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 Curriculum
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Public
health professionals in the twenty first century will need to understand
and work with other disciplines and demonstrate proficiencies in technical,
managerial, communications and advocacy skills. To prepare our students
for these positions, we have developed an innovative curriculum in
which students from all three tracks take required public health (PH)
courses together, in addition to community health education and elective
requirements. Students have the option to take elective courses in
other departments such as urban planning, anthropology, nursing, geography
and sociology.
Courses
emphasize both the theoretical foundations of public health and its
practical application. Urban Public Health faculty have graduate degrees
in different disciplines. In addition to teaching, faculty are actively
involved in research and community work, enabling them to to familiarize
students with diverse approaches to studying and solving public health
problems. Faculty also assist students to develop the writing and
computer skills needed for professional achievement.
Courses
meet once a week. Students can attend full-time (12 or more credits
per semester) or part-time. Each course is 3 credits. Most students
complete the degree in 2 to 4 years, depending on their work schedule.
Students must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA to remain in good academic
standing.
The
Comhe MPH program consists of 16 courses (48 credits) and a non-credit
Capstone Seminar or, for qualified students, master's essay. The MPH
design of study:
- 18
credits in Public Health: one year of biostatistics & epidemiology,
one semester of health care administration, environmental health
and safety, and principles of urban public health, and a seminar
in public health and public policy.
- 15
credits in Community Health Education: community health assessment,
community health interventions, community organizing for health,
health program planning and funding,
- 9
credits in electives, including courses in infectious diseases,
immigrant health, women's health, nutrition, reproductive health/sexuality,
occupational/environmental health, health care administration, gerontology,
international health, GIS.
- 6
units (the equivalent of three months full time) of supervised fieldwork.
- Culminating
seminar in which students complete a project based on their fieldwork
and knowledge and skills attained through coursework. The project
may include policy development, research, development of training
or community program, etc. There is an option to do a master's essay
in lieu of the Capstone for students with a 3.8 GPA or higher. The
essay and capstone are not credit bearing.
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