Master of International Affairs & Public Health (Combined)
Master of International Affairs & Public Health (Combined)
Health Policy & Management Option | Health Promotion & Community Health Science Option
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Curriculum for Combined MPH-Health Promotion & Community Health Science | MIA
The tables below indicate the path for students to complete the Health Promotion and Community Health Science and Master of International Affairs combined degree program in three years:
Students’ primary enrollment will be in the School of Public Health for the first four semesters of their program (fall 1, spring 1, summer 1, fall 2). During that time students will complete 42 credits, including all but one of the required courses for the degree. Three of those credits will be a Bush School course (INTA 606). INTA 606 is a required course for the Master of International Affairs degree and only offered in the fall semester.
Fall Year 1 – PH:
11 Credit Hrs
- Two MPH Core Classes (8 credit hours)
- HPCH 603: Social & Behav Determinants of Health
Spring Year 1 – PH:
13 Credit Hrs
- MPH Core Class (1 credit hour)
- HPCH 605: Applied Research Methods
- HPCH 610: Community Org & Assessment
- HPCH 611: Program Planning
- One Elective
Summer Year 1 – PH:
6 Credit Hrs
- One Elective
- HPCH 684: Practicum
With their advisor’s consent, students may take the HPCH 684 practicum course in the summer of their second year and either do an international affairs internship or language immersion in the summer of their first year, flipping summer 1 and summer 2 in the above chart.
Fall Year 2 – PH:
12 Credit Hrs
- HPCH 613: Program Evaluation
- HPCH 637: Principles of Health Program Mgmt
- INTA 606: Int’l Politics in Theory & Practice (core)
- SPH or INTA Elective
Spring Year 2 – Bush:
13 Credit Hrs
- SOPH 680: Capstone
- INTA 608: Fundamentals of Global Economy (core)
- Two Electives (INTA concentrations)
Summer Year 2 – Bush:
0 Credit Hrs
- INTA Internship or Language Immersion (required)
Students’ primary enrollment will be in the Bush School for the final four semesters of their program (spring 2, summer 2, fall 3, spring 3). During that time students will complete 36 credits along with a required internship or language immersion (not for credit) in the second summer semester. Three of those credits will be the SPH capstone course (SOPH 680). SOPH 680 is a required course for the master of public health degree with a major in health promotion and community health sciences. Students will enter the Bush School with one required course for the master of international affairs degree (INTA 606) completed. In the three semesters of enrollment in BUSH the student will complete the remaining required courses for the degree (INTA 608, BUSH 631, BUSH 635 or INTA 605, INTA 670). The student may request a waiver of INTA 670, the capstone course requirement, if the student’s SOPH 680 capstone course has international content. The student will also complete the two three-course concentrations required for the degree.
Fall Year 3 – Bush:
12 Credit Hrs
- BUSH 631: Quantitative Methods I
- Three Electives (INTA concentrations)
Spring Year 3 – Bush:
12 Credit Hrs
- NSD Track: INTA 605: Am Foreign Policy since WW II or IDEP Track: BUSH 635: Quant Methods II, Policy Analysis
- INTA 670: Capstone (unless waived by SOPH 680)
- Two Electives (INTA or approved)
