Sample Schedule
SAMPLE SCHEDULE - HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR DVM AND MPH IN 4 YEARS
Summer 1 (before beginning veterinary school)
Public Health Institute, 6 cr
(focus area coursework- completed during an intensive
3-week period during the May Session)
PubH 6299 Public Health is a Team Sport: The Power of Collaboration, 1.5 cr
(a weekend seminar during the Public Health Institute)
PubH 6320 Fundamentals of Epidemiology, 3 cr*
PubH 6414 Biostatistical Methods I, 3 cr*
*online course during regular summer term
Fall or Spring (during DVM curriculum)
PubH 6741 Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice & Policy, 1 cr*
*online course
Summer 2
Public Health Institute, 4 cr
(remaining focus area coursework- completed during an intensive
3-week period during the May Session)
PubH 6020 Fundamentals of Social & Behavioral Science, 3 cr*
PubH 6752 Public Health Management, 3 cr*
*online course during regular summer term
Summer 3
PubH 6102 Issues in Environmental & Occupational Health, 2 cr*
*online course during regular summer term
Years 3 and 4 - during DVM curriculum
Field Experience, 3 cr*
Master's Project, 3 cr*
*at least 1 credit must be through U of MN, School of Public
Health
Transferred electives from DVM curriculum, 10 cr
Total credits: 42
Please note: this is a sample schedule based on 14 credits transferring from your college of veterinary medicine curriculum (i.e. 10 credits of electives, 2 field experience credits and 2 master's project credits).
