Courses

Master of Public Health (MPH) in Urban Health Disparities

The MPH degree at CDU is a five-semester, minimum 45-credit hour, competency-based curriculum Students are admitted to the program in the Fall semester only under a fulltime cohort model. The MPH program accepts up to 25 students per cohort per year.

Role and Qualifications

Students must successfully complete (a final grade of 80% or better) a total of fifteen 3-unit MPH courses in 5 semesters for degree completion – 14 required MPH courses and one (1) elective, for a total of 45 semester units. MPH electives are offered in Spring 2, the last semester before degree completion. 

MPH classes are scheduled for 3-4 days per week from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. during Fall and Spring semesters, and from 6 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. during the summer semester.  

Curriculum

The following course sequence is required for this curriculum of study.

Course No.Course TitleUnits
Semester 1MPH 502Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health3
MPH 511Principles of Epidemiology3
MPH 521Environmental Determinants of Health3
Total Semester Units9
Semester 2MPH 512Principles of Biostatistics3
MPH 522Social and Behavioral Theories in Public Health3
MPH 523Health Policy and Management3
Total Semester Units9
Semester 3MPH 524Community Engagement in Public Health3
MPH 581Research Methods3
MPH 590Applied Practice Experience (APE)3
Total Semester Units9
Semester 4MPH 513Program Planning and Evaluation3
MPH 526Health Communication & Data Visualization3
MPH 527Race, Cultural Competency and Health3
Total Semester Units9
Semester 5MPH 585Global Health Disparities3
MPH 595Integrative Learning Experience (ILE)3
MPH Elective
MPH 530
MPH 582
MPH 583
MPH 584
MPH 599		Select one course:
Conversations on Health and Politics
PH Thesis
Grant Proposal
Global Health Studies-Cuban Health System Model
Independent PH Research		3
Total Semester Units9