Public health is a broad discipline and the standard degree provides a general course conferring generic competencies. To accommodate more focused competencies the College of Medicine allows concentration of study into five special interest areas. To major a student should complete 30 elective credits and a dissertation in their chosen specialty area, the completion of which will be noted as majoring in the speciality in the student transcript. Completion of 30 credits in the chosen specialty area, will be noted as minoring in the speciality in the student transcript.
The six special interest study areas and the required modules are listed below:
| Field of Study | A choice of 30 credits from these elective modules |
| Bioethics | MPH613a, 613b*, 613c, 613d, 613e*, 613f, 613g, 613h, |
| Health Management | MPH612, 617*, 618*,619, 626*, 629, 630, 632*,, 642*, 643, 648, 649a, 649b |
| Reproductive health | MPH 610, 625, 627, 628, 631, 634, 646 |
| Epidemiology | MPH 623, 644a, 644b ,MEP611*, 612*, 613*, 614* |
| Nutrition | MPH 635a*, 635b*, 635c, 635d, 635e, 635f, 635g* |
| Health Informatics | MPH615a*, 615b*, 616a*, 616b* |
* Module carries 10 credits
All other modules carry 5 credits
Candidates may elect to major and must register their intention when making their elective module choices in the first six months of the course. To take a major specialty course the dissertation must be in the specialty and supervised by a member of faculty from that specialty.