TABLE 2.
Master of Public Health (MPH) Program Requirements Before the Assessment: University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, 2006–2007
| Topic | Courses |
| Theory | Social and Behavioral Foundations of Health Education (4 credits) |
| Advanced theory coursea (3 credits) | |
| Practice | Foundations of Health Behavior and Health Education Practice (2 credits) |
| Action-Oriented Community Diagnosis (4 credits) | |
| Health Education Practicumb (2 credits) | |
| Management Principles (3 credits) | |
| Planning Health Promotion (4 credits) | |
| Intervention Methods (4 credits) | |
| Applied research | Applied Research Methods (4 credits) |
| Research Practicuma (2 credits) | |
| Two advanced research methods coursesa | |
| Public health requirements | Epidemiology |
| Biostatistics | |
| Health Policy | |
| Environmental Science | |
| Electives | Practice track students (9 credits) |
| Research track student (3 credits) | |
| Comprehensive exam | All MPH students must take and pass a comprehensive exam |
| Master's paper | All students (research or practice track) must complete a master's paper focused on practice or research |
Note. The program course requirements before the assessment totaled 54 credit hours.
a
Research track students only.
b
Practice track students only.