CHS Culminating Experience Requirements Updated 3/11/2008 The Department of Community Health MPH programs are designed to prepare students to be front line public health practitioners thus community experience and exposure is vital to all our programs. The curriculum for the MPH degree breaks down into four areas: school core requirements, department core requirements, section requirements, and electives. Please follow the hyperlinks for the Course Requirements specific to each Program. All students in the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine have to complete a 200 hour Practicum, and the Practicum handbook provides all relevant information. The Department of Community Health Sciences requires a minimum of 200 contact hours. The practicum report should thoroughly and completely describe your practicum experience and is focused on your assessment of your learning through this experience. The advisor works with each student to develop measurable learning objectives prior to their practicum experience. Self assessment and reflection as well as assessment of teams, peers and supervisors are important skills in future public health leaders. The Department of Community Health Sciences requires a Community Health Project Thesis as the MPH student’s Culminating Experience. The Community Health Thesis Project will enhance professional leadership, growth and development of graduates of our masters programs. This thesis project has three components: a) 100 hours on a community project beyond the 200 hours required for the Practicum. b) The thesis document should include a literature review of related context and theory and the application of the community project to the literature. It is imperative that the perspective of the thesis document is evidence-based community public health. c) The final requirement of the Community Health Thesis Project is a public presentation of your result in the form of an APHA-grade poster. The posters will be presented at the biannual Open House in the Community Health Department where all graduating students’ posters are presented; community partners, preceptors, current and former students are invited. All students in a dual major masters program shared between two departments in the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will have to complete the Culminating Experience requirements of both departments. Thesis Requirements (pdf document) | 
