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2024-2025

STUDENT GUIDEBOOK

Epidemiology MPH Degree Program

School of Public Health

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Epidemiology MPH Degree Program 0

School of Public Health 0

7.0 Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (EpiCH) 2

7.1 Welcome 2

7.2 The West Bank Office Building (WBOB

7.3 Division Communication with Students 3

7.4 Seminars 3

7.5 Academic Credit for Independent or Directed Coursework 4

7.6 Division Resources and Policies 5

7.7 Division Advising Information 10

8.0 Epidemiology MPH Degree Program 13

8.1 Fall 2024 Program Curriculum 13

8.2 Other MPH Degree Requirements 14

8.3 Course Schedule 16

8.4 Waiver Request for PubH 6355 16

8.5 Applied Practice Experience (APEx) 17

8.6 Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) 17

8.6 Submitting your GPAS for Graduation 26

Appendix A: MPH 22 Foundation Competencies 28

Appendix B: Epidemiology MPH List of Competencies 29

Thanks for checking out your program guidebook! Please also see the School of Public Health

Guidebook for school level information and policies.

The information in this handbook and other University catalogs, publications, or announcements

is subject to change without notice. University offices can provide current information ab

possible changes.

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7.0 Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (EpiCH)

7.1 Welcome

The Division of Epidemiology and Community Health is one of four Divisions that make up the School of

Public Health at the University of Minnesota. The Division Head is Dr. Lisa Harnack. The Division of

Epidemiology and Community Health is home to six programs in the School of Public Health:

● Clinical Research MS

● Community Health Promotion MPH

● Epidemiology MPH

● Epidemiology PhD

● Maternal and Child Health MPH

● Public Health Nutrition MPH

7.1.1 EpiCH Student Services

Maija Braaten: Director of Student Services and Academic Affairs- Epidemiology and Community Heal

Student Services

Marlin Farley: Sr. Academic Advisor – Primary contact for students in Community Health Promotion &

Maternal and Child Health programs

Jacob Ziegler: Graduate Program Coordinator-Primary contact for students in Epidemiology & Public

Health Nutrition programs as well as Applied Practice

Anna O’Brien: Graduate Program Coordinator – Primary contact for students in the Epidemiology PhD,

Masters of Science in Clinical Research, and the Certificate in Clinical Research progra

Rosalinda Miguel: Graduate Program Associate – Primary contact for admissions and

records/administration

E-Mail epichstu@umn.edu

Phone 612-626-8802

Fax 612-624-0315

Campus Mail WBOB, #300, Delivery Code 7525

US Mail 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454

7.2 The West Bank Office Building (WB

The offices are located in the West Bank Office Building (WBOB) at 1300 S

nd Street in Minneapolis.

7.2.1 Evening and Weekend Access

Division graduate students who do not have a paid appointment in the Division can have access to the

student lounge after work hours and on weekends. The student lounges (room 466) is where the student

computers are located. Students obtain access by filling out a form to have their UCard programmed f

access to the third and fourth floors of WBOB. Students are given the option to sign up for buildi

access at Orientation. After orientation, contact the EpiCH student services staff for information

epichstu@umn.edu.

Note: There is approximately a one-week turnaround time to get a student’s UCard programmed, so

please plan accordingly.

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