Start Term: Fall 2019 – Present

PH 9010 Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) – 2 credits

PH 9020 Integrated Learning Experience (Choice of Capstone or Thesis) – 3 credits

Start Term: Fall 2017 – Summer 2019

Select one option:

1. Capstone
   • PH 8096 Capstone I – 3 credits
   • PH 8097 Capstone I – 3 credits
2. Thesis
   • PH 8098 Thesis I – 3 credits
   • PH8099 Thesis II – 3 credits

1. Completion of 50% of MPH Coursework
Students must complete 21 credit hours of MPH coursework before they can register for the following courses: PH-8090 (Practicum), PH-8096/PH-8097 (Capstone), PH-8098/PH-8099 (Thesis), PH-9010 (Applied Practice Experience), and PH-9020 (Integrated Learning Experience).

2. Attend Required MPH Seminars
At the beginning of each new semester, MPH students will be notified of three date/subject options to attend a DEPHS live seminar given on Wednesdays from 10-11am (EST).  Each MPH student will be required to attend ONE of these seminars in-person each semester and attendance will be recorded by the Program Manager until 10:05am.  If a student cannot make it to the seminar by 10:05am, they will not be counted for the required attendance and can attend the next required seminar option date.  If a student cannot attend any of the three options in a given semester, they are to watch one of the required seminar recordings and submit a summary, along with a reason for missing all dates, to the Program Director, Dr. Rachael Nolan (Rachael.Nolan@uc.edu) no later than the last dat of classes (see the semester calendar, dates, and deadlines calendar for that date).  Failure to complete the seminar requirement will result in a registration block. 

View Previously Recorded Seminars 

Required MPH Seminar dates for Fall 2022

• October 5, 2022 - Jon Agley, PhD
• October 12, 2022 - Minjin Kim, PhD
• November 30, 2022 - Tim Ingram

3. Volunteer Service
All MPH students are required to complete 20 hours of volunteer service.  Service activities must be public health related.  Students can complete all 20 hours in one semester, or over multiple semesters.  Students are required to e-mail the completed 'Volunteer Service Form' documenting their hours directly to the Program Manager, Emily Wagner (Emily.Wagner@uc.edu).  Failure to complete the volunteer service requirement will result in a registration block. 

Volunteer Service Form (PDF)

4. Attend End of Semester Practicum, Capstone, and Thesis Presentations
All MPH students enrolled from Fall 2018 onward are required to attend the end of the semester Practicum, Capstone, and Thesis presentations on the last Friday of the semester before finals week. 

5. Course Registration 
Permission to add PH-8090 (Practicum), PH-8096/PH-8097 (Capstone), PH-8098/PH-8099 (Thesis), PH-9010 (Applied Practice Experience), and PH-9020 (Integrated Learning Experience) to your course schedule in Catalyst must be granted by the instructor listed in Catalyst only after all the requirements listed above have been completed. 

• Form A - Practicum Registration Request Form (PDF)
• Form B - Practicum Field Placement Questionnaire (PDF)
• Form C - Intended Field Practicum Activities (PDF)
• Form D - Site Supervisor Final Student Evaluation (PDF)
• Form E - Student Evaluation of Practicum Agency (PDF)
• MPH Practicum Instructions  (PDF)
• MPH Practicum Preceptor Roles and Responsibilities (PDF)
• MPH Practicum Report Template (PDF)
• MPH Competencies (PDF)

• Capstone or Thesis Registration Request Form (PDF)
• Capstone or Thesis Proposal Form (PDF)
• Capstone or Thesis Committee Responsibilities (PDF)
• Capstone or Thesis Evaluation Rubric (PDF)
• MPH Capstone Instructions (PDF)
• Capstone Title Page Template (Word)
• Thesis Instructions (PDF)
• Thesis Statement of Intent Template (Word)
• Thesis Committee Meeting Report Form (PDF)
• Thesis External Committee Member Request Form (PDF)
• MPH Competencies (PDF)
• MPH Capstone and Thesis Sites (PDF)