Graduate Minor in Maternal and Child Health
About the Graduate Minor
The Maternal and Child Health graduate minor is designed to prepare students for work to improve the health of women, children, adolescents and families. The minor takes a life-course perspective and focuses on areas such as global health, women's reproductive health, perinatal epidemiology, children and youth with special health care needs, autism spectrum disorders, family-centered maternal and pediatric care, breast feeding, nutrition, health communication, program evaluation, health disparities, the role of technology in health care, and maternal and child health policy.
Students accepted into this minor program will be assigned a faculty advisor from the school’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program, a multidisciplinary coalition of faculty, community partners and students with backgrounds in community health and prevention, health management and policy, epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, nursing, nutrition, social work, medicine and technology – based on mutual student and faculty interest. Students accepted into the MCH graduate minor program are designated as MCH Catalyst trainees as the MCH minor is a component of the HRSA/MCH MCH Public Health Catalyst Training Program at the Dornsife School of Public Health.
Students develop skills in critical thinking, application and analysis of maternal and child health issues through achieving nationally recognized MCH Leadership Competencies. As MCH Catalyst trainees, students in this program will also be afforded additional MCH opportunities both within Drexel and nationally through HRSA/MCHB. Graduates of this training program are poised for entry into the maternal and child health work force or related doctoral programs.
Admission Requirements
- The graduate minor in maternal and child health is open to all graduate students at Drexel University.
- Students must have permission from their academic advisor to enroll in the MCH minor.
- There are NO pre-requisites required for this minor.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses: * | ||
| CHP 517 | Overview of Maternal and Child Health | 3.0 |
| CHP 518 | Global Issues in Maternal and Child Health | 3.0 |
| Electives (students must select two courses from the list below): | 6.0 | |
| Multicultural Competence in Community Health and Prevention | ||
| Community Organizing and Community Assessment for Health and Wellness | ||
| Theory and Practice in Health Communication | ||
| Outcomes Assessment of Community Health and Prevention | ||
| Research with Rare, Stigmatized and Hidden Populations | ||
| LGBT Health Disparities | ||
| Intersectional Perspectives | ||
| Overview of Issues in Global Health | ||
| Healthy Housing & Built Environment | ||
| Environmental Health in Vulnerable Populations | ||
| Epidemiology for Public Health Practice | ||
| Perinatal Epidemiology | ||
| Design and Analysis of Epidemiological Studies | ||
| Evolution of United States Health Policy | ||
| Legal Aspects of Public Health | ||
| Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic | ||
| Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice | ||
| Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class | ||
| Issues in United States Health Policy | ||
| Public Health Advocacy and Activism | ||
| Management of Healthcare Outcomes | ||
| Change Management in Public Health | ||
| Public Health Funding & Program Development | ||
| Coordinating a Population's Care | ||
| Public Health Informatics | ||
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Additional Information
Mary Carty
Senior Program Manager
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
267-359-6205
mgc24@drexel.edu or mch@drexel.edu
