Recent changes in accreditation guidelines for Master of Public Health Programs now required that students complete 42 credit hours of instruction. Completing 42 credit hours will require a minimum of two years of instruction. We currently recommend that studients enroll in the program for two years of study (37 hours of course work and a 5 credit project).

Our goal is for each graduating student to have a sound grasp of the epidemiologic approach to problem solving, outbreak investigation, study design, data storage, data analysis, and data communication, The core curriculum is designed to provide each graduate with a working knowledge of the issues and policies that impact animal agriculture, international trade in animal products, and the risks that challenge the integrity of our food supply. In addition, each graduate will be required to have a thorough understanding of zoonoses, their rapid detection, and alternative approaches that can be used to minimize their impact on human health.

The MVPH program is designed to accommodate students with a wide range of needs. Enrollment for two years provides students with a broader breadth of course opportunities. Students can also enroll part-time, completing the program over several years; taking a few courses each year until all degree requirements are completed.

NCSU On-line Graduate Course Descriptions

UNC On-line Graduate Course Descripions

Students and their mentor identify actual course schedules and electives.

• CBS/VPH 580 Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
  Instructor: Slenning
  3 credits (Fall)
  Introduction to the epidemiologic approach to problem solving, and study design.
  
  
• CBS 581/VPH 581 Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory
  Instructor: Slenning
  1 credit (Fall)
  Discussion of issues discussed in CBS 580 production epidemiology
  
  
• VPH 760 Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases of Public Health and Veterinary Importance
  Instructor: Breitschwerdt
  3 credits (spring)
  Introduction to diagnostic techniques and the use of molecular techniques for assessing population health.
  
  
• CBS/VPH 754: Principles of Analytic Epidemiology
  Instructor: Correa
  3 credits (spring)
  Multivariable analysis and it’s practical application1 core course Pre-requisites: Stat 512 or an equivalent, VPH 580 or an equivalent
  
  
• ST 511: Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences
  Instructor: Stat. depart. faculty
  3 credits (Fall, Spring, Summer)
  Introduction to the use of statistics in the biological sciences.
  
  
• ST 512: Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences II
  Instructor: Stat. depart. faculty
  3 credits (spring, summer)
  Continuation of Stat. 511.
  
  
• Stat 505: Applied Nonparametric statistics
  Instructor: Stat. Dept. faculty
  3 credits (spring)
  Use of nonparametric statistics
  
  
• CBS 610/810a PopMED Forum
  Instructor: Levine
  1 credit (fall, spring)
  Seminar course covering a broad range of topics relating to population health. This seminar course is taken each fall and spring semester.
  The class must be taken twice by all students. However, students are encouraged to enroll each semester.
  
  
• PRT 532 Principles of Geographic Information Science
  Instructor: Devine
  3 credits (fall)
  Use of geographic information systems for examining spatial data
  
  
• VPH 713 Zoonoses and Public Health
  Instructor: Levine
  3 credits (spring, alternative years)
  Introduction to zoonoses, and infectious diseases of importance to both human and animal health.
  
  
• FSA 540 Food Safety and Public Health
  Instructor: Food science faculty
  3 credits
  Issues and developments related to the relationship between food safety and public health, including emerging foodborne pathogens; virulence, pathogenicity; toxins; epidemiological techniques, rapid detection methods; and risk assessment.

• FS 520 Pre-Harvest Food Safety
  Instructor: Morrow
  3 credits (fall)
  Introduction to food safety Issues impacting farm production prior to harvest
  
  
• VPH 554 Trade and Agricultural Health (Distance education)
  Instructor: Correa
  2 credits (fall)
  
  
• VPH 555 Public health, sustainable development and gender in a global context
  Instructor: Correa
  2 credits (spring, alternate years)
  International food safety trade policy and public health.
  
  
• FS 553: Food Laws and Regulations
  Instructor: Food Science Faculty
  3 credits
  Federal and state laws and regulations, and case law history affecting food production, processing, packaging, marketing, and distribution of food and food products.

• EPID 218 Introduction to Methods in Infectious Disease
  Epidemiology
  Instructor: Weber (UNC)
  3 credits (Spring)
  Patterns of transmission, and "newly" discovered infections, diseases in developed countries, especially the United States.
  
  
• EPID 221 Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases
  Instructor: Van Rie (UNC)
  3 credits
  Introduction to basic methods for analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data on infectious diseases and for predicting the impact of control programs such as HIV prevention programs and vaccination strategies.
  
  
• ST Sampling Animal Populations
  Instructor: Pollack
  3 credits (fall)
  Statistical methods applicable to sampling of wildlife populations, including capture-recapture, removal, change in ratio, quadrant and line transect sampling.

• ST 733 Applied Spatial Analysis
  Instructor: Genton
  3 credits
  
  
• FOR 510 Introduction to GPS
  Instructor: Cheshire
  1 credit (Fall and Spring) One-third semester mini-course.
  Introduction to collection and use of mapping grade global positioning satellite systems data.
  
  
• PRT 562 Principles of Geographic Information Systems
  Instructor: Leung
  3 Credits, (Spring)
  Exploration of theoretical underpinnings of Geographic Information Systems (GIS);
  
  
• PRT 563 Technical Issues In Geographic Information Systems
  Instructor: Devine
  3 Credits (Fall)
  A generic understanding of GIS algorithms, data structures and analysis of error in context of natural resource management applications.
  
  Summer sessions can also be used for course studies