PHLMPH - Public Health
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Minimum Credit Units
42
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
View academic program information here: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/programs/undergraduate/bs/accelerated-bs-mph
Core Courses for all emphases: 16 units
course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
course: Public Health Policy and Management (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
course / course / course / course / course: Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)
AMP Students select from 3 emphases: Environmental & Occupational Health, Global Health, and Industrial Hygiene. See requirements for each emphasis below.
Environmental & Occupational Health Emphasis: 17 units
course: Environmental Monitoring Methods (3)
course: Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)
course: Applied Exposure Assessment (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (6)
Global Health Emphasis: 23 units
course: Global Health (3)
course: International Nutrition (3)
course: A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3)
course: Project Planning and Evaluation in Global Health and Development (3)
course: Applied Field Methods in Global Health Nutrition (3) OR course: Management of Global Public Health Emergencies (3)
course: Changing Health Policy: Cultural Understanding & Epi Analysis (3) OR course: Global Maternity Health: Cultural Perceptions and Policy Approaches (3)
course: Master's Report (5)
Industrial Hygiene Emphasis: 26 units
course: Environmental Monitoring Methods (3)
course: Physical Exposures (3)
course: Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)
course: Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)
course: Applied Exposure Assessment (3)
course: Control of Occupational Exposures (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (6)
Elective Coursework
Elective Courses for the Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Emphasis (Minimum 9 units)
course: Physical Exposures (3)
course: Introduction Human Health Risk Assessment (3)
course: Introduction to Occupational Safety (3)
course: Topics in Environmental Justice (3)
course:Introduction to Environmental Health Policy (3)
course: Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)
course: Environmental & Occupational Diseases (3)
course: Public Health Preparedness I (3)
course: Modeling Exposures to Environmental Hazards (3)
course: Control of Occupational Exposures (3)
In addition, other cross campus courses may be used as EOH electives; approved by Faculty Mentor.
Elective Courses for the Global Health Emphasis (Minimum 3 units approved by faculty mentor):
If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement.
course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA
course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS
course: Biostatistics for Research
course: Data Management and the SAS Programming Language
course: Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now
course: Epidemiologic Methods
course: SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team
course: Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting
course: Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences
course / course: Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health
course: Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective
course / course: Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks
course: Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.
course: (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities
course: Project Design & Implementation In Global Health
course: Nutrition, Health, and Development
course: Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation
course: Global Health
course: Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development
course: Fundamentals of Evaluation
course: Public Health Advocacy
course: Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning
course: Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning
course: Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning
course: Open Airways for Schools Service Learning
course: Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities
course: Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
course: Evaluating Public Health Literature (available spring semester for elective)
course: Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth
course: Border Health Service Learning Institute
course: Phoenix Urban Service Learning
course: Economic Foundations for Health Sciences
course: Healthcare Economics & Policy
course: Health Care Marketing
course: Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety
course: Health Services Administration
course: American Indian Health Policy
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management
course: Rural Health Service Learning
course: Public Health Law & Ethics
course: Regulatory Science
Other courses as approved by faculty mentor
No electives required for the Industrial Hygiene Emphasis.
Additional Requirements
Master's Report Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)
Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)
Student Handbook
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CORE COURSES (26 units)
course: Fundamental of Health Budgeting & Financial Management (3)
course: Applied Epidemiologic Method (3)
course: Analysis of Public Health Data (3)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Infectious Disease (3)
course: Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)
course: Public Health Research & Evaluation (3)
course: Master's Report (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
None
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (14 units)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Applied Biostatistics Analysis (3)
course: Biostatistical Methods I: Clinical Trials/Survey Analysis (3)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Elective Courses (minimum 12 units) - Approved by Faculty Mentor
Any 3-unit 500/600-level BIOS courses*
course: Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)
course: Advanced Statistical Regression Analysis (3)
course: Design of Experiments (3)
course: Statistical Computing (3)
*A maximum of 6 elective credits may be applied from course, course, and course
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH EMPHASIS (23 units)
course: A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3)
course: Climate and Health (3)
course: Global Health (3)
course / course: Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health (3)
course / course: Climate Change and Public Health: Policy, Communication and Community Engagement (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
3 units
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management(3) OR
elective approved by Faculty Advisor
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)
course: Environmental Monitoring Methods (3)
course: Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)
course: Applied Exposure Assessment (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (6)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
(Minimum 9 units)
course: Physical Exposures (3)
course: Introduction Human Health Risk Assessment (3)
course: Introduction to Occupational Safety (3)
course: Topics in Environmental Justice (3)
course:Introduction to Environmental Health Policy (3)
course: Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)
course: Environmental & Occupational Diseases (3)
course: Public Health Preparedness I (3)
course: Modeling Exposures to Environmental Hazards (3)
course: Control of Occupational Exposures (3)
In addition, other cross campus courses may be used as EOH electives; approved by Faculty Mentor
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)
course: Epidemiologic Methods (3)
course: Advanced Epidemiology (3)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (2)
course: Epidemiology Seminar (1 unit, 2 terms)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (4)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Complete 3 Selective Epidemiology courses (minimum 9 units) from the following courses:
course: Environmentally Acquired Illnesses (3)
course: A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3)
course: Digital Epidemiology (3)
course: Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention (3)
course: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies (3)
course: Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)
course: Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
course: Measurement Issues in Epidemiology (3)
course: Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
course: Chronic Disease Epidemiology (3)
course: Mixed Research Methods - Design, Conduct and Application in Health Research (3)
course: Spatial Epidemiology (3)
course: Principles of Genetic Association Studies (3)
course:One Health Applications and Practice (3)
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (14 units)
course: Maternal and Child Health (3)
course: Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (5)
One Planning and/or Evaluation Course (from approved list - consult with Faculty Mentor) (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Required Elective Courses (minimum 12 units approved by faculty mentor):
If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement
course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA
course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS
course: Biostatistics for Research
course: Data Management and the SAS Programming Language
course: Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now
course: Epidemiologic Methods
course: Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team
course: Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting
course: Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.
