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Program Details

Graduate Program: Public Health (MPH) - Accelerated Master's Program

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Program/Degree
Public Health (MPH) - Accelerated Master's Program  
Program Description

The Environmental Health Sciences Section has developed an accelerated five-year Bachelor of Science to Master of Public Health Degree option for exceptional students who are enrolled in the BS in Public Health degree.

Students have the potential to experience the breadth of public health in the bachelors program and focus on gaining environmental and occupational health (EOH) expertise in the Master of Public Health program. The combined, structured degree enables students to carefully choose electives that prepare them for the advanced courses and provide a broader exposure to EOH in 5 years instead of the 6 years that would be required to complete the degrees separately.

EOH specialists focus on the exposure of people to physical, biological and chemical hazards in the environment or workplace and their impact on health. Students can focus on either industrial hygiene or a broader environmental and occupational health track. The accelerated program covers the same information and addresses the same competencies as the two separate degrees. Students can replace elementary level courses in the bachelor program with deeper expertise provided in the master level coursework.

Students apply to the Public Health major after completion of 56 units of specified courses. Students apply to the combined, accelerated MPH program after completing 75 credit hours of undergraduate work including at least a semester of organic chemistry, calculus, and physics. A full year of calculus is preferred. A GPA of 3.3 or greater during the first two years of the undergraduate curriculum is required. Students are accepted following completion of 90 undergraduate credit hours. Students will begin the MPH curriculum their senior year as an undergraduate. As with the MPH, the internship is initiated during the summer between the first (senior) and second year of the MPH degree. The final report is due the last semester in the program.

If you have questions or would like further information, please contact Melanie Fleck, Coordinator for Undergraduate Program.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

College of Public Health

Arizona's first and only accredited college of public health, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health is uniquely situated in the culturally rich and diverse Southwest. Distinguished for our outstanding community-based research and for our focus on eliminating health disparities among populations of the Southwest and globally, the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health offers tremendous opportunities to its students for education, research and community involvement.

The College of Public Health's interdisciplinary activities are enhanced by being part of the Arizona Health Sciences Center with campuses in Tucson and Phoenix. The College consistently ranks among the top five in American Indian and Hispanic graduates and students enrolled among accredited schools of public health, according to recent data from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. In addition, the University of Arizona is one of only 62 members in the Association of American Universities, a prestigious organization that recognizes universities that have developed exceptionally strong overall research and academic programs.

 
College

College of Public Health

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Evangeline Batista-Wietecha
520-626-3201
Graduate Program Coordinator
Tanya J Nemec
520-626-3204
Director of Graduate Studies
John E Ehiri
520-626-1355
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Annie Prisbrey
520-621-0119
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

MPH Program

  • Bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA
  • One course in college-level introductory, human, or general biology
  • One course in college algebra or calculus
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Resume or CV
  • Statement of purpose and objectives
  • Mission and values statement

Environmental and Occupational Health

The EOH concentration has two tracks: EOH and Industrial Hygiene (IH). The EOH track has the same requirements as the MPH program and further requires at least one year of general or inorganic chemistry and strongly recommends one year of calculus, and a semester each of organic chemistry and physics.

For admission, students interested in the Environmental and Occupational Health - Industrial Hygiene track are required to complete one year of calculus (Calculus I and II) and general or inorganic chemistry (General Chemistry I and II), and at least one semester of organic chemistry and physics, in addition to the MPH requirements. Contact us if you have any questions about these requirements. As a reference, courses listed in the University of Arizona catalog that fulfill these requirements include: Math 125/129, Chem 151/152, Chem 241 and Phys 141. Students can make up deficient coursework during their first year in the program.

View more detailed admissions criteria at: https://publichealth.arizona.edu/prospective-students/mph-admissions-criteria

Applications should be submitted through SOPHAS, the centralized application service for accredited schools and programs of public health, at www.sophas.org.  

 
Standardized Tests
Optional Test 
GRE - Send scores to the University of Arizona College of Public Health/SOPHAS, code 4253
or
MCAT - Send scores to SOPHAS via code SOPHAS
 
Funding Opportunities

A variety of funding is available in the form of scholarships/fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships.  More information regarding tuition and financial assistance is available at:  http://publichealth.arizona.edu/prospective-students/tuition-financial-assistance

Federal Financial Aid  https://financialaid.arizona.edu/apply-for-aid

 
Admissions Deadlines
Fall Deadlines

Priority:  January 5
Secondary:  April 1
Final:  June 1 for US applicants only

Note:  Students who apply by the priority deadline will be given the highest priority for admissions and consideration for scholarships and assistantships.

