2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, MPH&TM

Overview

The goal of the Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine program provides students with the necessary academic background to practice as a competent public health officer and tropical disease experts in one of the uniformed services. The program is designed for medical officers desiring specific preparation for assignment to tropical medicine clinical, research and teaching positions. Graduates of the MPH&TM program will acquire the same quantitative and analytical skills in biostatistics and epidemiology as MPH graduates. They will also be able to assess the health needs of international communities and to investigate the impact of biological, environmental, and behavioral factors on community health. Graduates will acquire an in-depth knowledge of the agents of tropical diseases, medical parasitology, and vector biology. During the practicum, students will have the opportunity for hands-on experience in an overseas location with the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, management, treatment, prevention, surveillance, and control of selected tropical diseases. The MPH&TM degree also represents suitable academic preparation for residency training and board certification in General Preventive Medicine/Public Health.

Degree Requirements

Complete the following:

PMO 530Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Public Health

3

PMO 540Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health

3

PMO 599Introduction to Risk Communication

1.5

PMO 680Introduction to Public Health

0.75

PMO 503Biostatistics I

3

PMO 511Introduction to Epidemiology

3

PMO 526Health Systems

3

PMO 671Introduction to MPH Project and Practicum

0.75

PMO 504Biostatistics II

3

PMO 527Principles of Health Care Management

2.25

PMO 672MPH Project/Practicum Design and Development

0.75

PMO 673MPH Project/Practicum Implementation and Evaluation

0.75

PMO 674MPH Independent Project

2.25

PMO 1030Introduction to Data Management

0.75

PMO 512Epidemiologic Methods

3

PMO 560Principles and Practice of Tropical Medicine

4.5

PMO 561Medical Parasitology

2.25

PMO 563Tropical Medicine Practicum

2.25

PMO 564Epidemiology and Control of Arboviruses

1.5

PMO 565Vector Biology

1.5

PMO 569Malaria Epidemiology and Control

2.25

PMO 613Public Health Issues of Disasters

3

PMO 614Tropical Medicine Rounds

1.5

PMO 990Travel Medicine

1.5

PMO 992Travel Clinic Practicum

0.75

Total Credit Hours:51