Your program will consist of courses addressing foundational knowledge and competency areas basic to public health, required and elective concentration courses, a field training experience and a culminating project.
The MPH in biostatistics is 46 to 47 credits. Up to 9 credits may be transferred from previous coursework. The program can be completed in four semesters of full-time attendance or up to eight semesters of part-time attendance. Regardless of any waivers/substitutions, a minimum of 43 MPH credits must be completed.
You will be assigned a faculty advisor who will assist you in planning your academic coursework and other program requirements. Learn more about advisement.
Students should enroll in courses following the schedule below.
| Course order | Course | Credits | Course Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology^ | 4 | Foundational MPH course |
| 2. | STA 502 Introduction to Statistical Inference | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
| 3. | STA 503 Introduction to Applied Statistics I | 3 | Concentration course |
| 4. | Biostatistics elective | 3 | Elective course |
^ Students can take EEH 500 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 credits) in the Spring semester instead of EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology if their faculty advisor approves.
| Course order | Course | Credits | Course Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | EEH 550 Environmental Health | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
| 2. | EEH 520 Biological Basis of Public Health+ | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
| 3. | STA 504 Introduction to Applied Statistics II | 3 | Concentration course |
| 4. | Biostatistics elective | 3 | Elective course |
+ This course reviews biological processes of chronic and infectious diseases, which is not covered elsewhere in the MPH. Students who have satisfactorily completed college coursework in human biology, immunology, microbiology, pathophysiology, or anatomy and physiology may be able to replace this course with another concentration elective.
| Course order | Course | Credits | Course Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
| 2. | EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
| 3. | EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health | 2 | Foundational MPH course |
| 4. | Biostatistics elective | 3 | Elective course |
| 5. | STA 544 MPH Field Training To prepare for field training, complete all activities in the UB Learns MPH Portal > Field Training Central (it can take 1-2 semesters to complete preparation activities before beginning a field training experience so begin early) | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
| MPH Field Training (3 credits) can alternately be completed in Summer of Year 1, or in Fall of Year 2. |
| Course order | Course | Credits | Course Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice | 2 | Foundational MPH course |
| 2. | Biostatistics elective | 3 | Elective course |
| 3. | STA 630 Culminating Project* | 3 | Foundational MPH course |
* Students enroll in the culminating project during their last semester of the MPH. Students can only take the course after completing or enrolling in all other MPH courses and the field training experience. For dual degree students, this also includes all shared coursework.
Select four courses from the list below (courses are 3 credits each):
Interprofessional collaborative practice, or the ability to work effectively on teams with professionals across many health or health-related disciplines, is an important competency for public health professionals.
MPH students, you can earn three interprofessional collaborative practice digital badges and an IPCP micro-credential through your required coursework:
IPCP Foundations Digital Badge by completing:
IPCP Communication and Teamwork Digital Badge by completing IPCP Innovation Sprint with Pharmacy students in CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice.
IPCP Healthcare Practice Digital Badge by completing CHB/EEH/STA 544 MPH Field Training.
Earn the full IPCP micro-credential by completing all three digital badges.
All digital badges and the micro-credential are awarded to you upon completion of the activities. Current students can learn more about IPCP activities, digital badges, and the micro-credential in your courses, and by visiting the MPH Portal.
Interprofessional education is learning with, from and about students in two or more health-related professions. Learn more about interprofessional education.
The process of collaborating with other health care professionals through shared communication, decision-making and teamwork to improve patient outcomes.
Collaborating with other health care professionals through effective communication and teamwork improves patient outcomes. Interprofessional teams enhance the quality of patient care, lower health care costs, decrease patients’ length of stay, and reduce medical errors. Patients receive safer, high quality care when health professionals work effectively in a team, communicate productively and understand each other's roles (Institute of Medicine – To Err is Human).
MPH students receive three IPCP digital badges and an IPCP micro-credential to add to their resumes, CVs, social media profiles, or email signature lines.
Upon completion of all three digital badges, students also earn the IPCP micro-credential.
MPH students must complete one spring forum and one fall forum. You complete the interprofessional education forums through CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice, and EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health.
You need to complete one spring and one fall forum. If you’ve already completed a spring forum, you do not need to complete another spring forum. If you’ve already completed a fall forum, you do not need to complete another fall forum. However, if you’ve completed one spring forum, you still need to complete a fall forum, and vice versa.
You complete the spring IPE Forum through CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice. You complete the fall IPE Forum through EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health. More information about completing the forums is available in each course.
You only need to complete the modules one time. You also need to complete the quiz for each of the modules and receive a grade of 40 or 50 (out of 50) on each module quiz to successfully complete an online module.
Contact Kim Krytus or your MPH faculty advisor.
You will complete a series of field training forms before and during your field training experience. You will also complete and submit a field training set of slides about your experience to your advisor. Find more information about the forms in the MPH Portal in UB Learns.
All students must also apply for graduation:
| Graduation Term | Apply to Graduate in HUB by | Conferral Date |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | February 22 | June 1 |
| Summer | July 15 | September 1 |
| Fall | October 15 | February 1 |
To ensure you complete all of the necessary forms, review graduation requirements.
Contact Noreen McGuire, academic program coordinator, at noreenm@buffalo.edu or (716) 829-6142.