Coordinated Master of Science in Health Administration/Master of Public Health Program

The coordinated Master of Science in Health Administration and Master of Public Health (MSHA/MPH) degree program is offered through the UAB School of Health Professions and the UAB School of Public Health. MPH focus courses may be customized to the experience and needs of the student.

The coordinated MSHA/MPH program results in two advanced degrees providing students with management and leadership skills necessary for a broad range of administrative positions in health services organizations. The addition of an MPH to the MSHA degree provides students with a fuller and richer perspective of population and global health issues including the epidemiology of disease, health behavior, the impact of environmental and occupational factors on patient health, disease progression, management of disease states, drug and insurance policy issues, patient access to health care, as well as social, legal and ethical issues. In addition, the MPH degree broadens career opportunities, providing a foundation for positions in research, government, and international health as well as private industry.

Curriculum

Students must complete the MPH Core plus 7 credit hours of MPH focus courses for a total of 30 credit hours, in addition to the required DVM curriculum requirements. Twelve credit hours from the DVM curriculum are credited toward the MPH degree, for a total of 42 MPH credit hours. Students may complete the MPH program totally online, in class, or through a mix of online and in class experiences.

Requirements		Hours
MPH Core Requirements: (14 hours)
PUH 601	This is Public Health	1
PUH 602	Community Assessment	3
PUH 603	Quantitative Methods in Public Health	3
PUH 604	Programs and Policies	3
PUH 605	Public Health Management and Evaluation	3
PUH 606	Leadership for Evidence-Based Public Health	1
MPH Degree Requirement: (1 hour)
ENH 690	Environmental Health Perspectives	1
Population Health Degree Requirement: (3 hours)
PUH 610	Population Health	3
Approved Electives: (7 hours)
Select 7 credit hours of Public Health 600-699 level courses		7
Applied Practice Experience: (3 hours)
HA 675	Health Administration Internship	3
or PUH 688	Public Health Internship
Integrative Learning Experience: (2 hours)
HB 689	Health Behavior Integrative Learning Experience	2
or ENH 689	Environmental Health Sciences Integrative Learning Experience
or EPI 689	Epidemiology Integrative Learning Experience
or HPO 689	HPO Integrative Learning Experience
Total SOPH Hours:		30
Shared Hours with MSHA Curriculum: (12 hours)
HA 605	Health Policy and Politics in the U.S.	3
HA 612	Essentials of Health and Human Disease	3
HA 613	Health Law	3
HA 620	Healthcare Financial Management I	3
Total Earned Hours for MPH:		42
Total Hours Earned for MSHA Degree:		59
Total Hours for both MPH/MSHA Degrees:		89

1	HA 675: Health Administration Internship also fulfills the MPH internship requirement.