Study plan for completion in 2 years

Year 1 (24 credit hours)

Fall Semester (12 credit hours)

Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites

hours
PUBH 600 Concepts and Methods of Epidemiology 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 601 Concepts and Methods of Biostatistics 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 602 Social and Behavioural Sciences 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 631 Health Promotion 1: Foundations 3 Concentration requirement None

Spring Semester (12 credit hours)

PUBH 603 Research Design and Methods 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 605 Health Services Leadership and Management 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 609 Qualitative Research 3 Concentration requirement None

PUBH 632 Health Promotion 2: Community Assessment 3 Concentration requirement PUBH 631
and Planning
Year 2 (18 credit hours)

Fall Semester (8-11 credit hours)

Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites

hours
Elective One only in Fall or Spring 3 Elective None

PUBH 633 Health Promotion 3: Implementation and 3 Concentration requirement PUBH 609, 632
Evaluation
PUBH 634 Health Promotion 4: Advocacy and 2 Concentration requirement PUBH 632
Communication
PUBH 640 Practicum (project option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH 600, 601,
OR Project option 602, 603, 604,
605
PUBH 695 Thesis (thesis option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH603 +
Thesis option 50% of
coursework
Spring Semester (7-10 credit hours)

PUBH 604 Foundations of Environmental Health 3 Major requirement None

Elective One only in Fall or Spring 3 Elective None

PUBH 635 Field Experience in Health Promotion 1 Concentration requirement PUBH 634

PUBH 641 Project (project option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH 640
OR Project option
PUBH 695 Thesis (thesis option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH603 +
Thesis option 50% of
coursework
Study plan for completion in 3 years 2022 entrants
Year 1 (18 credit hours)

Fall Semester (9 credit hours)

Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites

hours
PUBH 600 Concepts and Methods of Epidemiology 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 601 Concepts and Methods of Biostatistics 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 602 Social and Behavioural Sciences 3 Major requirement None

Spring Semester (9 credit hours)

PUBH 603 Research Design and Methods 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 605 Health Services Leadership and Management 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 609 Special Topics: Qualitative Research 3 Concentration requirement None

Year 2 (12 credit hours)

Fall Semester (6 credit hours)

Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites

hours
PUBH 631 Health Promotion 1: Foundations 3 Concentration requirement None

Elective 3 Elective None

Spring Semester (6 credit hours)

PUBH 604 Foundations of Environmental Health 3 Major requirement None

PUBH 632 Health Promotion 2: Community Assessment 3 Concentration requirement PUBH 631
and Planning
Year 3 (12 credit hours)

Fall Semester (8 credit hours)

Course code Course title Credit Package Prerequisites

hours
PUBH 633 Health Promotion 3: Implementation and 3 Concentration requirement PUBH 609, 632
Evaluation
PUBH 634 Health Promotion 4: Advocacy and 2 Concentration requirement PUBH 632
Communication
PUBH 640 Practicum (project option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH 600, 601,
OR Project option 602, 603, 604,
605
PUBH 695 Thesis (thesis option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH603 +
Thesis option 50% of
coursework
Spring Semester (4 credit hours)

PUBH 635 Field Experience in Health Promotion 1 Concentration requirement PUBH 634

