Bachelor of Science in Public Health to Master of Public Health
The BSPH-MPH joint degree with a Health Promotion concentration is an accelerated degree plan designed to accommodate undergraduate students who are seeking an advanced-level public health degree. All undergraduate public health courses will be offered in a face-to-face format, and all graduate public health courses will be offered in an online format. Undergraduate coursework will include topics specific to the public health and health promotion fields in foundations of health education and health promotion, community and public health, health behavior theories, personal health, and human disease. Graduate coursework will include advanced topics specific to the public health field in epidemiology, biostatistics, research methods, population health, health behavior theories, program planning and evaluation, health policy, leadership, as well as a capstone and practicum in public health during the final semester of coursework. Students will have the option to take an elective course in specific topical areas related to public health and health promotion specialization areas. Students will have the required coursework to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®) examination. Students are required to declare the BSPH-MPH joint degree major with a Health Promotion concentration by the completion of their first year of coursework. Students are required to maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA following the completion of 60 hours. A student who has a GPA lower than the minimum requirements will be required to change their major.
150 MINIMUM HOURS
36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS
31 HOURS AT UMHB
Degree Requirements
Academic Core –40 hours
see Bachelor of Science in Public Health Academic Core.
Major Required Courses – 66 hours
12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB
12 hours minimum upper level
Grades of "C" or better required in all courses in the Public Health major.
Health Promotion Concentration
General Electives - to reach 150 hours
Recommended support courses:
EXSS 2355, EXSS 3310, EXSS 3354, EXSS 3376, EXSS 3378, EXSS 3395, EXSS 4395
Recommended Graduate Level Elective:
EXSS 6320, EXSS 6335, EXSS 6343, EXSS 6355, EXSS 6370
BSPH to MPH Courses of Study by Term
Freshman Fall
Freshman Spring
Sophomore Fall
Sophomore Spring
Junior Fall
Junior Spring
| EXAC | Activity Course | 1 |
| BSPH 4344 | Leadership in Health Science | 3 |
| BSPH 4392 | Tests and Measurements in EXSS | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| UMHB 1005 | Fine Arts Experience | 0 |
Senior Fall
| BSPH 4360 | Pathophysiology of Chronic Disease | 3 |
| EXAC | Activity Course | 1 |
| MPHE 6310 | Foundations of Public Health & Health Promotion | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Elective | 3 |
| | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| UMHB 1005 | Fine Arts Experience | 0 |
Senior Spring
Year 5 Summer
Year 5 Fall
| MPHE 6375 | Advanced Theory in Health Behavior | 3 |
| | Graduate Level Elective | 3 |
| MPHE 6360 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| MPHE 6315 | Measurement and Evaluation in Health Promotion | 3 |
Year 5 Spring