenix campuses. This program prepares students to develop the public health skills needed to work in a variety of governmental and non-governmental settings including the local, county and state departments of health, the Indian Health Service, Medicaid and Medicare programs, hospitals, and community health centers.
Students learn to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary teams to develop, manage and evaluate public health programs and policies. Students obtain additional skills in the administration and fiscal management of public health programs.
The Public Health Practice and Policy concentration is a hybrid program geared toward students who are excited to enroll in courses that utilize a combination of asynchronous and live classes.
Course work includes subject matter in the core areas of public health:
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Environmental and occupational health
- Public health policy and management
- Socio-cultural and behavioral aspects of public health
Curriculum
Required Core Courses (16 units)
- EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
- PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
- EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
- BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
- HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
- PHP 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)
- Master's Report Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)
- Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)
Required Public Health Practice & Policy Courses (20 units)
- PHPM 569 Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
- PHP 564 Science of Health Disparities (3) or
- PHP 641 Health Systems Delivery (3) or
- PHPM 617 Advanced Public Health Policy Analysis (3)
- PHPM 696P Public Health Policy and Management Field Seminar (2)
- Service Learning Course - (597 course within the College) approved by faculty mentor (1)
- PHP 909 Master's Report (5)
Required Elective Courses (6 units)
Total Minimum Credit Requirement = 42 units
Milestones
Typical time to completion: 2 years full-time students, 3-4 years part-time students.
Average time to completion: 2.07
Program Steps to Completion (Full-time student timeline):
- Attend mandatory new student orientation
- First year is devoted to course work
- Attend fall and spring semester MPH Internship Conference
- Each Spring, complete an Annual Progress Report with Faculty Mentor
- Second year is devoted to coursework and Internship project
- 3rd semester, determine internship project, form Internship Committee and complete all planning items
- Complete two interprofessional education (IPE) activities before graduation
- Fourth semester, successfully complete and present internship project at Internship Conference, and submit final internship and graduation items.