MS - Population Health Science
Main ContentPlan of Study
General Track
| Year 1 - Fall |
| PHS 700 | Essentials of Population Health Science | 3 |
| PHS 702 | Statistical Methods in Research | 3 |
| PHS 703 | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PHS 750 | Population Health Research Methods I | 3 |
| Total | | 12 |
| Year 1 - Spring |
| PHS 704 | Epidemiology II | 3 |
| PHS 742 | Multivariate Regression | 3 |
| PHS 717 | Principles of Classic, Modern, and Emerging Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
| Total | | 9 |
| Year 2 - Summer |
| PHS 715 | Health Disparities Seminar | 3 |
| PHS 744 | Bioethics and Society | 1 |
| Total | | 4 |
| Year 2 - Fall |
| PHS 714 | U.S. Healthcare Organizations and Delivery | 3 |
| PHS 796* | Thesis and Thesis Research | 6+ |
| Total | | 9+ |
| Year 2 - Spring |
| PHS 712 | Science Communication and Dissemination I | 3 |
| PHS 731 | Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| Elective** | Elective | 3+ |
| Total | | 9+ |
| *Thesis and Thesis Research can be taken in year 2 fall or year 2 spring |
**Electives can be taken at any time in the second year. Students are required to take a minimum of 3 elective hours from the following courses: - PHS 711 - Healthcare Quality and Safety (3 credit hours)
- PHS 713 - Implementation Science (3 credit hours)
- PHS 716 - Designing Interventions to Change Organizational Behavior (3 credit hours)
- PHS 730 - Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Care Management (3 credit hours)
- PHS 732 - Global Health: Disparities, Determinants, Policies, and Outcomes (3 credit hours)
- PHS 743 - Program Evaluation for Population-Level Interventions (3 credit hours)
- PHS 746 - Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (3 credit hours)
- PHS 747 - Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3 credit hours)
- PHS 752 - Designing and Conducting Health Surveys (3 credit hours)
- Any other elective course as may be approved by the Department of Population Health Science.
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Preventive Medicine Track
| Year 1 - Fall |
| PHS 703 | Epidemiology I | 3 |
| PHS 702 | Statistical Methods in Research | 3 |
| PHS 700 | Essentials of Population Health | 3 |
| Total | | 9 |
| Year 1 - Spring |
| PHS 742 | Multivariate Regression | 3 |
| Elective** | Elective | 3 |
| PHS 717 | Principles of Classic, Modern, and Emerging Health Behavior Theory | 3 |
| Total | | 9 |
| Year 2 - Summer |
| PHS 744 | Bioethics and Society | 1 |
| Total | | 1 |
| Year 2 - Fall |
| PHS 714 | U.S. Healthcare Organizations and Delivery | 3 |
| Elective** | Elective | 3 |
| PHS 796* | Thesis and Thesis Research | 6+ |
| Total | | 12+ |
| Year 2 - Spring |
| PM 797* | Preventive Medicine Practicum | 6 |
| Elective** | Elective | 6 |
| Total | | 12+ |
| *Thesis and Thesis Research hours and Preventive Medicine Practicum can be registered at any time during the second year of the program. |
**Electives courses can be taken in any sequence: - PHS 704 - Epidemiology II (3 credit hours)
- PHS 731 - Social Determinants of Health (3 credit hours)
- PM 725 - Environmental Health (3 credit hours), and
- One of the following courses:
- PHS 709 - Population Health Management (3 credit hours)
- PHS 711 - Healthcare Quality and Safety (3 credit hours)
- PHS 713 - Implementation Science (3 credit hours)
- PHS 716 - Designing Interventions to Change Organizational Behavior (3 credit hours)
- PHS 730 - Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Care Management (3 credit hours)
- PHS 732 - Global Health: Disparities, Determinants, Policies, and Outcomes (3 credit hours)
- PHS 740 - Writing and Reviewing Scientific Papers (2 credit hours)
- PHS 743 - Program Evaluation for Population-Level Interventions (3 credit hours)
- PHS 746 - Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (3 credit hours)
- PHS 747 - Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3 credit hours)
- PHS 752 - Designing and Conducting Health Surveys (3 credit hours)
- Any other elective course as may be approved by the Department of Population Health Science.
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