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MPH Field Placement

This course allows the student to work with an organization that contributes to the health of a community. By completing an Action Learning Project for the organization, the student will provide a valuable service and gain competency in multiple areas of public health.

The Field Placement should be taken as one of the last courses in the MPH program, and it requires a significant amount of preparation. The student is expected to begin planning more than four months before enrolling in the course.  A Timeline of Responsibilities (PDF) lists activities and deadlines several semesters in advance.

This website describes the course and its responsibilities in detail.  For further information, please contact the Program Coordinator via email to mph@mcw.edu or by phone at 414-456-4510.

Explanatory Presentations

Provides PDF presentations explaining various aspects of the Field Placement

Background

Outlines the purpose and objectives and describes the major component of the Field Placement – the Action Learning Project; also explains the course’s relationship to the Capstone Project

Preparation

Explains the requirements for various credit hours (2, 3 or 4); outlines the prerequisites of the Field Placement, and describes the first steps of the planning process, which should be completed four months prior to enrolling in the course

Site Selection

Describes the criteria the student should consider in selecting a site and provides access to a list of sites at which previous students have completed their Field Placements; also outlines the proposal, which should be completed at least six weeks prior to enrolling in the course

Responsibilities

Outlines the role and responsibilities of each of the persons involved in the Field Placement: the student, Site Preceptor, Faculty Advisor, and Program Coordinator

Products & Evaluation

Explains the final products the student will generate: monthly Field Placement Log, Action Learning Project Summary Report, and PowerPoint Presentation; also describes how the student will be evaluated

Waiver

Describes the unique circumstances under which a student may request a waiver from the Field Placement requirement

Forms

Provides PDF and DOC or e-form versions of each of the forms that must be completed by the student, Site Preceptor, and Faculty Advisor; also offers access to printable documents, such as the handbook and responsibility checklists, as well as samples of completed forms

Previous Projects

Offers PPT and PDF presentations of previous students' Field Placement projects

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