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 530 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Public Health | 3 |
| PMO 540 | Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health | 3 |
| PMO 599 | Introduction to Risk Communication | 1.5 |
| PMO 680 | Introduction to Public Health | 0.75 |
| PMO 503 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| PMO 511 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| PMO 526 | Health Systems | 3 |
| PMO 671 | Introduction to MPH Project and Practicum | 0.75 |
| PMO 504 | Biostatistics II | 3 |
| PMO 527 | Principles of Health Care Management | 2.25 |
| PMO 672 | MPH Project/Practicum Design and Development | 0.75 |
| PMO 673 | MPH Project/Practicum Implementation and Evaluation | 0.75 |
| PMO 674 | MPH Independent Project | 2.25 |
| PMO 1030 | Introduction to Data Management | 0.75 |
| PMO 512 | Epidemiologic Methods | 3 |
| PMO 560 | Principles and Practice of Tropical Medicine | 4.5 |
| PMO 561 | Medical Parasitology | 2.25 |
| PMO 563 | Tropical Medicine Practicum | 2.25 |
| PMO 564 | Epidemiology and Control of Arboviruses | 1.5 |
| PMO 565 | Vector Biology | 1.5 |
| PMO 569 | Malaria Epidemiology and Control | 2.25 |
| PMO 613 | Public Health Issues of Disasters | 3 |
| PMO 614 | Tropical Medicine Rounds | 1.5 |
| PMO 990 | Travel Medicine | 1.5 |
| PMO 992 | Travel Clinic Practicum | 0.75 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 51 |