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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
PharmD/Masters of Public Health (MPH)
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Our Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)/Masters of Public Health (MPH) program gives you the opportunity to engage in important public health policy development and health care research to improve patient outcomes. The multidisciplinary program integrates the skills and knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice with public health, health promotion, disease investigation, chronic disease prevention, and medication safety.
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Curriculum
Students complete the first and second professional year in the PharmD curriculum. In the third year, students complete both required and elective MPH courses. In the fourth year, students take courses in both programs.
The joint program reduces the usual pattern of a four-year PharmD program and a two-year MPH program by one year. Each candidate must meet all the degree requirements of each school, except for the reduction in total credit hours.
MPH Curriculum
In your third year, complete the majority of your MPH coursework for the Community Health and Health Behavior concentration, Epidemiology concentration, Health Services Administration concentration, or an Individualized (tailorable) concentration.
Community Health and Health Behavior
Elective Course
- Community Health and Behavior Electives - Your elective options examine specific areas of health behavior (e.g., eating behavior, tobacco use), practical tools for promoting health (e.g., community health assessments) and health behavior in public health practice (e.g., international public health).
Health Services Administration
Individualized
When enrolled as an individualized MPH student, you are given the opportunity to pursue a curriculum of choice to tailor your educational journey to your interests and career objectives.
In addition to the fully individualized option UB traditionally offers, other focus areas are available. Taking courses specific to the desired focus area will provide students with a more in-depth understanding of concepts and practical skills related to their field of study. Our current focus area offerings include Health Equity, and Addictions. Once you select a focus area, you will take the courses identified in the pathways below.
Elective Course
- Your elective options examine specific areas of health behavior (e.g., eating behavior, tobacco use), practical tools for promoting health (e.g., community health assessments) and health behavior in public health practice (e.g., international public health).
Elective Course
- Your elective options examine specific areas of health behavior (e.g., eating behavior, tobacco use), practical tools for promoting health (e.g., community health assessments) and health behavior in public health practice (e.g., international public health).
Individualized Customizable
Concentration Course
- Select 3 concentration or focus area courses from other MPH programs.
Elective Course
Select 2 electives from the list of courses from other MPH programs:
- Biostatistics
- Community health and health behavior
- Environmental health
- Epidemiology
- Health services administration
Fourth Year
- Both PharmD and MPH programs
- MPH students may do their field training or culminating project in their fourth or fifth year
Fifth Year
- Experiential year for both programs
- PharmD and MPH degrees awarded
- MPH students may do their field training or culminating project in their fourth or fifth year
PharmD Professional Year One (33.5 credits)
PharmD Professional Year Two (37.5 credits)
PharmD Professional Year Three (32.5 credits)
PharmD Professional Year Four (39 credits)
Instruction Method
- In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)
SED Statement
This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).
Online programs/courses may require students to come to campus on occasion. Time-to-degree and number of credit hours may vary based on full/part time status, degree, track and/or certification option chosen. Time-to-degree is based on calendar year(s). Contact the department for details.
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