Career
Opportunities

 

Admissions Requirements

 

Courses in the
Program

 
 

Core
Competencies
 
 
 


Courses in the Program
 
Urban Public Health
Course Areas
Courses
Units
Public Health Core
  • Principles of Epidemiology (3)
  • Principles of Biostatistics (3)
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3)
  • Environmental Health and Safety (3)
  • Health Services Administration (3)
15
Urban Public Health Specialization Courses
  • Urban Health Problems and Issues (3)
  • Urban Health Policy and Politics (3)
  • Health Disparities (3)
  • Community Organization for Urban Health (3)
  • Program Design and Evaluation (3)
  • Consumer Health Advocacy (3)
21
 
  • Consumer Health Advocacy (3)
  • Geographic Information Systems (3)
Pending approval
  • Health Promotion (3)
  • Health Education (3)
  • HIV (3)
  • International Health (3)
6
Urban Public Health Practicum
  • Urban Public Health Practicum (3)
3
Culminating Experience
  • Urban Public Health Capstone Project (3)
3
TOTAL UNITS
42
   
 
Schedule of Courses for the Urban Public Health MPH Program for Two Cohort Options
 
 
Session 4-Trimester Cohort 7-Trimester Cohort
Course
Units
Course
Units
1. Fall UPH 501 Principles of Epidemiology UPH 502 Principles of Biostatistics UPH 509 Geographic Information Systems UPH 511 Consumer Health Advocacy
12
UPH 501 Principles of Epidemiology UPH 502 Principles of Biostatistics
6
2. Spring UPH 503 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health UPH 513 Urban Health Problems and Issues UPH 504 Environmental Health and Safety UPH 505 Health Services Administration
12
UPH 503 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health UPH 513 Urban Health Problems and Issues
6
3. Summer UPH 550 Health Disparities UPH 552 Community Organization for Urban Health UPH 553 Program Design and Evaluation UPH 555 Urban Health Policy and Politics
12
UPH 550 Health Disparities UPH 552 Community Organization for Urban Health
6
4. Fall UPH 596 Urban Public Health Practicum UPH 597 Urban Public Health Capstone Project
6
UPH 509 Geographic Information Systems UPH 511, Consumer Health Advocacy
6
5. Spring None.
UPH 504 Environmental Health and Safety UPH 505 Health Services Administration
6
6. Summer None.
UPH 553 Program Design and Evaluation UPH 555 Urban Health Policy and Politics
6
7. Fall None.
UPH 596 Urban Public Health Practicum UPH 597 Urban Public Health Capstone Project
6
Total  
42
 
42
   
 
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