School of Public and Community Health Sciences
MPH Curriculum
Master of Public Health
The MPH program requires the completion of 42 credits. Students in the MPH Program will take the 36 core credits, including a practicum, a professional paper, a portfolio, and 6 elective credits. Electives may be selected from a wide variety of online and campus-based courses. Electives not listed below may be taken with advisor approval.
In addition, UM-Missoula's School of Public and Community Health Sciences collaborates with MSU-Billing's College of Allied Health Professions, which offers a Master of Health Administration (MHA) online degree. The MHA program offers on-line electives that may be of interest to public health students. The two programs are working to exchange core courses as elective opportunities for graduate students of either program. To learn more about MSU's College of Allied Health Professions- MHA and the classes offered, link http://www.msubillings.edu/cahp/.
Majors outside of the college of health professions and biomedical sciences.
Generally, required courses for MPH and CPH students are not available to non-majors. Students with majors outside of the College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences wishing to take PUBH courses must contact the SPCHS office to ascertain if there is available space and obtain an override in order to register [(406) 243-2571].
Curriculum Development
The tables below lists graduate courses that comprise the MPH curriculum. Prospective students are encouraged to check back frequently for updated curriculum information. A comprehensive table of program competencies is available here.
Required MPH Core Courses (27 credits)
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course Name | Credits | When Offered | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBH 510- Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 | Spring | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 520- Fundamentals of Biostatistics | 3 | Autumn | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 530- Administration and Management in the US Healthcare System | 3 | Autumn | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 535 - Health Policy | 3 | Autumn | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 540 - Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health | 3 | Autumn | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 550 - Program Evaluation & Research Methods | 3 | Summer | PUBH Major & PUBH 510 or equivalent | Online |
| PUBH 560 - Environmental and Rural Health | 3 | Spring | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 570 - Ethical Issues in Public Health | 3 | Summer | PUBH Major | Online |
| PUBH 580 - Rural Health Issues in a Global Context | 3 | Summer | PUBH Major, 15 core credits & consent of instructor | UM Campus (1 Week) |
Required MPH Capstone Classes (9 credits)
| Course | Credits | When Offered | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBH 591 - Practicum | 3 | Autumn & Spring | 15 core credits & consent of instructor/advisor | On-site |
| PUBH 593 - Professional Portfolio | 3 | Autumn & Spring | PUBH 591 and PUBH 599 | Online |
| PUBH 599 - Professional Paper | 3 | Autumn & Spring | 15 core credits & consent of instructor/advisor | Online |
Public Health Elective Courses (6 credits)
| Course | Credits | When Offered | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBH 512 - Neuroepidemiology | 3 | TBD | PUBH 510 or consent of instructor | Online |
| PUBH 515 - Public Health Genetics | 3 | Autumn 2011 | None | Online |
| PUBH 594 - Workshop in Public Health | 3 | Spring | Consent of instructor | Audio conference |
| PUBH 595 - Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 3 | TBA | None | Online |
| PUBH 595 - Global Health | 3 | TBA | None | Online |
| PUBH 595 - Various topics | 3 | Various | None | Online |
| PUBH 596 - Independent Study | 3 | Autum and Spring | Consent of instructor/advisor | Online |
| PUBH 597 - Research Credit | 3 | Autumn and Spring | Consent of instructor/advisor | Online |
Possible Electives
Below is a list of approved elective courses taught by other departments at the UM. MPH students may take approved courses from other departments in order to satisfy their electives requirement (6 credits); however, not all of the courses are taught online. Check back regularly for updates and additions to this list.
Montana State University - Billings - College of Allied Health Professions - Health Administration Program
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| HADM 615 - Managerial Accounting and Budgeting | 3 | Admission to the MHA program or approval of MHA Advisor | Online through MSU-Billings |
| HADM 632 - Graduate Level Economics | 2 | Admission to the MHA program or approval of MHA Advisor | Online through MSU-Billings |
| HADM 655 - Health Policy and Regulation | 3 | Admission to the MHA program or approval of MHA Advisor | Online through MSU-Billings |
| HADM 687 - Health Care Marketing | 2 | Admission to the MHA program or approval of MHA Advisor | Online through MSU-Billings |
| HADM 689 - Health Care Strategy | 2 | Admission to the MHA program or approval of MHA Advisor | Online through MSU-Billings |
College of Arts and Sciences Courses
Anthropology
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 323H - Native Peoples of Montana | 3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online |
| ANTH 324 - Indians of Montana Since the Reservation Era | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 328 - Culture and Identity | 3 | ANTH 220S or instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 330 - Peoples & Cultures of the World (variable topics)
The two topics below are offered online: |
3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online |
| ANTH 340H - Contemporary Issues of Southeast Asia | 3 | ANTH 220S, AS 101H or AS 102H | UM-Missoula; Online |
| ANTH 341S - Contemporary Issues of American Indians | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 343 - Culture and Population | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 385S - Indigenous People & Global Development | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH/NAS 388 - Native American Health & Healing | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 418 - Ecology & Genetic Variation in Human Populations | 3 | ANTH 210 | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 431 - Ethnographic Field Methods | 3 | ANTH 220S, 401 or instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| ANTH 444 - Culture, Health and Healing | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
Biology/Microbiology
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 400 (also MICB 400) General Parasitology | 2 | Consent of instructor | UM-Missoula |
| BIOL 401 (also MICB 401) Parasitology Lab | 2 | Consent of instructor | UM-Missoula |
Communication Studies
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM 420 - Advanced Organizational Communication | 3 | COMM 230S | UM-Missoula |
