PHS Masters Program

MS - Population Health Science

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Plan of Study

 Research Track

Year 1 - Fall
PHS 700Essentials of Population Health Science3
PHS 702Statistical Methods in Research3
PHS 703Epidemiology I3
Total9
Year 1 - Spring 
PHS 704Epidemiology II3
PHS 742Multivariate Regression3
PHS 750Population Health Research Methods3
Total9
Year 2 - Fall
PHS 717Health Behavior Theory3
PHS 731Social Determinants of Health3
PHS 796Directed Research3
Total9
Year 2 - Spring
PHS 712Science Communication and Dissemination I3
PHS 744Bioethics and Society2
PHS 796Directed Research4
Total9  

*May be offered in alternating years

**Directed Research can be taken in year 2 fall or year 1 spring

*** Students are required to take a minimum of 3 elective hours from the following courses:

Electives

  • PHS 711 – Health care 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, Meta-analysis, and Evidence Synthesis (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 approved by the Department of Population Health Science.

Preventive Medicine Track

Year 1 - Fall
PHS 700Essentials of Population Health 3
PHS 702Statistical Methods in Research3
PHS 703Epidemiology I3
Total9
Year 1 - Spring 
PHS 704Epidemiology II3
PHS 711Healthcare Quality and Safety3
PHS 742Multivariate Regression3
Total9
Year 2 - Fall
PHS 714U.S. Healthcare Organizations and Delivery3
PHS 717Health Behavior Theory3
PHS 731Social Determinants of Health3
Total9
Year 2 - Spring
PM 725Environmental Health3
PM 797Preventive Medicine Practicum6
Total9

 

 

*The following elective courses can be taken in any sequence:

  • PHS 704 - Epidemiology II (3 credit hours),
  • PM 725 - Environmental Health (3 credit hours),
  • PHS 731 - Social Determinants of Health (3 credit hours), and
  • One of the following courses:
    • PHS 709 - Population Health Management (3 credit hours)
    • PHS 711 – Health care 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, Meta-analysis, and Evidence Synthesis (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.