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Curriculum Outline

Public Health Core Courses (12 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
PH 700	Biostatistics	3
PH 701	Principles of Health Care Administration	3
PH 702	Environmental Health & Safety	3
PH 703	Principles of Epidemiology	3
	TOTAL	12

Urban Health Core Courses (6 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
PH 710	Urban Health Promotion	3
PH 740	Public Health & Public Policy in the Urban Setting	3
	TOTAL	6

Nutrition Specialization Courses (18 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
NUTR 710	Principles of Public Health Nutrition	3
NUTR 720	Nutrition in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	3
NUTR 730	Nutritional Assessment of Urban Communities and Populations at Risk	3
NUTR 733	Nutrition and Health through the Life Cycle	3
COMHE 750	Community Health Assessment	3
COMHE 753	Health Program Planning, Funding & Evaluation	3
	TOTAL	18

Supervised Field Work (6 credits)

Course #	Course Name	Credits
NUTR 737.1	Public Health Nutrition Fieldwork I (210 hours)	3
NUTR 737.2	Public Health Nutrition Fieldwork II (210 hours)	3
	TOTAL	6

Elective/concentration courses (6 credits)
Courses, preferably concentrated within a single topic area, chosen in consultation with advisor. Concentrations include: women's health, sexuality, M&CH, adolescent health, immigrant health, community health management and administration, evaluation & research, public policy & planning, HIV, infectious diseases, substance abuse, and environmental health.

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