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Emory University
Emory University
Emory University
Studentsarerequiredtocomplete42semesterhoursofcreditandarequired
practicumfortheMasterofPublicHealth(MPH)degree.Prospectivestudentsmust
designateoneofsixdepartmentswhenapplyingtotheschool:BehavioralSciencesand
HealthEducation(BSHE),Biostatistics&Bioinformatics(BIOS),EnvironmentalHealth
(EH),Epidemiology(EPI),HealthPolicyandManagement(HPM),orHubert
DepartmentofGlobalHealth(GHformerlyInternationalHealth).Thenumberof
requiredandelectivecourseswithinaspecificdepartmentvaries.
TheRollinsSchoolofPublicHealth(RSPH)requiresallstudentstoparticipatein
apracticumexperience,asrequiredbytheCouncilonEducationforPublicHealth.A
practicumisauniqueopportunityforgraduatestudentstointegrateandapplyskillsand
knowledgegainedthroughcourseworkandpriorexperiencesinaprofessionalpublic
healthworkenvironment.Publichealthworkenvironmentsincludenotforprofit
organizations,hospitals,localhealthdepartments,andforprofitfirms.Atypical
practicumexperiencerequiresstudentstoworkaminimumof200400hoursunderthe
supervisionofanexperiencedsiteadministratorandundertheguidanceofthestudent's
department,theOfficeofAppliedHealth,andCareerServices.