Master of Public Health (MPH) in Urban Health Disparities
The MPH degree at 皇家华人 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 Title | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | MPH 502 | Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health | 3 |
| MPH 511 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | |
| MPH 521 | Environmental Determinants of Health | 3 | |
| Total Semester Units | 9 | ||
| Semester 2 | MPH 512 | Principles of Biostatistics | 3 |
| MPH 522 | Social and Behavioral Theories in Public Health | 3 | |
| MPH 523 | Health Policy and Management | 3 | |
| Total Semester Units | 9 | ||
| Semester 3 | MPH 524 | Community Engagement in Public Health | 3 |
| MPH 581 | Research Methods | 3 | |
| MPH 590 | Applied Practice Experience (APE) | 3 | |
| Total Semester Units | 9 | ||
| Semester 4 | MPH 513 | Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| MPH 526 | Health Communication & Data Visualization | 3 | |
| MPH 527 | Race, Cultural Competency and Health | 3 | |
| Total Semester Units | 9 | ||
| Semester 5 | MPH 585 | Global Health Disparities | 3 |
| MPH 595 | Integrative 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 Units | 9 |