Subject: MPH Elective Courses Policy number: MPH P&P 16

1. Scope

This policy applies to MPH students of all concentrations.

2. Background

The MPH degree is a 42-credit hour program with 19 credit hours of core courses, 12-13 credit

hours of concentration courses including a 0 credit departmental seminar course, 4-6 credit

hours of public health practice courses (a research project practicum - including a 0 credit

orientation to the practicum site - and culminating experience), and 4-7 credit hours of

electives.1

Given that electives may comprise 4-7 of 42 credits (~10- 20% of the curriculum), the electives

chosen must be of relevance to the program and to the scholarly and/or career objectives of

each students to ensure they support the student’s program of study.

3. Policy

Students may choose from a pre-approved list of electives. This list includes both

courses offered by FHS and those offered by other faculties at AUB that are relevant to

the program. The list is approved by departments, and subsequently the Graduate

Studies Committee (GSC). The list is made available on the website and appended to

this policy (Appendix-1-A) The list of electives is formally reviewed and approved by

departments and the GSC at least once every three years based on the experiences of

students in the programs as well as recommendations from departments. Academic

advisors, shall discuss with students their scholarly and/or career objectives and which

of the approved electives is most fitting. If students wish to take a course as an elective

that is not within the list they can do so by petitioning the GSC, with a justification of

how the course fits their scholarly and/or career objectives.

A course at FHS can be offered if at least 7 students register in it. In order to ensure

that elective courses are taught, the HPCH and HMP departments can offer a

maximum of 3 credits (of non- required courses) per regular semester2 and the EPH

and ENHL departments (which also offer

MS degrees) can offer a maximum of 6 credits (of non-required courses) per regular

semester.

4. Procedure

1. The GPHP administrative coordinator shall inform the HPCH and HMP

department chairpersons that no more than 3 credits (of non-required courses)

per semester and the EPH and ENHL department chairpersons that no more

than 6 credits (of non- required courses) can be offered per semester. The

GPHP administrative coordinator ensures that this is observed during the

revision of course offerings each semester.

1 Ranges in credit hours are based on differences by conce ntration area

2. The registration advisor shares the list of electives with students at the

orientation session and with academic advisors each semester.

3. During the advising period; the registration advisor encourages students to meet

with the academic advisor to discuss scholarly and/or career objectives in order

to facilitate selection of elective courses. Courses offered e a c h semester at

FHS are available to academic advisors and student during the advising period.

4. Academic advisors discuss with students their scholarly and/or career objectives

and which of the approved electives is most fitting.

5. Student wanting to take an elective course not on the list, should fill out a petition

form (Appendix 1-B) explaining the reasons for the selection with reference to

his/her scholarly and/or career objectives. The petition must be signed by the

academic advisor and reviewed for approval by the GSC.

6. Should any course be cancelled for reasons such as low number of students

enrolled, the academic advisor must assist the student in selecting an alternative

course.

7. Every three years at most, the GPHP administrative coordinator reviews the

petitions and collects data from the Students’ Services Office regarding the MPH

students’ enrolment in elective courses pertaining to the previous three Academic

Years. Any changes to the list are reviewed and approved by departments (for

courses relevant to their core public health areas) and subsequently the GSC.

Changes are then appended to the policy.

