Public Health (Individualized) MPH

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The individualized MPH program is a multidisciplinary program that prepares students in the foundations of public health through a broad overview of theories and principles that advance health in populations. Students tailor the MPH to their unique interests through coursework and hands-on practice activities, and train with faculty who are experts in their field at New York’s premier, research-intensive university dedicated to academic excellence and making a positive impact on the world.

Required Core (14-15 credits)

Note: Health Services Administration MPH students can choose between completing EEH 500 or EEH 501 . Health Services Administration Online MPH students must complete EEH 500 .

EEH 500LEC - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3 (Online MPH students must complete)
or
EEH 501LEC - Principles of Epidemiology Credits: 4
CHB 501LEC - Study of Health Behavior Credits: 3
EEH 530LEC - Intro to Health Care Credits: 3
EEH 550LEC - Environmental Health Credits: 3
EEH 590SEM - Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health Credits: 2

Focus Area (16 credits)

Complete:

CHB 525LEC - Health Disparities Credits: 3
STA 527LEC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 3
STA 527REC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 1

Focus Area Electives (9 credits)

and select 3 from:

CHB 500LEC - Special Topics Credits: 3
CHB 502LEC - Health Behavior Change Credits: 3
CHB 505LEC - Applied Statistics for PH Credits: 3
CHB 522SEM - Refugee Health Credits: 3
CHB 523LEC - Introduction to Program Planning and Evaluation Credits: 3
CHB 528LEC - Tobacco Control Credits: 3
CHB 529SEM - Cannabis: A Review of its Pharmacology, Mythology, and Implications for Public Health Credits: 3
EEH 502LEC - Advanced Methodology Credits: 3
EEH 532LEC - Financial Management for Public Health Professionals Credits: 3
EEH 532SEM - Brdg Law Sci & Pub Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 536LEC - Health Policy in the US Credits: 3
EEH 538LEC - Intro to Health Economics Credits: 3
EEH 551LEC - Advanced Environmental Health Sciences Credits: 3
EEH 573LEC - Epi of Infec Diseases Credits: 3
EEH 575LEC - Epi Appl to Environ Hlth Credits: 3
PMY 626LEC - Toxicology Princ Practice Credits: 3
STA 502LEC - Intro Stat Inference Credits: 3
STA 502REC - Intro Stat Inference Credits: 1
STA 503LEC - Introduction to Applied Statistics I Credits: 3
STA 504LEC - Introduction to Applied Statistics II Credits: 3
STA 528LR - Statistical Analysis II Credits: 4

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Select 2 courses, not already completed, from:

