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, perinatal epidemiology, children and youth with special health care needs, autism spectrum disorders, family-centered maternal and pediatric care, breast feeding, 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 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, rehabilitation sciences, social work, medicine and technology – based on mutual student and faculty interest. Students develop skills in critical thinking, application and analysis of maternal and child health issues to be 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 | ||
| Design and Analysis of Epidemiological Studies | ||
| Management of Healthcare Outcomes | ||
| Public Health Advocacy and Activism | ||
| Change Management in Public Health | ||
| Evolution of United States Health Policy | ||
| Issues in United States Health Policy | ||
| Public Health Funding & Program Development | ||
| Coordinating a Population's Care | ||
| Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class | ||
| Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic | ||
| Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice | ||
| Legal Aspects of Public Health | ||
| Public Health Informatics | ||
| Public Health in Developing Countries | ||
| Globalization, Development and Comparative Health Systems | ||
| Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health | ||
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Additional Information
Patience Ajoff-Foster, MS
Program Manager
pna24@drexel.edu
267-359-6036
