Graduate Minor in Maternal and Child Health
About the Graduate Minor
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) graduate minor is designed to prepare students for work to improve the health of individuals who identify as women, infants, children, adolescents, and families. The minor takes a life-course perspective and focuses on areas such as MCH policy and advocacy, global health, health equity, cultural competency, reproductive health, perinatal epidemiology, adolescent health, LGBTQ+ health, children and youth with special health care needs, family-centered maternal and pediatric care, breast feeding, nutrition, health communication, program evaluation, and health disparities.
Students in this minor program will be assigned a faculty advisor from the school’s 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, and medicine based on mutual student and faculty interest. Students in the MCH graduate minor program are designated as MCH Catalyst Trainees through the MCH Public Health Catalyst Training Program at the Dornsife School of Public Health. This training program is supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Opportunities for MCH Trainees include learning and social opportunities with others interested in MCH, mentorship, MCH career networking events, student leadership positions in the MCH student groups, MCH research and service opportunities, participation in national MCH internships and conferences, networking opportunities with MCH professionals and trainees across the country, and an array of MCH-focused events including MCH Speaker Series, Journal Clubs, Leadership Workshops/Projects, and Symposia.
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 MCH workforce or related doctoral programs.
Admission Requirements
Graduate minors are designed to complement students' training by providing basic knowledge in topics outside their primary discipline. All matriculated graduate students in quarter programs are eligible to enroll.
Students must receive approval from their home program and the Dornsife School of Public Health and complete the necessary paperwork with the DSPH Academic Advising Team.
Program Requirements
| Required Course | ||
| CHP 517 | Overview of Maternal and Child Health | 3.0 |
| Selective | ||
| Select from the list below: | 3.0 | |
| Global Issues in Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Maternal & Child Health Policy | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select from the list below: | 6.0 | |
| Community Engagement in Public Health Practice & Research | ||
| Maternal Health: Problem Solving | ||
| Global Issues in Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Methodology and Methods for Health Equity Research: The Health of Black Communities | ||
| Overview of Issues in Global Health | ||
| Case Studies in Global Health | ||
| Multicultural Competence in Community Health and Prevention | ||
| Community Organizing and Community Assessment for Health and Wellness | ||
| Theory and Practice of Health Communication | ||
| Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | ||
| Research with Rare, Stigmatized and Hidden Populations | ||
| Intersectional Perspectives | ||
| Sexual Orientations And Health | ||
| Genders And Sexes And Health | ||
| Qualitative Research in Community Health | ||
| Ensuring Healthy and Sustainable Environments for Children | ||
| Healthy Housing & Built Environment | ||
| Epidemiology for Public Health Practice | ||
| Perinatal Epidemiology | ||
| Design and Analysis of Epidemiological Studies | ||
| Evolution of United States Health Policy | ||
| Legal Aspects of Public Health | ||
| Maternal & Child Health Policy | ||
| Health Disparities: Systemic, Structural, Environmental & Economic | ||
| Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice | ||
| Violence, Trauma and Adversity in Public Health | ||
| Public Health and the Complexity of Mental Health Policy: Exploring Past, Present, and Future | ||
| Public Health Advocacy and Activism | ||
| Management of Healthcare Outcomes | ||
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Additional Information
For more information about this graduate minor, please contact:
DSPH Academic Advising Team
Office of Education
dsphadvising@drexel.edu
Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health website and the MCH Program webpage.