Degree Requirements for the Dual Degrees in Public Health and Physical Therapy
(142 credits; 106 credits for the D.P.T. program and 42 credits for the M.P.H. program)
Dual Degrees: Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
FALL YEAR 1 (24 credits)
- PBH 501 Social Determinants of Health and Disease (3 credits)
- PBH 640 Research Methods and Design for Public Health (3 credits)
- PT 605 Intro and Exposure to Physical Therapy Practice 4 credits)
- PT 615 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills I (2 credits)
- PT 625 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills I (4 credits)
- PT 645 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice I (3 credits)
- PT 675 Biomedical Foundation Sciences I (5 credits)
SPRING YEAR 1 (25 credits)
- PBH 620 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 credits)
- PT 616 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills II (4 credits)
- PT 626 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills II (5 credits)
- PT 636 Exposure to Physical Therapy in a Health Care System (1 credits)
- PT 646 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice II (4 credits)
- PT 657 Biomedical Foundation Sciences II (8 credits)
SUMMER YEAR 1 (17 credits)
- PT 717 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills III (2 credits)
- PT 727 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills III (2 credits)
- PT 747 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice III (4 credits)
- PT 757 Biomedical Sciences III (9 credits)
FALL YEAR 2 (18 credits)
- PBH 600 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PBH 689.1 Public Health Internship I (3 credits)
- PT 718 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills IV (2 credits)
- PT 728 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills IV (2 credits)
- PT 738 Clinical Education Experience I (4 credits)
- PT 748* Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice IV (2 credits)
- PT 758 Biomedical Foundation Sciences IV (2 credits)
*Health Care Systems covered in this course takes the place of PBH 510 Health Care Systems.
SPRING YEAR 2 (28 credits)
- PBH 560 Community and Environmental Health (3 credits)
- PBH 689.2 Public Health Internship II (*3 credits)
- PT 819 Physical Therapy Examination/Evaluation Skills V (6 credits)
- PT 829 Physical Therapy Intervention Skills V (6 credits)
- PT 849 Physical Therapy Integrative Care and Practice V (4 credits)
- PT 859 Biomedical Foundation Sciences V (6 credits)
SUMMER YEAR 2 (9 credits)
- PBH 530 Theories of Health Behavior and Health Education (3 credits)
- PT 860 Clinical Education Experience II (6 credits)
FALL YEAR 3 (12 credits)
- PBH 630 Program Planning and Evaluation for Health Professionals (3 credits)
- PBH 695 Public Health Fieldwork Thesis Seminar I (3 credits)
- PT 870 Clinical Education Experience III (6 credits)
SPRING YEAR 3 (9 credits)
- PBH 645 Evaluation of Public Health Programs: Case Studies (3 credits)
- PBH 696 Public Health Fieldwork Thesis Seminar II (3 credits)
- PT 805 Physical Therapy Practice II (3 credits)
- PT 869 Independent Study (0 credits*)
- PT 899 Independent Study (0 credits*)
*PBH 560 will be taken and counted as the PT Electives/Independent Study PT 879/889.