| COMM 451 - Intercultural Communication | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| COMM 510 - Seminar in Communication and Health in Personal Relationship Contexts | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
Economics
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECNS 310 - Health Economics | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| ECNS 440/EVST 440 - Environmental Economics | 3 | ECON 111S, 112S | UM-Missoula |
Environmental Studies
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVST 450 - Food, Agriculture & the Environment | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 477 - Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 501 - Scientific Approaches to the Environment | 3 | Graduate standing in EVST or instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 520 - Environmental Organizing | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 531 - Citizen Participation in Environmental Decision Making | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 555/SOC 555- Research Methods for Social Change | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 542 - Transboundary Environmental Issues | 3 | Graduate standing in EVST | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 550/BIOL 550- Pollution Ecology | 3 | College ecology course or instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 560 - Environmental Impact Analysis | 3 | Graduate standing in EVST or instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| EVST 594 - Community Responses to Toxic Contamination - Seminar | 3 | EVST 101N or instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
Microbiology
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICB 400 (also BIOL 400) General Parasitology | 2 | Instructor consent. | UM-Missoula |
| MICB 401 (also BIOL 401) Parasitology Lab | 2 | Instructor consent. |
UM-Missoula |
| MICB 412 - Medical Bacteriology MICB 413 - Mycology Laboratory |
3 2 |
Must take together | UM-Missoula |
| MICB 420 - Virology | 3 | MICB 410 | UM-Missoula |
| MICB 520 - Medical Parasitology | 2 | Instructor consent. | UM-Missoula |
| MICB 540 - Microbial Pathogenesis | 3 | Graduate standing | UM-Missoula |
Political Science
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSC 431 - Politics of Global Migration | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| PSC 463S - Development Administration | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| PSC 504 - Organization Theory | 3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online |
| PSC 522 - Human Resource Management | 3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online? |
| PSC 524 - Management Skills | 3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online? |
| PSC 525 - Strategic Management | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| PSC 595 - Special Variable Topics (Example: Performance Management) | 3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online |
Psychology
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYC 495 - Rural Community Psychology: A Seminar for Graduate and Undergraduate Students | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 520 - Advanced Psychological Statistics I | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 521 - Advanced Psychological Statistics II | 4 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 522 - Applied Multivariate Statistics | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 523 - Research Design | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 536 - Advanced Child and Adolescent Exceptionalities | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 540 - Advanced Developmental Psychology | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 551 - Advanced Personality | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 560 - Advanced Learning | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 565 - Advanced Cognition | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 571 - Advanced Physiological Psychology | 3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
| PSYC 629 - Seminar in Measurement and Quantitative | 1-3 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
Sociology
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 470 - Society and Environment | 3 | SOC 110S | UM-Missoula |
| SOC 555/EVST 555- Research Methods for Social Change | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| SOC 561 - Qualitative Methods | 3 | SOC 110S and 201 | UM-Missoula |
| SOC 562 - Qualitative Methods | 3 | SOC 110S, 201, and 202 | UM-Missoula |
| SOC 563 - Social Data Analysis | 3 | SOC 110S, 201, and 202 | UM-Missoula |
| SOC 571 - Seminar Rural & Environmental Change | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| SOC 571 - Seminar Rural Development | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
The School of Business Administration
Unlike other online courses listed, online courses offered through the business school are offered on a regular set schedule. Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT 509 - Financial Reporting and Control (accounting) | 3 | See advisor before registering | UM-Missoula; Online |
| FIN 522 - Principals of Financial Analysis | 3 | ACCT 509 and see advisor before registering | UM-Missoula; Online |
| MGMT 540 - Management and the Legal System | 3 | See advisor before registering | UM-Missoula; Online |
| IS 541 - Systems and Operations | 3 | None | UM-Missoula; Online |
| MKTG 560 - Marketing & Applied Bus. Stats. | 3 | See advisor before registering | UM-Missoula; Online |
The School of Education
Health and Human Performance
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| HHP 485 - Theories of Health Behavior and Counseling | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| HHP 540 - Health Promotion Strategies | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| HHP 541 - Program Development in the Health Professions | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
The College of Health Professions & Biomedical Sciences
Social Work
Course descriptions are available in the current UM catalog.
| Course | Credits | Pre-requisite(s) | How/Where Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW 423 - Addiction Studies | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| SW 430 - Health Aspects of Aging | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| SW 455S - Social Gerontology | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| SW 465 - Social Work in a Global Context | 3 | Upper division or graduate standing | UM-Missoula |
| SW 495 - Variable Topics (example: Mental Health and Health Related Practice in Rural Communities) | 3 | None | UM-Missoula |
| SW 545 - Practice of Organizational Leadership | 4 | Instructor consent | UM-Missoula |
International Programs
The University of Montana has established cooperative agreements with universities throughout the world. Please visit the International Programs webpage to learn more.
School of Public and Community Health Sciences | The University of Montana | College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences | 301 Skaggs Building | Missoula, MT 59812 | (406) 243-2571
