1. Incoming Graduate Student Orientation
Welcome to PHE!
Incoming Graduate Student Orientation

2. Schedule

3. Welcome to PHE! Department Head: Dr. Tracy Nichols
Public Health Education
School of Health & Human Sciences
UNCG
Greensboro
Department Head: Dr. Tracy Nichols
Dean: Dr. Celia Hooper
Chancellor: Dr. Frank Gilliam
Mayor: Nancy Vaughan

4. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience#5
Know where to get answers:
PHE grad student website:
Especially look at MPH / PhD Handbooks (and additional resources listed at end of handbook)
PHE graduate school calendar (also can show up on UNCG gmail calendar)
UNCG Graduate School: (“Current students” and “Documents & Forms” links at top)
UNCG Graduate Student Bulletin:
6-tech (Information Technology Services):
PHE grad student listserv: Send to:
Also check archives: Go to -> Click on “Groups” -> My groups -> PHE Graduate Students

5. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience
Know where to get answers But only after you have checked the resources on the previous page… we follow the “3 before me” policy
Questions about?
Who to see
Contact info
General questions related to policy/procedures
Casey Thomas
Coleman 437
Individual (specific situation) Graduate student questions related to policy/procedures
Kelly Rulison
Coleman 437J
Individual (specific situation) graduate student questions related to your graduate experience (e.g., coursework)
Your advisor
Listed under current student section Check PHE faculty page

6. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience#4
Work smarter, not harder

7. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience#4
Work smarter, not harder
Resources:
Read Mind for Numbers (a book on learning how to learn)
Writing Center
Digital ACT (Action, Consultation, and Training) Studio
Your instructors

8. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience#3
Develop your professional and support networks
Lean on each other
Moral support
Professional support (feedback on drafts; study groups; ask questions)
Attend conferences / workshops
Introduce yourself to people while you are there
Meet with faculty outside of class (not just your instructors)

9. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience#2
Don’t let your schoolwork get in the way of your education:
It takes more than a 4.0 to get a job
Have a resume (MPH) / CV (PhD) and look for ALL ways to add to it
Work with faculty to gain experience
Do a quality internship (MPH)
Join a professional organization – APHA, SOPHE, ESG
Develop expertise across competencies
Volunteer in the community, department

10. Top 5 Things To Enhance Your UNCG Graduate Student Experience#1
Have Goals (but be open to change and take advantage of new opportunities)
What are your next steps after you graduate? For MPH students: What might you want to do for your internship?
Yes, start thinking about what you will do after you graduate today! It is not too soon
What skills do you need to get there and be successful?
Consider health educator and core public health competencies
Also consider 21st century skills, such as:
Communication skills
Team work and collaboration
Problem solving
Time management

11. Full-Time Students MPH Course Sequence (2-Years to Graduation)
Year 1 - Fall
Principles of Community Health Education (HEA 601)**
Community Health Analysis (HEA 603) **
Public Health Statistics (HEA 604) **
Environmental Health (HEA 608) **
Year 1 - Spring
Epidemiology (HEA 602) **
Community Health Interventions (HEA 609) **
Management of Community Health Organizations (HEA 612) **
Health Policy (HEA 645) **
Year 2 - Fall
Community Health Research and Evaluation (HEA 625) **
Applied Program Planning (HEA 648) **
Two Electives
Year 2 - Spring
Internship/Practicum (HEA 650) **
One Elective (Note: some students choose to complete their an elective during the summer between the first and second years in the program rather than during the same semester as their internship)

12. Part time Students MPH Course Sequence (>2 years to Graduation)
Year 1 - Fall: HEA 601** & HEA 604**
Year 1 - Spring: HEA 602** & HEA 645**
Year 1 - Summer: One Elective
Year 2 - Fall: HEA 603** & HEA 608**
Year 2 - Spring: HEA 609** & HEA 612**
Year 2 - Summer: Two Electives
Year 3 - Fall: HEA 625** & HEA 648**
Year 3 - Spring: HEA 650**

13. Part time Students MPH Course Sequence (>2 years to Graduation)
Year 1 - Fall
Principles of Community Health Education (HEA 601)**; Public Health Statistics (HEA 604) **
Year 1 - Spring
Epidemiology (HEA 602) **; Health Policy (HEA 645) **
Year 1 – Summer
One Elective
Year 2 - Fall
Community Health Analysis (HEA 603) **; Environmental Health (HEA 608) **
Year 2 - Spring
Community Health Interventions (HEA 609) **; Management of Community Health Organizations (HEA 612) **
Year 2 – Summer
Two Electives
Year 3 - Fall
Community Health Research and Evaluation (HEA 625) **; Applied Program Planning (HEA 648) **
Year 3 - Spring
Internship/Practicum (HEA 650) **

14. MPH program: Full-Time Students MPH Course Sequence, but with slow start (2-Years to Graduation)
Year 1 - Fall
Principles of Community Health Education (HEA 601)**
Community Health Analysis (HEA 603) **
Public Health Statistics (HEA 604) **
Year 1 - Spring
Epidemiology (HEA 602) **
Community Health Interventions (HEA 609) **
Management of Community Health Organizations (HEA 612) **
Health Policy (HEA 645) **
Year 1 – Summer
One Elective
Year 2 - Fall
Community Health Research and Evaluation (HEA 625) **
Applied Program Planning (HEA 648) **
Environmental Health (HEA 608) **
One Electives
Year 2 - Spring
Internship/Practicum (HEA 650) **

15. Work part-time or full-time?
For each hour you spend in class, you will likely have 3 hours outside of class
Full time students: 12 hours class time + 36 hours outside class = 48 hours
Part time students: 6 hours class time + 18 hours outside class = 24 hours
These estimates do not include professional experiences you should seek out: attending workshops, going to conferences, attending guest speakers, meeting with faculty, volunteering
Strongly recommend if working full-time, you go part-time in the program