Ontario Veterinary College | University of Guelph

Programs of Study

MPH Overview

The objective of the MPH program is to prepare students for careers in public health. The curriculum is based on the core competencies for public health in Canada, recently published by the Public Health Agency of Canada. Required courses will provide students with skills in core aspects of public health practice. Additional elective courses will provide students with the opportunity to develop added strength in specific areas - epidemiology, environmental public health, infectious disease, and zoonotic, foodborne, and water-borne diseases. Courses will incorporate case-based material to provide students with the opportunity to use a variety of problem-solving and communication skills.

Type 3 Graduate Diploma

This stand-alone diploma consists of four courses, including Research Projects in Public Health, and at least two other required courses. A student may wish to pursue the MPH after completion of the Graduate Diploma and will receive credit for the courses taken (except for the Research Projects in Public Health course). Students interested in this option must indicate so on their application.

Curriculum Outline

The MPH program at the Ontario Veterinary College will typically consist of 5 consecutive semesters of full-time study. Full-time students will take three semester-length courses for four semesters (total 12 courses) and a 12 to 16-week practicum in a public health practice setting. Normally, students will begin their program in September. Students can complete the program in 4 semesters if they choose to add one additional elective to their course load during each of the Fall and Winter first-year and Fall second-year semesters (four courses / semester).

Students will complete at least six (0.5 credit) courses before they begin the practicum (between May and August inclusive), which will provide the opportunity to add function to the knowledge base achieved during the didactic portion of the program. A paper and seminar developed from data gathered during the practicum will illustrate the cumulative experience. This is a residency program as core courses and most electives are not offered through distance education. Students may enroll part-time while they continue to work in their public health or regulatory careers. Part-time students will normally take one or two courses per semester.

Please note that since this is a non-thesis based degree, you are not required to obtain a supervisor prior to applying. One will be assigned once you have been accepted into the program.

Courses

The MPH curriculum is as follows:

Fall Semester (Year 1)

  • Community Health Promotion (POPM*6510)
  • Epidemiology I (POPM*6200)
  • Introduction to Epidemiological and Statistical Methods (POPM*6520)

Winter Semester (Year 1)

  • Communication and Leadership I (POPM*6530)
  • Concepts in Environmental Public Health (POPM*6540)
  • Public Health Policy and Systems (POPM*6550)

Spring/Summer Semester (Year 1)

Fall Semester (Year 2)

  • Communication and Leadership II (POPM*6570)
  • Infectious Disease and Public Health (PABI*6500)
  • Public Health Administration (POPM*6580)

Winter Semester (Year 2)

  • 3 Electives from the following list (students are not restricted to one category)

Communication and Leadership

  • Fundamentals of Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication (CDE*6190)
  • Development Communication (CDE*6420)
  • Community Environmental Leadership (CDE*6690)

Community and International Development

  • Diversity and Social Equity (ANTH/SOC*6270)
  • Fundamentals of Interpersonal & Intercultural Communication (CDE*6190)
  • Capacity Building for Sustainable Development (CDE*6320)
  • Development Communication (CDE*6420 )
  • Community Environmental Leadership (CDE*6690 )
  • Disaster Planning and Management (EDRD*6100)
  • Program Evaluation (EDRD*6690)
  • Agriculture in Economic Development (FARE*6600)
  • Philosophy of Social Science (PHIL*6750)
  • Social and Community Intervention (PSYC*6590)
  • Employee Performance (PSYC*7020)
  • Work Attitudes and Behaviour (PSYC*7030)
  • Organization Development Consulting (PSYC*7060)
  • Project Development: Principles, Procedures, and Selected Methods (RPD*6070)
  • Environment and Development: Biophysical Resources and Sustainable Development in Rural Environments (RPD*6080)
  • Rural Social Planning (RPD*6390)

Community Nutrition

Environmental Health

  • Community Environmental Leadership (CDE*6690)
  • Environmental Economics (ECON*6800)
  • Environmental Contaminants: Control Mechanisms (ENGG*6640)
  • Toxicological Risk Characterization (ENVB/TOX*6530)
  • Environmental Resource Evaluation (GEOG*6281)

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Bacterial Diseases (PABI*6350)
  • Epidemiology of Zoonoses (PABI*6550)
  • Epidemiology II (POPM*6210)
  • Applied Clinical Research (POPM*6230)
  • Statistics for the Health Science (POPM*6290)
  • Studies in Population Medicine (POPM*6950)
  • Nutritional Epidemiology (FRAN*6620)
  • Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences (STAT*6950)
  • Design of Experiments and Data Analysis for the Life Sciences (STAT*6960)

Food and Water Safety

  • Safety of Foods of Animal Origins (POPM*6350)
  • Advanced Food Microbiology (FOOD*6600)
  • Food Quality Assurance Management (FSQA*6150)
  • Food Safety Systems Management (FSQA*6200DE)
  • Principles of Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA*6600)
  • Environmental Resource Evaluation (GEOG*6281)

Infectious and Zoonotic Disease

Public Health Policy and Management

  • Diversity and Social Equality (ANTH/SOC*6270)
  • Facilitation and Conflict Management (CDE*6330)
  • Public Finance (ECON*6400)
  • Economics of Social Welfare (ECON*6650)
  • Environmental Economics (ECON*6800)
  • Disaster Planning and Management (EDRD*6100)
  • Program Evaluation (EDRD*6690)
  • Issues in Family-Related Social Policy (FRAN*6270)
  • Food Quality Assurance Management (FSQA*6150)
  • Management Communications (HTM*6050)
  • Role of the Leader in Decision-Making (LEAD*6300)
  • Marketing Strategy & Decision Support Systems (MCS*6020)
  • Philosophy of Social Science (PHIL*6750)
  • Science and Ethics (PHIL*6760)
  • Comparative Social Policy (POLS*6400)
  • Approaches to Public Policy (POLS*6630)
  • Canadian Public Administration: Public Sector Management (POLS*6640)
  • Environment and Development: Biophysical Resources and Sustainable Development in Rural Environments (RPD*6080)
  • Rural Social Planning (RPD*6390)

Research and Ethics

  • Applied Clinical Research (POPM*6230)
  • Qualitative Research Methods (ANTH*6140)
  • Qualitative Methods (FRAN*6020)
  • Research Fronts in Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences (HHNS*6040)
  • Biomedical Ethics (PHIL*6240)
  • Philosophy of Social Science (PHIL*6750)
  • Science and Ethics (PHIL*6760)
  • Project Development: Principles, Procedures, and Selected Methods (RPD*6070)

 

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