BMI 504SEM - Research Methods in Biomedical Informatics Credits: 3
BMI 506SEM - Clinical Population Research and Public Health Informatics Credits: 3
CEP 504LEC - Introduction to Addiction and Substance Abuse Credits: 3
CEP 548SEM - Coaching for Wellness & Physiological Integration Credits: 3
CEP 566SEM - Mindfulness Interventions Credits: 3
CHB 500LEC - Special Topics Credits: 3
CHB 516LEC - Creating Media for Public Health Credits: 3
CHB 520LEC - Public Health Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Exploration Credits: 3
CHB 522SEM - Refugee Health Credits: 3
CHB 523LEC - Introduction to Program Planning and Evaluation Credits: 3
CHB 524SEM - Sexual Risk Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 525LEC - Health Disparities Credits: 3
CHB 527LEC - Obesity Credits: 3
CHB 528LEC - Tobacco Control Credits: 3
CHB 529SEM - Cannabis: A Review of its Pharmacology, Mythology, and Implications for Public Health Credits: 3
CHB 547LAB - MPH Field Training Credits: 3
CHB 601LEC - Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 602LEC - Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions Credits: 3
CHB 605LEC - Res Meth-Com Health & HB Credits: 3
CHB 620LEC - Special Topics Credits: 1 - 3
CIE 563LEC - Air Pollution Credits: 3
CIE 569LEC - Brownfield Restoration Credits: 3
EEH 505LAB - Appl Biostat to EPI I Credits: 1
EEH 510LEC - Prin Measurement Pub Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 521LEC - Global Health Credits: 3
EEH 531LEC - Adm Theory & Pract Ph Prac Credits: 3
EEH 533LEC - Strat & Oper Mgt in Hcs Credits: 3
EEH 534LEC - Mgt for Ph Practitioners Credits: 3
EEH 537LEC - Public Health: Legal and Ethical Perspectives Credits: 3
EEH 539SEM - Business of Health Care Credits: 3
EEH 547LAB - Master of Public Health Field Training Elective Credits: 3
EEH 555LEC - Exposure Assessment in Environment Health Research Credits: 3
EEH 570LEC - Cancer Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 571LEC - Epi of Cardiovascular Dis Credits: 3
EEH 572LEC - Nutritional Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 574LEC - Epidemics & Outbreaks Credits: 3
EEH 575LEC - Epi Appl to Environ Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 577LEC - Perinatal Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 611LEC - Analysis of Health Data Credits: 4
EEH 696LEC - Selected Topics Credits: 3
LAW 606LEC - Intro to Health Law Credits: 3
LAW 631LEC - Administrative Law Credits: 3
MGH 642SEM - Innovators in Health Care Credits: 3
MGH 644LEC - Healthcare Delivery Models Credits: 3
MGH 645LEC - Transformative Applications in Health Care Management Credits: 3
MGO 635LEC - Healthcare Operations Management Credits: 3
PHM 730LR - Topics in Pharmacy Law Credits: 1
PHM 736LEC - Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Credits: 2
RPG 580LEC - Cancer Control/Prevention Credits: 3
STA 506LAB - Data Analysis Intro Credits: 1
STA 509LEC - Statistical Genetics Credits: 3
STA 511LEC - Advanced Statistical Computing Credits: 3
STA 515LEC - Distributn Free Inference Credits: 3
STA 517LEC - Categorical Data Analysis Credits: 3
STA 521LEC - Intro Theoretical Stat 1 Credits: 3
STA 522LEC - Intro Theoretical Stat 2 Credits: 3
STA 525LEC - Stats for Bioinformatics Credits: 3
STA 526LEC - Clncal Trials/Design Anal Credits: 3
STA 531LEC - Sample Survys Thery-Meths Credits: 3
STA 536LEC - Exper Design & Anal Credits: 3
STA 537LEC - Sequential Analysis Credits: 3
STA 545LEC - Statistical Data Mining I Credits: 3
STA 546LEC - Data Mining II Credits: 3
STA 551REC - Stochastic Processes Credits: 1
STA 561LEC - Longitudinal Data Analysis Credits: 3
STA 567LEC - Bayesian Statist Anal Credits: 3
STA 571LEC - Spec Top in Statistics Credits: 3
STA 575LEC - Survival Analysis Credits: 3
STA 581LEC - Multivar Data Analysis Credits: 3
SW 503LEC - Diversity and Oppression Credits: 3
SW 506LEC - Theo of Org Behv & Dev Credits: 3
SW 514LEC - Evaluation in Social Work Credits: 3
SW 550LEC - Field Instruction 1 Credits: 3
SW 551LEC - Field Instruction 2 Credits: 4
SW 554LEC - Motivational Interviewing Credits: 3
SW 564LEC - Administ/Managemt Credits: 3
SW 569LEC - Community Social Work Credits: 3
SW 587LEC - Addiction and the Family Credits: 3
URP 508SEM - Race, Class, Gender and the City Credits: 3
URP 604SEM - Food Systems Planning Credits: 3
URP 605SEM - Built Environment and Health Credits: 3

Professionalism Seminar (2 credits)

CHB 507SEM - Public Health Interprofessional Teams & Practice Credits: 2

Field Training (3 credits)

CHB 544LAB - MPH Field Training Credits: 3

Culminating Experience: Integrative Project (3 credits)

CHB 630LAB - Culminating Project Credits: 1 - 3

Total Credit Hours: 44-45

3.0 Degree GPA required

Instruction Method

Public Health (Individualized) MPH
- In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)
Public Health (Individualized) Online MPH
- Online (100 percent of the degree requirements can be fulfilled online)

Full/Part Time Options

Full Time
Part Time

Credits Required

Public Health (Individualized) MPH
- 44-45 Hours
Public Health (Individualized) Online MPH
- 44 Hours

Time-To-Degree

2 Years

Application Fee

$50

Program Contact

Department of Community Health and Health Behavior
335 Kimball Tower
Buffalo, NY 14214
Email: sphhp-chhb-mph@buffalo.edu
Fax: 716-829-6040

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.