Required courses

Master of Public Health (21.0 or 24.0 units)

The MPH degree requires a minimum of 21 units. The 21 units are made up of 9.0 units of core courses, 4.5 units of courses from the chosen area of focus, project (3.0 units), practicum (3.0 units) and 1.5 units of electives.

Core Course Requirements (9.0 units)

• PHSP 501 (1.5) Public Health Epidemiology
• PHSP 502 (1.5) Public Health Biostatistics
• PHSP 503 (1.5) Public Health Practice I: Population Health and Health Promotion
• PHSP 504 (1.5) Supportive Environments and Healthy Public Policy
• PHSP 505 (1.5) Public Health Practice II: Public Health Interventions
• PHSP 506 (1.5) Public Health Research and Evaluation

Area of Focus

One of Three Areas of Focus (4.5 units required in one area).These areas will be offered subject to adequate enrolment.

Indigenous Health Studies

• INGH 520 (1.5) Community Engagement and Leadership
• INGH 521 (1.5) Indigenous Public Health and Social Policy
• INGH 522 (1.5) Indigenous Health Research Methodologies

Public Health Nursing

• PHSP 540 (1.5) Knowledge Development in Public Health Nursing
• PHSP 541 (1.5) Social Justice and Public Health Nursing
• PHSP 542 (1.5) Advanced Public Health Nursing Practice

Social Policy

• PHSP 550 (1.5) Perspectives in Social Policy and Public Health
• PSHP 551 (1.5) Social Values, Ideologies, and Policy Analysis
• PHSP 552 (1.5) Healthy Public Policy Strategies

Additional Program Requirements

• PHSP 589 (3.0) Practicum (450 hours)
• PHSP 508B Culminating Report (3.0) - 21 unit option
• OR PHSP 599 (6.0) Thesis (24 unit option)

Program Length

The full-time MPH program can be completed in two years. The part-time MPH program can be completed in three years. All students, whether part-time or full-time, have five years to complete the program.