MPH Program for Students Entering By Fall 2011

Curriculum

The program of academic study for an M.P.H. in the Sexuality and Health Track includes several components.  The courses described below are those that meet track requirements, as well as some electives offered by the Departments.  Complete descriptions appear in the Bulletin.  Students can use several online resources to research other University course offerings:

 

 

Public Health Core (required):  
P6103 Biostatistics
P6300 Environmental Health Sciences
P6400 Principles of Epidemiology
P6530 Issues and Approaches to Health Policy and Management
P6700 Introduction to Sociomedical Sciences

 

Substantive Courses (must take all):
P8605 Public Health Aspects of Reproductive Health
P8615 Current Issues in Sexual Health
P8616 Public Health Aspects of Adolescent Health
P8636 Theories and Perspectives on Sexuality and Health (SMS)

 

Method and Skills Courses (must take P8619 & three more courses; P8601 strongly recommended)
P8438 Epidemiology II: Design and Conduct of Observational Epidemiology
P8600 Pedagogy of Sexuality Education
P8601 Public Health Program Planning
P8614 Management of Health Care Organizations
P8619 Research Design and Data Collection: Service-based Research
P8623 Quantitative  Data Analysis
P8637 Qualitative Data Analysis
P8640 Methods in Program Evaluation
P8670 Training for Public Health Programs
P8691 Public Health Advocacy for Reproductive Health
P9692 Law, Policy and Human Rights

 

Required Practicum Seminar  
P8697 Sexuality and Health Practicum Seminar  1 credit


Electives Related to Sexual and Reproductive Health  
P8610 SRH and HIV/AIDS:  Clinical, Policy, and Program Perspectives
P8639 Gender Based Violence in Complex Emergencies
P8671 Globalization of Motherhood
P8673 Reproductive Health for Refugees and Other War-Affected Populations
P8675 A Systems Approach to Maternal Health

 

Electives Related to Program Skills
P8614 Management of Health Care Organizations
P8640 Quantitative Methods in Program Evaluation
P8670 Training for Public Health Programs