course (cross listed): Latino Health Disparities
course: Project Design & Implementation In Global Health
course: Nutrition, Health, and Development
course: Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation I
course: Global Health
course: Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development
course: Fundamentals of Evaluation
course: Family Violence
course: Public Health Advocacy
course: Adolescent Health
course: Maternal & Child Health In Urban Settings
course: Maternal & Child Health in the Rural Southwest
course: Public Health for Community Wellness
course: Open Airways for Schools
course: Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities
course:Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
course: Evaluating Public Health Literature
course: Maternal & Child Health Seminar
course: Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth
course: Phoenix Urban Service Learning
course: Border Health Service Learning Institute
course: Economic Foundations for Health Sciences
course: Healthcare Economics & Policy
course: Health Care Marketing
course: Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety
course: Health Services Administration
course: American Indian Health Policy
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management
course: Rural Health Service Learning
course: Public Health Law & Ethics
course: Regulatory Science
Other courses as approved by faculty mentor
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (23 units)
course: Global Health (3)
course: International Nutrition (3)
course: A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3)
course: Project Planning and Evaluation in Global Health and Development (3)
course: Applied Field Methods in Global Health Nutrition (3) OR course: Management of Global Public Health Emergencies (3)
course: Changing Health Policy: Cultural Understanding & Epi Analysis (3) OR course: Global Maternity Health: Cultural Perceptions and Policy Approaches (3)
course: Master's Report (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Required Elective Courses (minimum 3 units approved by faculty mentor):
If any of the courses below are specifically part of your required curriculum, they cannot be used toward your elective requirement
course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis using STATA
course: Introduction to Statistical Analysis using SAS
course: Biostatistics for Research
course: Data Management and the SAS Programming Language
course: Outbreaks & Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now
course: Epidemiologic Methods
course: SAFER - Student Epidemiology Response Team
course: Skin Cancer Prevention in the Community Setting
course: Intercultural Communication for Health Sciences
course / course: Food in 2050 and Beyond: Climate Change and Global Health
course: Comparative Health Analysis from a Global Perspective
course / course: Food System Preparedness for Global Emergency Risks
course: Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S.
course: (cross listed) Latino Health Disparities
course: Project Design & Implementation In Global Health
course: Nutrition, Health, and Development
course: Applied Aspects of Program Planning Implementation and Evaluation
course: Global Health
course: Infectious Diseases, Global Health & Development
course: Fundamentals of Evaluation
course: Public Health Advocacy
course: Family & Child Health In Urban Settings Service Learning
course: Maternal & Child Health in Rural Settings Service Learning
course: Public Health for Community Wellness Service Learning
course: Open Airways for Schools Service Learning
course: Community Based Participatory Action Research to Decrease Health Disparities
course: Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
course: Evaluating Public Health Literature (available spring semester for elective)
course: Applied Aspects of Telemedicine & Telehealth
course: Border Health Service Learning Institute
course: Phoenix Urban Service Learning
course: Economic Foundations for Health Sciences
course: Healthcare Economics & Policy
course: Health Care Marketing
course: Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety
course: Health Services Administration
course: American Indian Health Policy
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management
course: Rural Health Service Learning
course: Public Health Law & Ethics
course: Regulatory Science
Other courses as approved by faculty mentor
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (15-17 units)
course: Contemporary Health Issues and Research (3)
course: Multicultural Health Beliefs (3)
course: Master’s Report (5)
Select one of the following options:
course: Applied Aspects of Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation I (4) OR
course: Planning of Health Promotion Programs (3) AND course: Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
(minimum 9-11 units) – Approved by Faculty Mentor
Service Learning courses (597 A-G & S) are strongly recommended to meet 1-2 elective credit options for Main Campus Students.