Date reviewed by MPH-CTF May 04 2012

Date approved by GSC May 4, 2012

Appendix-1-A Last updated on Tuesday January 16, 2018

List of GPHP Electives

Related to Biostatistics

Course Number Course Title

EPHD 313 Analysis of Categorical Data

EPHD 321 Design &Analys.of Clinic.Trial

EPHD 324A Spec.Topics in Biostatistics

EPHD 324C Spec.Topics in Biostatistics

Related to Environmental Health

Course Number Course Title

ENHL 307 Food Safety and Health

ENHL 308C Tutorial in Environment Health

ENHL 312 Occupational Health

ENHL 314 Environm.Management Systems

ENHL 320A Sp.Tp:Environm.Risk Analysis

ENSC 640 Toxicology & Env Health Hazard

Related to Epidemiology

Course Number Course Title

EPHD 336A Tutorial in Epidemiology

EPHD 336C Tutorial in Epidemiology

NFSC 307 Nutritional Epidemiology

NURS 502 Advanced Nursing Research

NURS 510 Sp.Tp:Evidence Based Practice

NURS 511E Sp.Tp:Survey Designs

NURS 511E Sp.Tp:Conducting Surveys

NURS 511N Sp.Tp:Qualitat.Research Method

Nurs 529H Randomized Controlled Trials to Improve Patient Outcomes

Related to general public health

Course Number Course Title

EPHD 338A Tutorial in Population Health

NURS 529D Special Topic: Smoking cessation

NURS 529F Special Tp:Family Violence

EPHD 331 Population Change and Health

EPHD 332 Population & Health Policy

EPHD 334 Reproductive Health

EPHD 338AA Tut:Global Health &Biopolitics

NURS 511A Sp.Tp.in Nurs. Informatics

NURS 511I Sp.Tp:Health Care Ethics

NURS 511O Pract.Appl.of Budgeting in Nur

NURS 511R Sp.Tp;Nurs.Sensit.Outcom.Measu

NURS 511T Comm.in Health Care Organiz.

NURS 511X Evidence Based Practice in Maternity Care

NURS 527 Developing Health Service Program

PBHL 320CA Sp. Topics in PH-Medical Anthropology

PBHL 320CB Sp. Topics in PH-Writing for Public Health

SOAN 323F SpTp: Culture & Mental Health

NURS 529I Current Issues in Gerontology: Interprofessional Approaches to Care of Older Adults and Families

Related to Health Management and Policy

Course Number Course Title

DCSN 310 Operations Management

DCSN 330 Project Management

HMPD 314 Project Management

HMPD 318 Policy &Dec.Mak. in HealthCare

HMPD 319 Strat.Manag.of Health Care Org

HMPD 320 Governance in Health Care

HMPD 325 Qualit.Mangmt & Accr.in Health

HMPD 339A Tut.in Health Managmnt &Policy

HMPD 351 Health Economics and Finance

HMPD 354 Sp.Tp:Hlth Mangmnt & Policy

MKTG 350 Crisis Communication and Reputation Management

MKTG 350J Marketing Strategy

MNGT 306 Leadershp &Behavior in Organiz

MNGT 319 Change Management

MNGT 332 Human Capital Management

PSPA 370 Human Resource Management

PSPA 373 Leadership & Motivation

Related to Social and Behavioral Sciences

Course Number Course Title

HPCH 333 Communication for Health

HPCH 335 Design &Evaluat.of Health Prog

HPCH 339B Tutorial

HPCH 341 Sp.Tp:Health Behav.&Edu.Sp.Pop

HPCH 342 Sp.Tp Explor.Context of Interv

HPCH 344 Workshop Development

HPCH 336 Advocacy for Health

NURS 529B Special Topics: Health promotion

Other possible electives

Course Number Course Title

MCOM 391A Tut. Arab TV and Society

MEST 303D Tut.US Policy in the ME

MEST 303G Tut. Power and Culture

MEST 303H Tt:Sustainab.Dev.in Arab World

MEST 318A Sp.:Cont.Iss.Soc.Anth.Arb.Wrld

MEST 318C Sp.:ANTH of Youth in Arab W rld

MEST 322 Arab.as a Foreign Lang. II

MEST 327 Arab.as A Foreign Lang. VII

MEST 328 Arab.as A Foreign Lang. VIII

MKTG 350B Social Media Marketing

MKTG 350O Advertising and Promotion

MNGT 350D Corpor.Soc.Respons.&Sustainab.

MNGT 350X Gender.diversity.work. in ME

NURS 511K Stress Manag:Integrated Approa

NURS 529A Neurobiology of Learn.& Memory

NURS 529L Chronic illnesses: Bridging policy, practice, and research

PSPA 309B Politic. Th. in the Arab W orld

PSPA 352X Foundations of Public Policy

PSYC 305 Advanced Social Psychology

PSYC 310 Ethical & Professional Issues

SOAN 323B Sp.Tp:The Ethnographer's Craft

SOAN 323C Sp.Tp:Educat,Culture &Control