Accelerated Bachelor to Master of Public Health (ABM)
About the Program
This program allows outstanding students to accelerate their path towards a Master of Public Health (MPH) by enrolling in graduate level courses in public health, epidemiology, social and behavioral science and biostatistics during their junior and senior years. Students in ABM programs can apply up to twelve (12) credit hours of graduate coursework to both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Graduate courses will not apply toward the undergraduate GPA. For students admitted in the MPH program, graduate courses with a grade of "B" or better in ABM courses will be applied toward the degree.
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How to Apply
Undergraduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or greater and have completed at least 60 credit hours. To continue in the MPH program following undergraduate graduation, students must apply for admission into the School of Public Health's MPH program through .鈥�
Please contact the undergraduate SPH academic advisor when you are planning your ABM coursework for the upcoming semester.
Connect with Our Admissions Team
Rebecca Kronenberg, MPH
Coordinator, Undergraduate Advising and Student Engagement
rkrnnbrg@memphis.edu
Phone: 901.678.8243
Program Requirements
The four courses of the following five that an undergraduate should take to accelerate their path toward MPH attainment are:鈥�
- PUBH 7150 | Introduction to Biostatistics
- PUBH 7160 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Principles
- PUBH 7170 | Principles of Epidemiology
- PUBH 7120 | Environmental Health鈥�
- HADM 7105 | Health Policy and Organization of Health Services
Skills
The students will be able to:
- Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice.
- Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate.
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice.
- Discuss means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels.
- Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design or implementation of public health policies or programs.
- Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges.
- Perform effectively on interprofessional teams.
- Apply systems thinking tools to a public health issue.