Community Health and Prevention MPH
Major: Community Health and Prevention
Degrees Awarded: Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 56.0
Co-op Option: None
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2212
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9111; 21-1091; 21-1094
About the Program
Students in the Master of Public Health in Community Health and Prevention program learn about the major drivers of community health, the methods to improve health through meaningful partnerships with community stakeholders, and will obtain the skills to design, implement and evaluate public health interventions. Faculty in the Community Health and Prevention department focus on a range of topics including public health ethics, the individual, social and structural determinants of health, health behavior theories and the implementation and evaluation of public health interventions and policies. Students are trained in the application of mixed methods – the use of both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection and analysis – to understand, promote and sustain community health. Classroom and practical experiences will foster the development of practical skills relevant to obtaining a career in public health upon graduation. Graduates from this program move on to design, implement, manage and evaluate health promotion programs and policies. They are leaders in health education, community organization and advocacy efforts that promote the health of communities in domestic and global settings
Major Competencies
- Use appropriate qualitative and quantitative mixed-methods for community-oriented research design
- Conduct community-engaged public health research and practice that recognizes intersectional perspectives from theory in response to multi-dimensional processes
- Create a community health program implementation and evaluation plan that is ethical, socially just, and culturally responsive
- Partner with communities to contextually assess health problems and propose solutions to public health issues and inequities that recognize the role of power
- Advocate for human rights-based values in public health research, practice, and policy
Additional Information
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Additional information can be found on the Dornsife School of Public Health website, including admissions criteria and how to apply.
Degree Requirements
Core Courses | ||
BST 571 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 |
EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
Major Courses | ||
CHP 500 | Behavior and Social Change Theories | 3.0 |
CHP 501 | Community Engagement in Public Health Practice & Research | 3.0 |
CHP 503 | Multi-Method Data Analysis in Community Health & Prevention | 3.0 |
CHP Depth (Select Two) | 6.0 | |
Design and Grant Writing for Community Health Programs | ||
Outcomes and Impact Evaluation | ||
Theory and Practice in Health Communication | ||
Process Monitoring and Outcomes Evaluation for Community Health Programs | ||
Applied Practical Experience | ||
PBHL 500 | Practical Experience for the Master of Public Health | 0.0 |
Integrative Learning Experience | ||
CHP 750 | Integrative Learning Experience in Community Health & Prevention I | 3.0 |
CHP 751 | Integrative Learning Experience in Community Health & Prevention II | 3.0 |
Methods Elective * | 3.0 | |
Select one: | ||
Introduction to Statistical Computing | ||
Survival Data Analysis | ||
Applied Multivariate Analysis | ||
Intermediate Biostatistics I | ||
Overview of Issues in Global Health | ||
Research Methods for Community Health and Prevention | ||
Qualitative Research in Community Health | ||
Community Based Participatory Research | ||
Measuring Health | ||
Quantitative Risk Analysis for Environmental Health | ||
Epidemiology of Cancer | ||
Infectious Disease Epidemiology | ||
Perinatal Epidemiology | ||
Intermediate Epidemiology | ||
Introduction to GIS for Public Health | ||
Methods in Implementation Science | ||
Electives** | 15.0 | |
Total Credits | 56.0 |
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Students can take a methods class at the master's or doctoral level from across the university. Additional classes may count with program approval. 800-level courses may require professor's permission.
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Students choose from any BST, CHP, EOH, EPI, HMP, or PBHL course from the 500-999 level. Students can take additional 500-level or above electives across the university as long as they meet prerequisite and restriction requirements. Students can contact their faculty mentor to discuss elective options. Students can use elective credits to further focus their academic work by completing a graduate minor.
Sample Plan of Study (MPH)
12-Month (4-Quarter) Full-Time
Summer | Credits | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BST 571 | 3.0 | ||||||
EPI 570 | 3.0 | ||||||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | ||||||
PBHL 511 | 4.0 | ||||||
14 | |||||||
First Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
CHP 500 | 3.0 | CHP 501 | 3.0 | CHP 503 | 3.0 | ||
HMP 505 | 3.0 | CHP 750 | 3.0 | CHP 751 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 500 | 0.0 | Depth/Method/Electives | 9.0 | Depth/Method/Electives | 6.0 | ||
Depth/Method/Electives | 9.0 | ||||||
15 | 15 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 56 |
18-Month (5-Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BST 571 | 3.0 | CHP 501 | 3.0 | CHP 503 | 3.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
CHP 500 | 3.0 | EPI 570 | 3.0 | HMP 505 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | Depth/Methods/Electives | 6.0 | ||
10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
CHP 750 | 3.0 | CHP 751 | 3.0 | ||||
Depth/Methods/Electives | 9.0 | Depth/Methods/Electives | 9.0 | ||||
12 | 12 | ||||||
Total Credits 56 |
21-Month (6-Quarter) Full-Time
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BST 571 | 3.0 | CHP 501 | 3.0 | CHP 503 | 3.0 | PBHL 500 | 0.0 |
CHP 500 | 3.0 | EPI 570 | 3.0 | HMP 505 | 3.0 | ||
PBHL 510 | 4.0 | PBHL 511 | 4.0 | Depth/Methods/Electives | 3.0 | ||
10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Depth/Methods/Electives | 9.0 | CHP 750 | 3.0 | CHP 751 | 3.0 | ||
Depth/Methods/Electives | 6.0 | Depth/Methods/Electives | 6.0 | ||||
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
Total Credits 56 |