Requirements

Required Coursework for Joint Degree:

The coursework for the joint degree include 1) core courses in anthropology, 2) core courses in public health, 3) core courses in either community health sciences or epidemiology, 4) core courses for the Anthropology and Global Health program, and 5) electives.

1. Required coursework for MA in Anthropology (19 hours) include:

• ANTH 500 Social and Cultural Theory I,
• ANTH 501 Social and Cultural Theory II,
• ANTH 502 Method and Theory in Archaeology,
• ANTH 503 Hominid, Phylogeny and Adaptations,
• ANTH 595 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology

2. Required coursework for all Masters of Public Health (20 hours) include:

• CHSC 400 Public Health Concepts and Practices (3)
• BSTT 400 Biostatistics I (may also be met by ANTH 455) (4)
• HPA 400 Principles of Management in Public Health (3)
• EPID 403 Introduction to Epidemiology: Principles/Methods (3)
• EOHS 400 Principles of Environmental Health Sciences (3)
• IPHS 698 MPH Capstone Experience (1)
• IPHS 650 Field Experience in Public Health (3)

3. The remaining core courses and their distribution depend on the specific Master's of Public Health chosen. The UIC School of Public Health offers five areas in which students can earn MPHs within their four divisions (Community Health Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Health Policy and Administration). Our joint program offers a Masters of Public Health in Community Health Sciences or Epidemiology. The further required coursework for these degrees are:

• Community Health Sciences Core Requirements (15 hours): MPH

Students in Community Health Sciences must complete:

• CHSC 431 Community Assessment in Public Health (3)
• CHSC 433 Public Health Planning and Evaluation (3)
• CHSC 446 Research Methods in Community Health (3)
• CHSC 480 Health Education and Health Promotion (3)

As well as one of the following three courses:

• CHSC 527 Critical Issues in Long-term Care Policy (3)
• CHSC 543 MCH Policy and Advocacy (3)
• HPA 430 Introduction to Public Health Policy Analysis (3)

Epidemiology Core Requirements (18 hours): MPH students in Epidemiology must complete:

• EPID 406 Epidemiological Computing (3)
• EPID 404 Intermediate Epidemiological Methods (4)
• EPID 410 Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (2)
• EPID 411 Epidemiology of Chronic Disease (3)
• EPID 591 Current Epidemiologic Literature (2)
• BSTT 401 Biostatistics II (4)

4. Required Core Courses in Anthropology and Global Health (12 hours) include:

• ANTH/IPHS 415 Foundations in Anthropology and Global Health I (4)
• ANTH/IPHS 416 Foundations in Anthropology and Global Health II (4)
• ANTH/IPHS 516 AGH Integrative Seminar (4)

5. Electives: 6-8 hours chosen in consultation with graduate advisors.

These electives may be anthropology or public health classes. They may include courses in the women's health concentration or from other LAS departments. Coursework in pharmacognysy may be of interest to some students as well.

Summary of course requirements for the joint degree program:

Anthropology core (19 hours)

School of Public Health core (20 hours)

Community Health Science core (15 hours) or Epidemiology core (18 hours)

AGH core (12 hours)

Electives (6-8 hours)

72-77 total credit hours