Coordinated Master of Public Health/ Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology or Sociology)

This dual degree program is offered in cooperation with the UAB Departments of Psychology and Sociology; and the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Department of Psychology.  This program enables students to obtain an MPH degree in Health Behavior simultaneously with a PhD in Psychology or Sociology.

Admission:  Applicants to this program must first be admitted to the PhD program of interest.  Applicants must meet the minimum requirements for admission into the School of Public Health.

Curriculum:  The MPH degree requires a minimum of 43 credit hours.  Selected MPH required courses, such as Research Methods, will be waived in this coordinated program when students can demonstrate that they have taken an equivalent course in the PhD program, although the required number of credit hours will not change.  Because this is a coordinated dual degree track, graduation from the MPH program is contingent on completion of all requirements for graduation from the PhD program. If a coordinated degree student drops out of the PhD program, he/she must apply for transfer to the MPH Health Behavior track.

Coursework		Credit Hours
MPH Core (including the Integrative Experience)		19
BST 600	Biostatistics for Public Health	4
ENH 600	Fundamentals 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
Health Behavior Track		15
HB 611	Mental Illness as a Public Health Issue	3
HB 630	Health Communications: Theory and Practice	3
HB 641	Research Methods in Behavioral Science	3
HB 643	Health Program Evaluation	3
HB 697	Internship	3
Behavioral Science Electives		9
		Total  43