Public Health MPH
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Master of Public Health
Generalist Track
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| or BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 303-0 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| PUB_HLTH 304-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| or BIOSTAT 301-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Intermediate Level Course Requirement | |
| PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| or PUB_HLTH 422-0 | Intermediate Epidemiology |
| Methodology Requirement | |
| One of the following courses in addition to one of the Intermediate level courses listed above: | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health | |
| Basic Decision Analysis and Models of Medical Decision Making | |
| Health Services Research Design & Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment | |
| Survey Design & Methodology | |
| Qualitative Research Methods | |
| Advanced Decision Analysis | |
| Advanced Methods in Quantitative Analysis | |
| Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials | |
| Electives | |
| 8 units | |
Master of Public Health
Community Health Research & Evaluation Concentration
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| or BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 303-0 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| PUB_HLTH 304-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| or BIOSTAT 301-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 317-0 | Seminar in Community Health Research |
| PUB_HLTH 318-0 | Seminar in Community Health Research II |
| PUB_HLTH 319-0 | Seminar in Community Health Research III |
| PUB_HLTH 320-0 | Community Engaged Research |
| PUB_HLTH 323-0 | Health Equity |
| PUB_HLTH 411-0 | Assessment, Planning & Evaluation in Community Health |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Intermediate Level Course Requirement | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Methodology Requirement | |
| One of the following courses in addition to one of the Intermediate level courses listed above: | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health | |
| Basic Decision Analysis and Models of Medical Decision Making | |
| Health Services Research Design & Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment | |
| Survey Design & Methodology | |
| Qualitative Research Methods | |
| Advanced Decision Analysis | |
| Community Health Selective | |
| One of the following: | |
| Global Tobacco: Control and Prevention | |
| Injury and Violence Prevention | |
| Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Principles and Application | |
| Public Health Law: Promoting Healthy Youth Development | |
| Introduction to Maternal Child Health | |
| Electives | |
| 3 units | |
Master of Public Health
Data Science Concentration
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| BIOSTAT 306-0 | R Programming (Core and Required Courses) |
| BIOSTAT 445-0 | Data Science for Clinical, Translational, and Population Researchers |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 303-0 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| PUB_HLTH 304-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 422-0 | Intermediate Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 425-0 | Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health |
| PUB_HLTH 441-0 | Ethical Issues in Clinical Research |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Data Science seminar and new courses in data visualization and statistical learning to be added | |
| Electives 1.5 units | |
Master of Public Health
Epidemiology Concentration
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| BIOSTAT 301-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| BIOSTAT 401-0 | Intermediate Epidemiology |
| BIOSTAT 501-0 | Advanced Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| or BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 303-0 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| PUB_HLTH 305-0 | Programming for Statistical Analysis |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Methodology Requirement | |
| One of the following courses: | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health | |
| Basic Decision Analysis and Models of Medical Decision Making | |
| Health Services Research Design & Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment | |
| Survey Design & Methodology | |
| Qualitative Research Methods | |
| Advanced Decision Analysis | |
| Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials | |
| Epidemiology Selective | |
| Select two of the following: | |
| Infection Disease Epidemiology and Prevention | |
| Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology | |
| Cancer Epidemiology | |
| Electives | |
| 3 units | |
Master of Public Health
Global Health Concentration
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| or BIOSTAT 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 303-0 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| PUB_HLTH 304-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| or BIOSTAT 301-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 387-0 | Seminar in Global Health I |
| PUB_HLTH 388-0 | Seminar in Global Health II |
| PUB_HLTH 389-0 | Seminar in Global Health III |
| PUB_HLTH 390-0 | Introduction to International Public Health |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| PUB_HLTH 430-0 | Global Health Research Practicum |
| PUB_HLTH 490-0 | Advanced Global Public Health |
| or PUB_HLTH 391-0 | Global Health Care Service Delivery |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Methodology Requirement | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Select 1 in addition to an intermediate course listed above | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health | |
| Basic Decision Analysis and Models of Medical Decision Making | |
| Health Services Research Design & Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment | |
| Survey Design & Methodology | |
| Qualitative Research Methods | |
| Advanced Decision Analysis | |
| Global Health Selective | |
| Select two of the following: | |
| Global Tobacco: Control and Prevention | |
| Introduction to Health and Human Rights | |
| Infection Disease Epidemiology and Prevention | |
| Introduction to Maternal Child Health | |
| Global Bioethics | |
| Biomedicine and Culture | |
| International Perspectives on Mental Health | |
| Biomedicine and World History | |
| Supervised Global Health Research | |
| Qualitative Research Methods in Global Health | |
| War and Public Health | |
| Special Topics in Global Health | |
| Electives | |
| 2 units | |
Master of Public Health
Maternal Child Health Concentration
Total Units Required: 16
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 303-0 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| PUB_HLTH 304-0 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 448-0 | Introduction to Maternal Child Health |
| PUB_HLTH 453-0 Seminar in Maternal Child Health | |
| PUB_HLTH 451-0 Advanced Topics in Maternal Child Health | |
| PUB_HLTH 452-0 Maternal Child Mental Health | |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 420-0 | Introduction to US Health Care System |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Intermediate Level Course Requirement | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Methodology Requirement | |
| One of the following courses in addition to one of the Intermediate level courses listed above: | |
| Program Evaluation | |
| Intermediate Biostatistics | |
| Intermediate Epidemiology | |
| Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health | |
| Health Services Research Design & Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment | |
| Survey Design & Methodology | |
| Qualitative Research Methods | |
| Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials | |
| Electives | |
| 3 units | |