PBH 620 - Public Health Practicum

3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: All MPH courses PBH 500 , PBH 610 , PBH 515 , PBH 520 , PBH 525 , PBH 530 , PBH 535 , PBH 540 , PBH 600 , PBH 610 , EXS 500 , EXS 600 with the exception of PBH 615 ; and PBH 625 must be completed prior to taking PBH 620.
Students in the Public Health Practicum class will complete a 150-hour field experience at a public health related site/agency under the supervision of preceptor and an NCWU MPH program faculty member. The practicum course is designed to provide MPH students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills developed during their academic program in a structured, supervised, real-world professional setting in a public healthrelated
field, under the direction of a site supervisor. As part of this course, students will produce a minimum of two work products that align with the needs of the practicum site and meet the educational and/or professional goals of the student. Work products must
demonstrate integration of at least three foundational public health knowledge competencies and at least two MPH and/or PA and Health core competencies.

Term(s) Offered: Every fall semester