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (26 credits)
course: Healthcare Economics & Policy (3)
course: Health Care Marketing (3)
course: Intro to Healthcare Quality & Safety (3)
course: Health Services Administration (3)
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
course: Health Systems Delivery (3)
course: Public Health Law & Ethics (3)
course: Master’s Report (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
None
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (26 units)
course: Environmental Monitoring Methods (3)
course: Physical Exposures (3)
course: Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)
course: Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)
course: Applied Exposure Assessment (3)
course: Control of Occupational Exposures (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar (1 unit - 2 times)
course: Master's Report "Internship" (6)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
None
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (15 units)
course: Issues and Trends in Public Health (3)
course: Applied Public Health Practice (3)
course: Clinical Leadership and Administration (4)
909 Master's Report (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
11 units of any 500-level or higher courses approved by student's faculty mentor.
2 of the 11 units automatically permitted from medical school curriculum.
Any courses that are specifically part of the required curriculum cannot be used toward the elective requirement.
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)
course: Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
course: A Public Health Lens to Climate Change (3)
course: One Health Applications and Practice (3)
course: Public Health Experience - Student Epidemiology Response Team (2) (For more information, please visit SAFER)
course: Mater's Report "Internship" (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Required Selectives (9 units): Students must take at least one course from each of the three areas: HUMAN, ANIMAL/PATHOGEN, and ENVIRONMENT.
HUMAN
course: Global Health (3)
course: Changing Health Policy: Cultural Understanding and Epi Analysis (4)
course: Systems Thinking in One Health (3)
course: Infectious Diseases, Global Health and Development (3)
course: One Health Approaches and Case Studies (3)
course: Topics in Environmental Justice (3)
course: Climate and Health (3)
ANIMAL/PATHOGEN
course: Outbreaks and Environmental Microbiology: Then to Now (3)
course: Food Microbiology and Biotechnology (3)
course: Pathogenic Bacteriology (3)
course: Diseases of Wildlife (3)
course: Principles of Livestock Health Management (3)
course: Medical Veterinary Entomology (3)
course: General Immunological Concepts (4)
course: Wildlife and Zoonotic Disease Ecology (3)
ENVIRONMENT
course: Ecosystem Ecology and a Sustainable Future (3)
course: Climate Change Adaptation: Perspectives at the Nexus of Science, Society and Resource Management (3)
course: Lifecourse Epidemiology of Environmental Exposures (3)
course: Natural Resources Policy and Law (3)
course: Managing to Collaborate on Environmental and Natural Resource Conflicts (3)
course: Environmentally Acquired Illnesses (3)
course: Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (17 units)
course: Aging, Environment and Wellbeing in Later Life (3)
course: Optimizing well-being and resilience for older Adults (3)
course: Management and Leadership in Long-term Care I (3)
course: Healthy Aging in Action I (3)
course: Master’s Report (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Complete 9 units from the following list, or other with faculty mentor approval. Limit of 3 units of independent study or directed research may count towards this requirement.
course: Alzheimer’s Disease, Other Dementias & the Role of Public Health (3)
course: Management and Leadership in Long-term Care II (3)
course: Human Aging: Across Disciplines (1)
course: Human Aging: Local and Global Challenges (1)
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting & Financial Manage. (3)
course: Public Health Law & Ethics (3)
course: Mixed Research Methods (3)
course: Health Systems Delivery (3)
course: Public Health Communications (3)
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Emphasis Disestablished
This emphasis last admitted students in Fall 2025. Please see previous catalog for program requirements.
Minimum Emphasis Units
26 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION COURSES (20 units)
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
course: The US Health Care System (3) OR course: Health Systems Delivery (3)
course: Advanced Public Health Policy Analysis (3)
course: Public Health Policy and Management Field Seminar (2)
Service Learning Course - (597 course within the College) approved by faculty mentor (1)
course: Science of Health Disparities (3) OR course: Project Design & Implementation In Global Health (3)
course: Master’s Report (5)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Minimum 6 units
Any 500 Level or higher course approved in COPH or other course approved by student’s faculty mentor.
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Core Major Units: 16
Additional Emphasis Units: 26 (see emphasis requirements below)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 42
REQUIRED CORE COURSES (16 units)
course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
course: Public Health Policy and Management (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
course / course / course / course / course: Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)
See elective coursework for emphasis below.
Master's Report Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)
Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.