Office of the Registrar
School of Graduate Studies (2009/2010)
19.2 Program of Study

  1. Minimum requirements for the M.P.H. degree in Population and Public Health will include the successful completion of 42 credit hours as follows:

    1. Eight core courses: Introduction to Community Health (MED 6220), Epidemiology I (MED 6270), Policy and Decision Making (MED 6288), Communicable Disease Prevention and Control (MED 6724), Biostatistics I (MED 6200), Health Promotion (MED 6723), Environmental Health (MED 6722) and Disease and Injury Prevention (MED 6721)

    2. Six additional credit hours in elective courses chosen from the Courses listing below, or other courses as approved by the M.P.H. program coordinator

    3. The Public Health Seminar Series courses (MED 6700 - 6701)

    4. Either, the Public Health Practicum (MED 6710) or the Public Health Capstone Research Project (MED 6711) as determined by the Admissions Committee depending on the professional background and experience of the candidate

      The Public Health Practicum is a full-time practice experience conducted in a work setting and following the guidelines set forth by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).

      All course work must be completed prior to the initiation of either the Public Health Practicum or the Public Health Capstone Research Project.

Table I Master of Public Health Recommended Course Sequence for Full-Time Students

Semester

Courses

Fall

  • MED 6220 Introduction to Community Health
  • MED 6270 Epidemiology I
  • MED 6288 Policy and Decision Making
  • MED 6724 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
  • MED Elective Course
  • MED 6700 Public Health Seminar Series I

Winter

  • MED 6200 Biostatistics I
  • MED 6723 Health Promotion
  • MED 6722 Environmental Health
  • MED 6721 Disease and Injury Prevention
  • MED Elective Course
  • MED 6701 Public Health Seminar Series II

Spring

  • MED 6710 Public Health Practicum, or
  • MED 6711 Public Health Capstone Project

Courses

A selection of the following graduate courses shall be offered to meet the requirements of candidates, as far as the resources of the Faculty allow:

  • 6102 Critical Theory in Health and Society
  • 6200 Biostatistics I
  • 6220 Introduction to Community Health
  • 6247 Chronic Disease Epidemiology
  • 6250 Basic Clinical Epidemiology
  • 6270 Epidemiology I
  • 6275 Epidemiology II
  • 6280 Community Health Research Methods
  • 6282 Canadian Health Care System
  • 6288 Policy and Decision Making
  • 6290 Determinants of Health: Healthy Public Policy
  • 6293 Knowledge Transfer and Research Uptake
  • 6294 Advanced Qualitative Methods
  • 6390 Human Population Genetics
  • 6700 Public Health Seminar Series I (1 credit hour)
  • 6701 Public Health Seminar Series II (1 credit hour)
  • 6710 Public Health Practicum (10 credit hours)
  • 6711 Public Health Capstone Project (10 credit hours)
  • 6720 Public Health Surveillance
  • 6721 Disease and Injury Prevention
  • 6722 Environmental Health
  • 6723 Health Promotion
  • 6724 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control