Accelerated Public Health BS/MPH
Major: Public Health
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 236.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
About the Program
The Dornsife School of Public Health offers an accelerated degree option with its undergraduate BS in Public Health and Master of Public Health degrees. Participants can earn both a BS degree in Public Health and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in five years.
In this accelerated degree program, students participate in the undergraduate program for four full years, including one co-operative experience. After two years of undergraduate study, students begin their graduate studies in the Master of Public Health program. The third and fourth years are a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses. After the successful completion of their fourth year, students receive their BS. When students successfully complete the remainder of their graduate studies (typically one additional year/ three graduate quarters), they will receive the MPH degree.
Students must confirm their intent to continue or participate in the program with their advisor by the end of the spring term of year two. All students must also submit a formal application to apply to the graduate Master of Public Health program during their third year.
Any student who does not meet the entrance requirements of the graduate program will be able to complete the fourth year of the Public Health undergraduate program and receive a BS degree.
Students in the Master of Public Health program complete 56.0 graduate quarter credits to meet the requirements of the master's program.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, please contact:
DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
dsphadvising@drexel.edu
Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health website.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
COM 320 [WI] | Science Writing | 3.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
UNIV PH101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
Major Requirements | ||
PBHL 101 | Public Health 101 | 3.0 |
PBHL 210 | Biostatistics I | 4.0 |
PBHL 301 | Epidemiology in Public Health | 3.0 |
PBHL 302 | History of Public Health | 3.0 |
PBHL 303 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
PBHL 304 | Introduction to Health & Human Rights | 3.0 |
PBHL 308 | The U.S. Public Health System | 3.0 |
PBHL 314 | Environmental and Occupational Health | 3.0 |
Interdisciplinary Public Health Requirements | ||
Select one PBHL (Public Health) course from each category below: | 12.0 | |
Select four PBHL (Public Health) 100-499 level courses | 12.0 | |
Math Requirements | ||
Select any MATH (Mathematics) 100-499 level courses | 6.0 | |
Biology Requirement | ||
Select any BIO (Biology) 100-499 level course | 3.0 | |
Science Requirements | ||
Select courses in the following subject at the 100-499 level: | 12.0 | |
Any BIO (Biology) course | ||
Any CHEM (Chemistry) course | ||
Any ENVS (Environmental Science) course | ||
Any GEO (Geoscience) course | ||
Any NFS (Nutrition & Food Science) course | ||
Any PHEV (Physics-Environmental Science) course | ||
Any PHYS (Physics) course | ||
Social Science Electives | ||
Select courses in the following subject at the 200-499 level: | 36.0 | |
Any AFAS (Africana Studies) course | ||
Any CJS (Criminology and Justice Studies) course | ||
Any ENSS (Environmental Studies & Sustainability) course | ||
Any GST( Global Studies) course | ||
Any HSAD (Health Services Administration) course | ||
Any PBHL (Public Health) course | ||
Any PHIL (Philosophy) course | ||
Any PSCI (Political Science) course | ||
Any PSY (Psychology) course | ||
Any SCTS (Science, Technology and Society) course | ||
Any SOC (Sociology) course | ||
Any WGST (Women's and Gender Studies) course | ||
Public Health Capstone Experience | ||
PBHL 497 | Capstone Experience I | 2.0 |
PBHL 498 [WI] | Capstone Experience II | 3.0 |
PBHL 499 [WI] | Capstone Experience III | 3.0 |
Free Electives | ||
Select any unrestricted courses within the 100-499 level | 42.0 | |
MPH Core Requirements | ||
BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
Applied Practical Experience | ||
PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
MPH Major Courses, Integrative Learning Experience, and Electives/Graduate Minor | ||
Students will follow the required curriculum of their chosen MPH major | 39.0 | |
Total Credits | 236.0 |
- *
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)
Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.
First Year | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
PBHL 101 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | SOC 101 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV PH101 | 1.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | (UG) Interdisciplinary Public Health Requirement | 3.0 | ||
(UG) BIO Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) MATH Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
(UG) MATH Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) Science Requirement | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) Free Electives | 3.0 | ||||||
13 | 16 | 15 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
PBHL 210 | 4.0 | PBHL 301 | 3.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 |
PBHL 303 | 3.0 | PBHL 302 | 3.0 | PBHL 304 | 3.0 | (UG) Interdisciplinary Public Health Requirement | 3.0 |
(UG) Science Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) Interdisciplinary Public Health requirements | 6.0 | PBHL 314 | 3.0 | (UG) Social Science Electives | 6.0 |
(UG) Social Science Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Science Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) Interdisciplinary Public Health Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 |
(UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | ||||||
16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COM 320 | 3.0 | (UG) Interdisciplinary Public Health requirement | 6.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
PBHL 308 | 3.0 | (UG) Science Requirement | 3.0 | HMP 505 | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Interdisciplinary Public Health Requirement | 3.0 | (UG) Social Science electives | 6.0 | ||||
(UG) Social Science Electives | 6.0 | EPI 570 | 3.0 | ||||
BST 571 | 3.0 | ||||||
18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
PBHL 497 | 2.0 | PBHL 498 | 3.0 | PBHL 499 | 3.0 | BS Degree Awarded | |
(UG) Social Science Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Social Science Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 9.0 | Student classified as Graduate Student | |
(UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | (GR) MPH Major Courses, Electives / Graduate Minor | 6.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | ||||
18 | 19 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
(GR) MPH Major Courses, Integrative Learning Experience, and Electives / Graduate Minor | 12.0 | (GR) MPH Major Courses, Integrative Learning Experience, and Electives / Graduate Minor | 12.0 | (GR) MPH Major Courses, Integrative Learning Experience, and Electives / Graduate Minor | 9.0 | ||
12 | 12 | 9 | |||||
Total Credits 236 |
- *
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.