 

 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 0616

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

42 

Core Coursework Requirements

View academic program information at https://publichealth.arizona.edu/undergraduate/accelerated-bs-mph 

 

First Semester

  • ENGL 101 First Semester Composition (3)
  • MATH 125 Calculus I (3)
  • CHEM 151 Chemistry I (4)
  • NSC 101 Introduction to Nutrition (3)
  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Individuals and Societies) (3)

Second Semester

  • ENGL 102 Second Semester Compostion (3)
  • MATH 129 Calculus II (3)
  • CHEM 152 Chemistry II (4)
  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Traditions and Cultures) (3)
  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Individuals and Societies) (3)

Summer (Following Second Semester)

  • MCB 181 L & R General Biology (4)
  • Tier 1 General Education Class (Traditions & Cultures) (3)

Third Semester

  • CHEM 241A & 243A Organic Chemistry (5)
  • PSIO 201 OR PSIO 380 Anatomy and  Physiology (4)
  • HPS 178 Personal Health and Wellness (3)
  • Tier II General Education Class (Arts OR Humanities) (3)

Fourth Semester

  • PHYS 102 Introductory Physics (3)
  • HPS 200 Introduction to Public Health (3)
  • EPID 309 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
  • EHS 375 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
  • Tier II General Education Class (Individuals and Societies) (3)

Note: Apply For Admission To The Public Health Major During Fourth Semester

Summer (Following Fourth Semester)

  • Second Semester Language (proof of second semester proficiency is needed OR General Electives (if second semester language requriement is satisfied)

Fifth Semester

  • PHPM 310 Health Care in the U.S. (3)
  • HPS 350 Principles of Health Education (3)
  • Public Health Elective (300 or 400 level) (3)
  • Public Health Elective (300 or 400 level) (3)

Sixth Semester

  • HPS 433 Global Health (3)
  • HPS 478 Public Health Nutrition (3)
  • ENGL307 or 308 Business or Technical Writing (3)
  • HPS 493A Internship (6)

Note: Apply For Admission To The MPH EOH Degree During 6th Semester

Summer (Following Sixth Semester)

  • General Electives (check with Academic Advisor about exact units required given the student’s AP, transfer, etc. credit) (0-6 units)

Seventh Semester

  • EPID 573A Epidemiology * (3)
  • BIOS 576A Biostatistics * (3)
  • EHS 502 Environmental Monitoring Methods * (3)
  • EHS 584 Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health  * (3)

*Up to 12 units of graduate coursework is allowed to count toward both the BS and MPH degrees

Note: Finish BS Degree with a Minimum of 120 Units

Eighth Semester

  • PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
  • EHS 553 or EHS approved Track (3)
  • EHS 655 or EHS approved Track (3)
  • EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
  • EHS 696R EHS Seminar (1)
  • Internship Prep Training (0)

Summer (Following Eighth Semester)

  • EHS 909 Internship (1)

Ninth Semester

  • HPS 577 Social and Behavioral Health (3)
  • EHS 522 or EHS approved Track Course (3)
  • EHS 696R EHS Seminar (1)
  • EHS 909 (3)

Tenth Semester

  • EHS 653 Applied Exposure Assessment (3)
  • EHS 510 or EHS approved Track Course (3)
  • EHS 696R EHS Seminar (1)
  • EHS 909 Internship and Report (2)  

 

 

 

 
Elective Coursework

Elective Courses for the Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Track (minimum 9 units)

  • EHS 510 Physical Exposures (3)
  • EHS 518 Introduction Human Health Risk Assessment (3)
  • EHS 520 Environmentally Acquired Infections (3)
  • EHS 522 Introduction to Occupational Safety (3)
  • EHS 525 Global to Local: Environmental Change and Human Health (3)
  • EHS 526 Topics in Environmental Justice (3)
  • EHS 553 Toxicology and Chemical Exposure (3)
  • EHS 589 Public Health Preparedness (3)
  • EHS 604 Modeling Exposures to Environmental Hazards (3)
  • EHS 655 Control of Occupational Exposures (3)

(In addition, other cross campus courses may be used as EOH electives; approved by faculty mentor)

 

 

 
Additional Requirements

 

  • Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit - internal workshop)
  • Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

 

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Additional Information

This is an Accelerated Master's Program (AMP).

The Graduate College offers exceptional undergraduate students in selected majors the opportunity to earn both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in as few as 5 years. The Accelerated Master's Program is for the top undergraduates in participating majors who plan to continue in a graduate program in the same, or closely related, UA discipline.

Programs will select from among a qualified pool, based on the following criteria. Individual programs may have more stringent or additional requirements:

  • Completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours will be required at the time of application; a minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours will be required at the time of entry into the AMP. If the student's GPA falls below 3.30 at the time s/he has completed 90 units, the student will not be admitted into the program. Courses taken for audit may not be included in the total number of units counted for eligibility or admission.
  • Completion of at least 12 earned units of undergraduate course work in the major at the UA.
  • Units still graded Incomplete, units graded Pass/Fail or units taken as audit will not count toward the requirement of the 12 undergraduate units in the major.
  • Completion or near completion of general education requirements.
  • Submission of a graduate application and payment of a graduate application fee.
  • Demonstration of the maturity necessary for success in an accelerated, highly competitive program.
  • Expectation to complete the undergraduate degree within four years. The undergraduate degree requirements must be completed before the student is eligible to have the Master's degree awarded.
  • Interested students should verify departmental requirements as they may have additional or more stringent requirements than the Graduate College minimum requirements.

Persistent link: https://grad.arizona.edu/catalog/programinfo/PHLMPHPHLMPHAMP
Last revised 08 Mar 2021
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