Students in this concentration will develop skills and competencies to be successful in public health including:

• Assess the health status of populations, to identify determinants of health or illness, or to ascertain factors influencing the use of health services. Apply descriptive and analytic epidemiology to population-based research, and develop disease control and prevention programs in conjunction with the community.
• Develop disease control or prevention programs in conjunction with the community.
• Specify approaches for assessing, preventing, or controlling environmental and occupational hazards that pose risks to human health and safety.
• Design, implement or evaluate public health programs and policies within a socio-ecological framework.
• Assess how population health is influenced by the role by human right concerns and ethical dilemmas.

In addition to the general Master of Public Health course requirements, students will take both concentration-specific courses and electives:

• History of Public Health in America
• Communitology
• Social Justice in Public Health and Medicine
• Current Topics in Public Health
• LGB/TGD/Q+ Health: Research, Policies, and Best Practices
• Public Health Lab
• Health and Human Rights: Human Rights Abuses, Torture, and Its Consequences

Remaining credits are accrued through electives, seminars, and independent study. The concentration advisor should be consulted early to plan ahead for the completion of the MPH degree requirements. Refer to the General Public Health Checklist for a full list of courses.