MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH) PROGRAM
DESCRIPTIONS OF REQUIRED COURSES
Foundation Courses:
510 Environmental and Occupational Health (3) An exploration of the complexities of personal and ambient environment recognizing health as individual's response to diverse and dynamic world. The course also introduces principles of occupational safety and health. Both of these elements (environment and occupation) are directed to a survey of contemporary issues and their implications for healthful living today and in future. Fall
520 Public Health Policy and Administration (3) Administrative considerations of community-based health care programs and public health practice. Health policy formulation, political environment and governmental involvement in health, legal responsibilities, and managerial concepts/techniques/process. Fall, Summer
530 Biostatistics (3) Application of descriptive and inferential statistical methods to health-related problems and programs. Microcomputer applications, the use and interpretation of vital statistics and introductory research methodology preparatory for a first course in epidemiology. Prereq: Introductory statistics or consent of instructor. Fall
540 Principles of Epidemiology (3) Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related outcomes in specified populations, with application to control of health problems. Issues addressed include historical origins of the discipline, hypothesis formulation, research design, data and error sources, measures of frequency and association, etiologic reasoning, disease screening, and injury control. Prereq or Coreq: PH 530. Fall, Spring
555 Health and Society (3) This course provides student with an understanding of social and behavioral factors which influence health status and care in America. The application of this knowledge to behavior in health-related organizations is emphasized. Topics include social and psychological aspects of disease, sociological aspects of health care delivery systems, the political economy of health and illness, impact of social movements on health, and social consequences of health legislation. Spring, Summer
Seminar:
509 Graduate Seminar in Public Health (1) In-depth discussion of timely topics reflecting scope of public health as a discipline and its interrelation with many other academic and professional disciplines. Speakers both internal and external to The University of Tennessee are featured. May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours. (Same as Nursing 509, Nutrition 509, and Social Work 509.) S/NC only. Fall, Spring
(Note: MPH curriculum requires completion of two semesters of PH 509)
NOTE: Actual schedule may change. The listed courses reflect the usual semester offered.
Contact the Department of Nutrition
1215 W. Cumberland Ave.
229 Jessie Harris Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-1920
Brenda Hart
bhart57@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-5445
Fax: (865) 974-3491