MPH - Enhanced MCH Skills Program

Curriculum for the Enhanced MCH Skills Program (21 months/5 semesters): Students must complete a minimum of 61 semester credit hours:  19 as the MPH core curriculum (including the Integrative Experience), 15 as the Department's core curriculum, 6 as a field placement, 12-15 as emphasis area courses selected from the departments MPH student handbook in conjunction with the student's advisor, 6-9 as electives.  The field placement is full time, usually during the summer semester between the first and second years of the program.

Coursework		Credit Hours
MPH Core		19
BST 600	Biostatistics for Public Health	4
ENH 600	Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences	3
EPI 600	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
HB 600	Social and Behavioral Science Core	3
HCO 600	Introduction to Public Health Systems and Population-Based Health Programs	3
MCH 695	The Public Health Integrative Experience	3
MCH Core		15
MCH 600	Issues in MCH	3
MCH 601	Programs and Policies in MCH	3
MCH 605	Basic Research Methods for MCH Practitioners	3
MCH 609	Needs Assessment and Program Planning in MCH	3
HCO 618	Management Concepts in Public Health Programs	3
Emphasis Area Courses in
MCH Epidemiology/Analytical Skills Emphasis		15
Elective Courses		6
Internship/Fieldwork		6
MCH 661 Extended Fieldwork in MCH		6
Total		61
(OR)
Emphasis Area Courses in
MCH Program Administration/Policy/Advocacy Emphasis		15
Elective Courses		6
Internship/Fieldwork		6
MCH 661	Extended Fieldwork in MCH	6
Total		61
(OR)
International Health and Global Studies Emphasis
MPH Core		19
BST 600	Biostatistics for Public Health	4
ENH 600	Fundamentals of Environmental Health Sciences	3
EPI 600	Introduction to Epidemiology	3
HB 600	Social and Behavioral Science Core	3
HCO 600	Introduction to Public Health Systems and Population-Based Health Programs	3
MCH 695	The Public Health Integrative Experience	3
MCH Core		15
MCH 600	Issues in MCH	3
MCH 601	Programs and Policies in MCH	3
MCH 605	Basic Research Methods for MCH Practitioners	3
MCH 609	Needs Assessment and Program Planning in MCH	3
HCO 618	Management Concepts in Public Health Programs	3
MCH International Health and Global Studies Core		6
MCH 608	Project Planning and Evaluation	3
	(OR)
MCH 690	Advanced Leadership and Practice (with permission of both instructors)	3
MCH 617	Global Health: Principles and Practice (Required)	3
MCH International Health and Global Studies       (Selective/Electives)		9
ENH 602	Environmental Management	3
ENH 610	Environmental Disasters	3
ENH 630	Environmental Hygiene in Developing Countries	3
EPI 601	Vaccinology	3
EPI 604	Infectious Disease Control and Surveillance	3
EPI 608	Tropical Infectious Diseases	3
EPI 612	Nutritional Epidemiology	3
EPI 613	Nutrition, Immunity and Infections	3
EPI 621	AIDS/HIV and STD's	3
EPI 650/651	Global Perspectives on Disease Prevention and Control	6
HCO 673	Applied Global Child Health Policy	3
MCH 603/703	Reproductive Health	3
MCH 612	International Children's Rights	3
MCH 614	Public Health Demography	3
MCH 710	Perinatal Epidemiology	3
MCH 720	Comparative MCH	3
Other Public Health Elective Courses		9
MCH 601	Programs and Policies in MCH (recommended as one of the electives for students who will work in the U.S.)	3
Internship in International Setting		3
MCH 697	Internship	3
	Total	61

The MCH Epidemiology/Analytical Skills Emphasis area focuses on the enhancement of quantitative, qualitative, and data based analytical skills.  The emphasis area is designed for students interested in acquiring advanced research and evaluation skills that can be applied to the study and/or assessment of maternal and child health and related public health issues at the local, state, national and international levels in public and private organizations.

The MCH Program Administration/Policy/Advocacy Emphasis area focuses on the enhancement of skills needed in the planning, development, and implementation of programs and policy and advocacy-based activities.  The emphasis area is designed for students interested in acquiring advanced policy and advocacy skills that can be applied to maternal and child health and related public health issues at the local, state, national and international levels in public and private organizations.

The MCH International Health and Global Studies Emphasis area focuses on the enhancement of skills needed for work in international and resource poor settings.  The emphasis area is designed for students interested in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and monitor health status and health care utilization issues related to the health of children and their families; to plan, implement, evaluate and administer public health programs and policies; to undertake research, develop data systems and analyze data; and to advocate and promote essential policy development and change in international and resource poor settings across the globe.