Master of Public Health (in International Health and Global Studies)

The UAB School of Public Health in International Health and Global Studies draws upon resources throughout the school for master's level training.  Core course requirements will ground students in a fundamental understanding of issues, knowledge and skills critical for international work in public health.  More intensive training and methodology in Environmental Health Sciences is accomplished through departmental specialty track requirements.

Learning Objectives:

To prepare students to tackle today's international environmental health problems as well as emerging global environmental challenges.  The ENH track provides students with the knowledge and skills needed for

1. The identification and assessment of environmental hazards.
2. The prevention of disease and injury related to occupational and environmental agents
3. The promotion of health among workers, individuals and communities in the developing and developed worlds. 

Coursework		Credit Hours
MPH Core (including the Integrative Experience)		19
BST 600	Biostatistics for Public Health	4
ENH 600	Principles of Environmental Health	3
EPI 600	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
HB 600	Social and Behavioral Science Core	3
HCO 600	Introduction to Public Health Systems and Population-Based Health Programs	3
MCH 695	The Public Health Integrative Experience	3
International Health and Global Studies Core		6
MCH 608	Project Planning and Evaluation	3
MCH 617	Global Health: Principles and Practices	3
International Health and Global Studies Selective/Electives (Students having a doctoral degree in a medical field, or at least 2 years of public health experience, may be required to take only 2 courses or 6 hr in this category with permission of the advisor.)		6-9
EPI 604	Field Studies in Jamaica	3
EPI 625	Environmental Hygiene in Developing Countries	3
EPI 650/651	Global Perspectives on Disease Prevention and Control	6
EPI 601	Vaccinology	3
EPI 608	Tropical Infectious Diseases	3
EPI 612	Nutritional Epidemiology	3
EPI 621	AIDS/HIV and STD's	3
EPI 682	Gorgas Course in Tropical Medicine	3
EPI 701	Advanced Readings in International Health	3
HCO 673	Applied Health Policy: Global Child Health Issues	3
MCH 603	Reproductive Health in Developing Countries	3
MCH 612	International Children's Rights & Social Justice: Global Perspectives	3
MCH 614	Public Health Demography	3
MCH 690	Advanced Leadership and Practice in Maternal and Child Health	3
MCH 710	Perinatal Epidemiology	3
MCH 720	Comparative MCH in Developing & Developed Nations	3
Environmental Health Track		14
ENH 602	Environmental Management	3
ENH 610	Environmental Disasters	3
ENH 650	Environmental and Occupational Toxicology and Diseases	5
ENH 660	Fundamentals of Air and Water Pollution	3
Internship		3
ENH 697	Internship (in an International Setting)	3
Electives	Students choose with advisor and in some cases, instructor approval 3 – 9 hr. depending on experience.	6-9
Total Credits		51-60