Program Overview

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Programs

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

Colleges and Schools

• Arts & Sciences
• Collat School of Business
• Dentistry
• Education
• Engineering
• Graduate School
• Health Professions
• Honors College
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Optometry
• Public Health

Undergraduate Programs

Academic Calendar

The academic calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for the academic year.

Academic and Student Resources

• Academic Engagement & Global Citizenship
  • Education Abroad
  • Service Learning and Undergraduate Research
• Accelerated Learning Opportunities
• Admission to Undergraduate Programs
• Completion of a Degree
• Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP)
• English Language Programs, INTO UAB
• Financial Information
• Freshman Year
• Libraries
• New Student Orientation
• Progress Toward a Degree
• ROTC
• Student Assistance & Support
• Student Life
• Student Services & Facilities
• UAB Sustainability
• The Vulcan Materials Academic Success Center

Blazer Core Curriculum

The Blazer Core Curriculum is designed to provide students with a well-rounded education.

Collat School of Business

• Accounting and Finance
• Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing, Industrial Distribution and Economics

College of Arts & Sciences

• Interdisciplinary Programs
  • African American Studies
  • American Studies
  • Ancient, Medieval & Renaissance Studies
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cancer Biology
  • Digital Forensics
  • Environmental Science
  • Film
  • General Studies
  • Genetic and Genomic Sciences
  • Gerontology
  • Human Rights
  • Immunology
  • International Studies
  • Media Studies
  • Natural Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Peace, Justice and Ecology
  • Urban Affairs
  • Women's and Gender Studies
• Anthropology
• Art & Art History
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication Studies
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• English
• History
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and Public Administration
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Theatre
• World Languages & Literatures

Honors College

• Personalized Pathway
• Specialized Programs
  • Global & Community Leadership
  • Science & Technology Honors
  • University Honors Program

Joint Programs

• Bioinformatics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Cancer Biology
• Genetic and Genomic Sciences
• Immunology
• Neuroscience

School of Education & Human Sciences

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Human Studies

School of Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering Design
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

School of Health Professions

• Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
• Health Services Administration
  • Health Care Management
• Nutrition Sciences
  • Biobehavioral and Wellness
• Physical Therapy

School of Nursing

The School of Nursing offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in nursing.

School of Public Health

The School of Public Health offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in public health.

Graduate Programs

Academic Calendar

The academic calendar outlines important dates and deadlines for the academic year.

Academic and Student Services

• Admissions
• Enrollment
• Academic Progress
• Completion of a Degree
• Financial Information
• Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships
• Student Life
• Student Services and Facilities
• UAB Sustainability

Collat School of Business

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Management Information Systems

College of Arts & Sciences

• Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Cyber Security, M.S.
  • Social Behavioral Statistics, Certificate
• Anthropology
• Art & Art History
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication Studies
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• English
• History
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Political Science and Public Administration
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• World Languages and Literatures

Heersink School of Medicine

• Interdisciplinary Programs
• Heersink Biomedical Innovation
  • Digital Healthcare
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • Translation of Biomedical Innovation to Clinical Practice
  • Healthcare Innovation
• ARISE MD
• Gerontology
• Medical Scientist Training Program
• Global Health

Joint Health Sciences

• Anatomical Science
• Graduate Biomedical Science
  • Biochemistry & Structural Biology Theme
  • Cancer Biology Theme
  • Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology Theme
  • Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics Theme
  • Immunology Theme
  • Microbiology Theme
  • Neuroscience Theme
  • Pathobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology
• Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science
• Neuroengineering

School of Dentistry

• Dentistry
• DMD/PhD Program

School of Education & Human Sciences

• Interdisciplinary Programs
• Curriculum and Instruction
  • Arts Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Studies
  • Elementary Education
  • English as a Second Language
  • Learning Design and Learning Sciences
  • Secondary Education
  • School Psychology & Psychometry
  • Special Education
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Human Studies
  • Community Health and Human Services
  • Counseling
  • Educational Leadership
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Kinesiology

School of Engineering

• Interdisciplinary Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Master of Engineering
• Neuroengineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

School of Health Professions

• Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Health Focused Patient/Client management for Physical and Occupational Therapists
  • Rehabilitation Science
• Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
  • Biomedical and Health Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Certificate
  • Medical Laboratory Science
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Health Physics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Sciences
  • Physician Associate Studies
• Health Services Administration
  • Administration Health Services
  • Health Administration
  • Health Informatics
  • Healthcare Leadership
  • Healthcare Quality and Safety
  • Healthcare Simulation
• Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Sciences
• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy

School of Nursing

The School of Nursing offers graduate degree programs in nursing.

School of Optometry

• Vision Sciences

School of Public Health

• Certificate Programs
• Interdisciplinary Programs
• Biostatistics
• Environmental Health Sciences
• Epidemiology
• Health Behavior
• Health Policy and Organization

The Graduate School

• Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Studies
• Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies

Coordinated MS in Nutrition Sciences, Dietetic Internship / Clinical Track/Master of Public Health

This coordinated degree program is offered through the UAB School of Health Professions, Department of Nutrition Sciences, and the UAB School of Public Health.

Curriculum

Students must complete the MPH Core plus 7 credit hours of MPH focus courses for a total of 30 credit hours in addition to the required MS in Nutrition curriculum requirements. 12 credit hours from the MS in Nutrition curriculum are credited toward the MPH degree for a total of 42 MPH credit hours.

Requirements

Requirements	Hours
MPH Core Requirements	14
PUH 601	1
PUH 602	3
PUH 603	3
PUH 604	3
PUH 605	3
PUH 606	1
MPH Degree Requirement	1
ENH 690	1
Population Health Degree Requirement	3
PUH 610	3
Approved Electives	7
Select 7 credit hours of Public Health 600-699 level courses	7
Applied Practice Experience	3
NTR 589	1-12
Integrative Learning Experience	2
HB 689	2
or ENH 689
or EPI 689
or HPO 689
Total SOPH Hours	30
Shared Hours from NTR Curriculum	12
NTR 621	3
NTR 690	2
NTR 637	3
NTR 500	1
NTR 601	3
Total Hours Earned for MPH Degree	42