Nichole Quick, M.D., M.P.H., Director
https://publichealth.uci.edu/degrees-programs/graduate-programs/master-of-public-health/

The distinctive mission of the UCI M.P.H. program is to create a motivated cadre of public health professionals who are prepared to implement effective strategies for reducing the burden of disease and disability in culturally diverse communities, and who are primed to draw from their broad training in the global dimensions of public health principles to lead and work collaboratively on precise assessments of health-risk factors and on the management of evidence-based prevention strategies.

In addition to meeting all the training requirements in the core competency subjects recommended by the Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health (ASPPH), students enrolled in the UCI M.P.H. program will have the opportunity for in-depth pursuit of one of six concentrations: Biostatistics, Community Health and Health Equity, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, or Health Systems and Policy. The M.P.H. with concentrations in Community Health and Health Equity, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, and Health Systems and Policy are 64-unit programs. The M.P.H. with a concentration in Biostatistics is a 63-unit program. A full-time student must enroll in at least 12 units per quarter. Part-time enrollment is also allowed upon approval from the department and UCI Graduate Division. To maintain residency, part-time students must enroll in four to eight units per quarter. All students are required to complete 180 hours of fieldwork at an approved public health practicum site after advancing to candidacy with UCI Graduate Division. The Program is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

Further information may be obtained from the Public Health website, by calling 949-824-7124, or by sending an email to phgo@uci.edu.

Program Requirements

Elective List

PUBHLTH 206B	Intermediate Epidemiology
EPIDEM 200C	Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
EPIDEM 201	Cancer Epidemiology
EPIDEM 204C	Biostatistics III: Advanced Statistical Methods
EPIDEM 205	Environmental Epidemiology
EPIDEM 212	Methods for Design and Implementation of Epidemiologic Research
EPIDEM 215	Introduction to Statistical Genetics
EPIDEM 232	Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
EPIDEM 244	Toxic Chemicals in Environment
EPIDEM 275	Special Topics in Epidemiology
EPIDEM 298	Directed Study in Epidemiology
EPIDEM 299	Independent Study in Epidemiology
PUBHLTH 208	Advances in Social Epidemiology
PUBHLTH 209	Methods of Demographic Analysis
PUBHLTH 210	Theory-Driven Secondary Data Analysis
PUBHLTH 213	Epidemiology in Global Health
PUBHLTH 223	Risk Communication
PUBHLTH 242	Theories of Health Communication
PUBHLTH 244	Health Behavior Theory
PUBHLTH 245	Health Promotion Planning
PUBHLTH 246	Social Research Methods
PUBHLTH 247	Program Evaluation
PUBHLTH 248	Fundamentals of Maternal and Child Health - Programs, Problems, and Policy
PUBHLTH 251	Models of Practice and Intervention at the Community Level
PUBHLTH 269	Air Pollution, Climate, and Health
PUBHLTH 275	Environmental Modeling and Risk Management
PUBHLTH 277A	Target Organ Toxicology I
PUBHLTH 277B	Target Organ Toxicology II
PUBHLTH 278	Industrial Toxicology
PUBHLTH 279	Special Topics in Environmental & Occupational Health
PUBHLTH 280	Global Burden of Disease
PUBHLTH 281	Infectious Disease Epidemiology
PUBHLTH 282	Climate Change and Global Health
PUBHLTH 283	Geographic Information Systems for Public Health
PUBHLTH 286	Advanced Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Epidemiology
PUBHLTH 287	Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
PUBHLTH 289	Special Topics in Global Health and Disease Prevention
PUBHLTH 290	Special Topics in Public Health
PUBHLTH 291A	Seminar: Advances and Challenges in Public Health
PUBHLTH 291B	Seminar: Advances and Challenges in Public Health
PUBHLTH 291C	Seminar: Advances and Challenges in Public Health
PUBHLTH 292	Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research in Public Health
PUBHLTH 293	Foundations of Clinical and Translational Science
PUBHLTH 294	Research Communication in Public Health
PUBHLTH 297	Research Design and Proposal Writing
PUBHLTH 298	Directed Studies in Public Health
PUBHLTH 299	Independent Study in Public Health
EHS 201	Case Studies in Environmental Toxicology
EHS 202	Principles of Environmental Toxicology
EHS 204	Neurotoxicology
EHS 212	Inhalation Toxicology
EHS 290	Independent Study in Environmental Toxicology
EHS 297	Advanced Topics in Occupational Toxicology
EHS 298	Seminar in Environmental Health Sciences
EHS 299	Research Problems

Students in all M.P.H. Concentrations

Comprehensive Examination - All M.P.H. students are required to pass the comprehensive exam in order to advance to candidacy. The comprehensive exam is the "Certified in Public Health" (CPH) examination which covers the core areas of knowledge offered in CEPH-accredited schools and programs, as well as cross-cutting areas relevant to contemporary public health. Students who complete all of their core courses are required to take the CPH examination at the beginning of the fall quarter of their second year. Students who do not complete all of their core courses during their first year will be allowed an alternative testing date. In addition, by special petition, students may be approved to take the CPH examination during the spring quarter of their first year. Students must pass the CPH examination before they can be advanced to candidacy for the M.P.H. degree.

Practicum and Culminating Experience. Students are required to complete a supervised internship of 180 hours while registered in the Graduate Practicum and Culminating Experience in Public Health (PUBHLTH 295). The practicum experience follows the completion of all core competency courses, the comprehensive exam, and advancement to candidacy. A compendium of approved practicum sites is available online to enrolled M.P.H. students. The student’s work at the practicum site culminates in a comprehensive written report, with a presentation at the departmental poster seminar at the the end of the academic year.

For students enrolled full-time, the normative time for completion of the M.P.H. degree is six quarters, and the maximum time permitted is nine quarters. For students enrolled part-time, the normative time is nine quarters, and the maximum is 15 quarters. Upon special petition, students admitted with advanced standing due to prior graduate-level training may receive credit for up to one-fifth of the total units required toward the M.P.H. degree. Students must be able to demonstrate competency associated with those courses. Such credits are not applicable to the graduate practicum and graduate seminar.

Program in Law and Graduate Studies (J.D./Ph.D./M.P.H.)

Highly-qualified students interested in combining the study of law with graduate qualifications in Public Health are invited to undertake concurrent degree study under the auspices of UC Irvine's Program in Law and Graduate Studies (PLGS). Students in this program pursue a coordinated curriculum leading to a J.D. from the School of Law in conjunction with a Master's or Ph.D. in Public Health.

Additional information is available from the PLGS Program Director's Office at 949-824-9217, or by email at plgs@law.uci.edu. A full description of the program, with links to all relevant application information, can be found in the Law School section of the Catalogue.