PUBH 641 Project (project option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH 640
OR Project option
PUBH 695 Thesis (thesis option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH603 +
Thesis option 50% of
coursework
Study plan for completion in 4 years
Year 1 (12 credit hours)
Fall Semester (6 credit hours)
Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites
hours
PUBH 600 Concepts and Methods of 3 Major requirement None
Epidemiology
PUBH 602 Social and Behavioural Sciences 3 Major requirement None
Spring Semester (6 credit hours)
PUBH 603 Research Design and Methods 3 Major requirement None
PUBH 609 Qualitative Research 3 Concentration None
requirement
Year 2 (12 credit hours)
Fall Semester (6 credit hours)
Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites
hours
PUBH 631 Health Promotion 1: Foundations 3 Concentration None
requirement
PUBH 601 Concepts and Methods of 3 Major requirement None
Biostatistics
Spring Semester (6 credit hours)
PUBH 605 Health Services Leadership and 3 Major requirement None
Management
PUBH 632 Health Promotion 2: Community 3 Concentration PUBH 631
Assessment and Planning requirement
Year 3 (8-11 credit hours)
Fall Semester (5 credit hours)
Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites
hours
PUBH 633 Health Promotion 3: 3 Concentration PUBH 609, 632
Implementation and Evaluation requirement
PUBH 634 Health Promotion 4: Advocacy and 2 Concentration PUBH 632
Communication requirement
Spring Semester (3-6 credit hours)
PUBH 604 Foundations of Environmental 3 Major requirement None
Health
Elective One only in Fall or Spring 3 Elective None
Year 4 (7-10 credit hours)
Fall Semester (3-6 credit hours)
Course code Course title Credit Package Pre requisites
hours
Elective One only in Fall or Spring 3 Elective None
PUBH 640 Practicum (project option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH 600, 601, 602, 603, 604,
Project option 605
PUBH 695 Thesis (thesis option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH603 + 50% of coursework
Thesis option
Spring Semester (4 credit hours)
PUBH 635 Field Experience in Health 1 Concentration PUBH 634
Promotion requirement
PUBH 641 Project (project option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH 640
Project option
PUBH 695 Thesis (thesis option only) 3 Major requirement PUBH603 + 50% of coursework
Thesis option
Electives

In order to foster interdisciplinary breadth in the student’s experience, the Health Promotion
concentration includes a free elective. Students may choose any course that is available at Masters
level at QU, provided they meet the entry requirements for the course. The following courses have
been identified as possible electives. All of the listed courses have been approved as free electives by
the colleges offering the course.

From MPH
Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
PUBH 606 Clinical Epidemiology 3 Nil Nil
PUBH 607 Special Topics 1: Health Economics 3 None Nil
Epidemiology of Communicable And Non- PUBH 600 Nil
PUBH 611 3
Communicable Diseases
PUBH 612 Categorical Data Analysis 3 PUBH 601 Nil
PUBH 613 Continuous Data Analysis 3 PUBH 601 Nil

From Master of Health Professions Education (QU Health)

Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
QHPE 601 Evidence-based Teaching and Learning 4 None None
Note: This course is 4 credit hours, which would result in the completion of 43 credit hours, which is 1
credit hour more than required for the MPH program. If the student chooses this elective, they do so under
their own volition, knowing that it is 1 credit hour in excess of requirements.

From MSc in Environmental Science (CAS)

Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours

BIOL 502 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and 3 Nil Nil

Databases
BIOL 507 Regulation, the Environment and Qatar 3 Nil Nil
Public Policy
BIOL 511 Environmental Health and Safety 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 512 Environmental Bioethics 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 514 International Environmental Law 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 515 Air Pollution 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 517 Environmental Biosafety and Biosecurity 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 518 Water and Human Development 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 520 Environmental Toxicology and Pollution 3 Nil Nil
BIOL 521 Marine Environment and Human 3 Nil Nil
Development
BIOL 522 Renewable Energy Resources and Global 3 Nil Nil
Change
BIOL 523 Biological Conservation and Biodiversity in 3 Nil Nil
Qatar
BIOL 525 Solid Waste Management 3 Nil Nil
From MSc in Genetic Counselling (CHS)
Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
GENC 610 Principles of Genetic Counselling 3 Nil Nil
GENC 611 Cytogenetics Developmental Biology 3 Nil Nil
GENC 612 Medical and Human Genetics I 3 Nil Nil

From MBA (CBE)

Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
MAGT 501 Introduction to Management 3 Nil Nil
MAGT 602 Human Resource Management 3 Nil Nil
MAGT 604 Management of Change and Innovation 3 Nil Nil
MAGT 609 Entrepreneurship & Small Business 3 Nil Nil
MIST 606 Management Information Systems 3 Nil Nil

From MSc in Marketing (CBE)

Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
MAKT 600 Consumer Behavior 3 Nil Nil
MAKT 601 Integrated Marketing Communications 3 Nil Nil
MAKT 604 Marketing Management 3 Nil Nil
MAKT 605 Entrepreneurial Marketing 3 Nil Nil

From MSc in Nutrition (CHS)

Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
NUTR 641 Nutrition Epidemiology 3 Nil Nil
NUTR xxx Food Policy 3 Nil Nil

From Master of Urban Design & Planning (CoE)

Credit
Course Id. Course Title Prerequisites Co-Requisites
Hours
MUPD 710 Sustainable Urban & Landscape Design 3 Nil Nil