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    Nov 28, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Applied Anthropology, MA / Public Health, MPH (UNTHSC)


The Department of Anthropology at the University of North Texas at Denton and the School of Public Health at the UNT Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth have developed a cooperative credit sharing agreement that allows students to simultaneously pursue the Master of Public Health and a Master of Arts/ Science in Applied Anthropology. The “dual degree” program in Applied Anthropology and Public Health offers an opportunity to strengthen collaboration in public health and anthropology research and practice. Medical anthropology is a field that uses anthropological theories as a framework to understand public health issues. Its emphasis on social and cultural influences on health, illness, and healing are central to the shared goals of improving health and social justice to eliminate local and global disparities. This 2½-3 year program prepares students for careers in research, public health, and public policy planning relating to health and health care in the U.S. or in an international setting. Please see http://anthropology.unt.edu/graduate/dual-degree-anthropology-and-public-health for details.

Admission requirements


In addition to the application requirements for the MA, applicants to the dual-degree program must also apply to the UNTHSC, which functions as a separate university under the same system.

Program requirements


Total hours for the degree: 63

Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology, 27 hours


Master of Public Health, 36 hours (UNTHSC)


Required courses in public health, 30 hours


  • BACH 5300 - Theoretical Foundations of Individual and Community Health
  • BACH 5340 - Community Assessment and Program Planning
  • BACH 5350 - Community Health Program Evaluation
  • BIOS 5300 - Principles of Biostatistics
  • EOHS 5300 - Environmental Health
  • EPID 5300 - Principles of Epidemiology
  • HMAP 5300 - Introduction to Health Management and Policy
  • HMAP 5336 - Health Politics and Policy
  • HMAP 5332 - Public Health Law
  • HMAP 5328 - Organizational Leadership

Elective courses in public health, 3 hours


  • Any one course offered in the School of Public Health (consult with MPH advisor)

Comprehensive examination and culminating experience, 3 hours


Culminating experience in public health.

  • PHED 5000 CPH Comprehensive Exam (0 hours)
  • PHED 5297 Practice Experience (1 hour, taken 3 separate times)