PBH 625 - Public Health Professional Preparation

1 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: PBH 500 , PBH 510 , PBH 515 , PBH 520 , PBH 525 , PBH 530 , PBH 535 , PBH 540 , PBH 600 , PBH 610 , EXS 500 , EXS 600
This course is designed for MPH students to complete their culminating public health integrative learning experience, and is comprised of two main components; (1) a written comprehensive exam: and (2) a public health professional development activity. The MPH comprehensive exams are designed to evaluate students’ ability to apply foundational health knowledge and skills developed in the MPH core courses to novel contexts, problems and populations. Through an essay-based comprehensive exam, MPH students will produce high-quality written product that is appropriate for their educational and professional objectives, and that demonstrates critical thinking, and integration of at least two public health foundational competencies and at least one MPH core competency. In addition, students will be expected to complete one public health professional development activity which may include passing a national certification exam (the National Board of Public Health Examiners Certified in Public Health exam), or similar proctored exam; attending a public health-related regional, national or international conference; completing a public health-related certificate program or other professional development activities, approved by the faculty instructor and faculty academic advisor.

Writing Intensive
Term(s) Offered: Every Fall B and Spring B