Medical Anthropology PhD/MPH

Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.

MPH/PhD

 MPH Course Requirements

Course Title
PUB_HLTH 301-0Behavior, Society & Health
PUB_HLTH 302-0Introduction to Biostatistics
PUB_HLTH 304-0Introduction to Epidemiology
PUB_HLTH 306-0Health Literacy, Communication, & Systems Change
PUB_HLTH 418-0Applied Practice Experience I
PUB_HLTH 419-0Applied Practice Experience II
PUB_HLTH 560-0Culminating Experience (Core Courses)

Public Health Methods Course

Choose 1 from: 
Course Title
PUB_HLTH 421-0Intermediate Biostatistics
PUB_HLTH 422-0Intermediate Epidemiology

Anthropology Methods Course

Choose 1 from: 
Course Title
ANTHRO 386-0Methods in Human Biology Research
ANTHRO 389-0Ethnographic Methods and Analysis

Anthropology Curriculum Shared Public Health Content

Choose 2 from: 
Course Title
ANTHRO 332-0The Anthropology of Reproduction
ANTHRO 390-0Topics In Anthropology ((Methods in Global Health & Anthro))
ANTHRO 485-0Seminar in Mind, Body, & Health
ANTHRO 490-0Topics in Anthropology ((Society, Biology & Health or Human Pop Bio))

Equity selective

Choose 1 from: 
Course Title
PUB_HLTH 323-0Health Equity
PUB_HLTH 446-0LGBTQ Health
PUB_HLTH 447-0Structural Racism in Public Health

Students are required to complete PhD course requirements based on the chosen subfield.

Required Papers and Proposals

Students are required to write 3 field statements, an Applied Public Health Experience (APEx), Culminating Experience Paper, a Dissertation Proposal, and a PhD Dissertation.