Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from University of Illinois Springfield’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MPH coursework.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MPH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 9 MPH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 28 more MPH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on MPH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
HMS Core Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Social Determinants of Health (Required)4 required
HMS Elective Courses12 required
Select three courses from one of the following concentrations3 required
Alcohol and Substance Abuseall required
Child and Family Studiesall required
Gerontologyall required
Nursing Home Administrationall required
Social Service Administration2 required · verify with the official sheet
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in MPH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
3 courses deep, ending at MPH 529
2 courses deep, ending at MPH 508
2 courses deep, ending at MPH 512
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
All MPH courses in the UIS catalog
Grade medians are for verified students. Sign in with your school email to see them.
Use your school emailNo section schedule with instructor names for MPH yet.
No clubs or organizations on record under MPH yet.
This shows once five students share their club memberships.
MPH does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the UIS campus feed.