{"id":34,"date":"2023-12-13T16:20:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:36:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:36:45","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Master of Public Health\">Master of Public Health<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n               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spring semesters for full-time students; however, some concentrations can be completed in as little as 3 consecutive semesters in the on-campus program. The MPH online program is typically completed in 6 consecutive semesters.<\/p>\n<p>All MPH students are required to complete a set of core courses, including a 260 hour practicum and a capstone course. In addition, students must enroll in a set of concentration-specific core and elective courses, to reach a minimum total of 42 units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=18&amp;poid=25589&amp;returnto=7464\">Explore the USC Course Catalogue for the on-campus program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/01\/51698842358_be12b004db_k-1-e1704905236946-768x768.webp\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/01\/51698842358_be12b004db_k-1-e1704905236946-768x768.webp 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n        alt=\"college lecture\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Core Courses\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>MPH students in all concentrations are required to complete 16 units (on-campus program) or 20 units (online program) of core coursework in addition to the Practicum in Public Health (1 unit) and Capstone in Public Health (1 unit). These core requirements educate students in the critical foundational areas of public health, as determined by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Core courses differ between on-campus and online programs as noted.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Through core coursework, students will gain an understanding of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>History and philosophy of public health, including core values, concepts, functions and leadership roles<\/li>\n<li>Concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, analysis and interpretation<\/li>\n<li>Evidenced-based reasoning and informatics approaches essential to public health practice<\/li>\n<li>Population health concepts<\/li>\n<li>Cultural context of public health issues and respectful engagement with people of different cultures and socioeconomic strata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"chapters-container\">\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>PM 501 Foundations in Health Education and Promotion<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>On-campus students in the community health promotion concentration take this course as part of their concentration requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Overview and application of behavioral theories to the field of health education and promotion. Examines the determinants of health behavior and strategies for change at the individual, group and community level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3> PM 502 Foundations of Public Health<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-campus only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Overview of public health concepts and issues, including population health; ethics; health disparities, determinants, and systems of care; global health; policy; health promotion; environmental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3> PM 503 Practice of Public Health<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-campus only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Introduction to the application of strategies and tools for practice in public health, including policy advocacy, leadership and management, program planning and evaluation, health communication. (Prerequisite: PM 502)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>PM 508 Health Service Delivery in the U.S.<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>On-campus students in the health services and policy concentration take this course as part of their concentration requirements. Those in other concentrations can take this course as an elective.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Historical development of the American health care system; determinants of health care utilization; role of health care providers; health policy; public health services; and health care finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3> PM 510 Principles of Biostatistics<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online and On-campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Concepts of biostatistics; appropriate uses and common misuses of health statistics; practice in the application of statistical procedures; introduction to statistical software including EXCEL, SPSS, nQuery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>PM 512 Principles of Epidemiology<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online and On-campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terminology\/uses of epidemiology and demography; sources\/uses of population data; types of epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; common sources of bias in population studies; principles of screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>PM 564 Public Health Leadership and Management<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>(4 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>On-campus students in the community health promotion concentration can take this course as an elective.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Introduction to leadership and management concepts, tools, and practices in the context of domestic and global public health and healthcare delivery settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Concentration Courses\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p>Within their concentration, on-campus MPH students are required to complete 16 units (4 courses) of core coursework and 8 units (on-campus program) or 4 units (online program) of elective coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=18&#038;poid=25589&#038;returnto=7464\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Explore&#x20;courses&#x20;by&#x20;concentration\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Explore courses by concentration\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/concentrations\/biostatistics-epidemiology\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Biostatistics-Epidemiology<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Explore this concentration<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/concentrations\/community-health-promotion\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Community Health Promotion<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Explore this concentration<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/concentrations\/global-health\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Global Health<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Explore this concentration<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/concentrations\/health-services-and-policy\/\" >\n            \n                                    <h3>Health Services and Policy<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Explore this concentration<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Practicum\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Practicum is considered part of the core curriculum of the MPH program. The course is an opportunity for students to integrate the knowledge and skills learned in the MPH program through structured, practical training. The practicum consists of 260 hours of field training in a public health agency, such as a county health department, or a community-based organization. Students have the opportunity to complete their practicum through an international experience if desired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"card-text\"><strong>PM 596 Practicum in Public Health<\/strong> <strong>(1 unit)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applied practical experience through fieldwork in federal, state, and\/or local public health agencies\/organizations, including community-based organizations; research and school-based settings. (Recommended Preparation: PM 502, PM 503 and at least one MPH concentration core course)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/mph-practicum\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Learn&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;the&#x20;practicum\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Learn more about the practicum\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/01\/51698624406_8a26cbd533_k-1-768x768.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/01\/51698624406_8a26cbd533_k-1-1280x1280.webp 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/01\/51698624406_8a26cbd533_k-1-768x768.webp 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"USC students meet together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Capstone\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>MPH Capstone is considered part of the core curriculum of the MPH program. 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