- Completion of a total of 42 hours, including 30 hours of core course requirements; 6 hours of electives and 6 hours thesis or practicum/field experience.
- Core courses include:
- Public Health Research Methods (PUBH 7100) (3);
- Biocultural Epidemiology ANTH 7521/8521 (3);
- Biostatistics I and II BIOE 811/BIOE 821, taught at the UT Health Sciences Center (6);
- Epidemiology HPRO 7712 (3);
- GIS Applications to Human Health ESCI 6613 (3);
- Government Regulation of Health Services HADM 7105/8105 (3);
- Intervention Theories and Applications HPRO 7722/HLTH 7722 (3);
- Community, Culture, and Program Evaluation ANTH 7250 (3);
- Health Care Ethics HADM 7101/8107 (3);
- Seminar in Health Communication COMM 7012/8012 (3);
- Electives (6 hours total) will be taken with the approval of the faculty advisor. Possible electives include:
- Seminar in Health Promotion HPRO 7142/8142 (3);
- Community Nutrition NUTR 6602 (3);
- Health Care Economics ECON 7710/8710 (3);
- Neighborhood Development and Social Entrepreneurship ANTH/PADM 6412 (3);
- Study Tour in Foods and Nutrition NUTR 6902 (3);
- Anthropology of Health Care ANTH 7511/85ll (3).
- Pass comprehensive examination.
- Satisfy completion of Thesis PUBH 7996 (1-6) or Practicum/Field Experience 7985 (3, 6).
COURSES:PUBH 7100 Health Research Methods (3) This course is designed to introduce public health graduate students to methods used to design and conduct health science research. Emphasis will be placed on the characteristics of the research process, problem conceptualization and measurement. PUBH 7985 (3, 6) Practicum/Field Experience. PUBH 7996 (1-6) Thesis
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