Coordinated Juris Doctor / Master of Public Health Program

The School of Public Health offers a coordinated Master of Public Health and Juris doctor (MPH/JD) degree program in cooperation with the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The purpose of the program is to offer future attorneys exposure to the broad areas of public health.

Curriculum

Students in this track must complete 43 credit hours. This includes the MPH Core, SOPH requirements, track requirements, electives and internship. A total of 90 credit hours of coursework are required for the coordinated JD/MPH. Normally, 42 credit hours are required for the MPH degree, however, because of the coordinated nature of the degree, 13 credit hours from the JD curriculum are credited to the MPH and 12 hours from the MPH curriculum are credited to the JD. Students may complete the MPH 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 hour)
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)
PUH 688	Public Health Internship	3
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 from JD Curriculum: (13 hours)
Law 502: Torts		4
Law 506: Contracts I		3
Law 507: Contracts II		2
Law 526: Business Organizations		4
Total Credit Hours for the MPH:		43
Total Hours Completed for MPH/JD:		90

For additional information concerning the coordinated MPH/JD program contact the School of Public Health at soph@uab.edu or the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University at https://www.samford.edu/cumberlandlaw/.