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Twin Cities Campus
Maternal and Child Health M.P.H.School of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, D305 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500; fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-SSC@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
While the name of the program, Maternal and Child Health (MCH), may suggest that a focus only on mothers and children, the M.P.H. in maternal and child health program is dedicated to improving the health of youth and families too. The program is especially interested in socially vulnerable populations and the environments, behaviors, and policies that affect their long-term health and well-being.
Students come from a variety of backgrounds, but share a common interest in social justice and public health principles. Graduates quickly assume leadership roles in non-profit organizations, research settings, state and local public health agencies, and healthcare organizations.
The program has a standard, on-campus curriculum (with the option of an epidemiology emphasis) and an online curriculum.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
At least one year's work or volunteer experience in a clinical, community-based, public health or managed-care agency/program that focuses on women, children, adolescents, and/or families.
Basic understanding of physiological and/or psychological human development as demonstrated by coursework, experience, and/or referenced readings.
Applicants to the online track must hold either an advanced degree (M.S., M.D., M.A., M.S.W., etc.) or have 3-5 years of experience directly related to maternal and child health.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires
36 to 42
major credits and
10 to 22
credits outside the major.
The final exam is oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project:Students may choose from four options for the M.P.H. project. The choice of options should be decided in consultation with their adviser. The options are:
1. Research project
2. Technical report
3. Critical literature review project
4. Research proposal
Students with an M.C.H. epidemiology emphasis are encouraged to select the research report or the research proposal.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Standard or Epidemiology Emphasis
Standard Curriculum
The standard curriculum is for students without advanced degrees or who have limited professional experience. Students complete a minimum of 48 credits in two years.
Scientific Basis courses (8 credits)
PUBH 6600 - Topics: Maternal and Child Health
(0.5-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6605 - Sexual, Reproductive, and Perinatal Public Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6606 - Children's Health: Life Course and Equity Perspectives
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6607 - Adolescent Health: Issues, Programs, and Policies
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6613 - Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6675 - Women's Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6902 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6903 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
Methodological and Analytical Skills (7-14 credits)
PUBH 6034 - Evaluation I: Concepts
(3.0 cr)
Select 3 courses from the following list:
PUBH 6035 - Evaluation II: Planning & Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6343 - Epidemiologic Methods III
(4.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6344 - Completing the Integrative Learning Experience: Secondary Data Analysis
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6415 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6617 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6705 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6910 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
Management and Communication Skills (1 credit).
PUBH 6673 - Grant Writing for Public Health
(1.0 cr)
Policy & Advocacy Skills (2 credits).
PUBH 6630 - Foundations of Maternal and Child Health Leadership
(3.0 cr)
Select one course from the following list:
PUBH 6066 - Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6074 - Mass Communication and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6078 - Public Health Policy as a Prevention Strategy
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6634 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6272 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6760 Healthcare Finance (2).
Public Health Core Courses (14-16 credits).
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
-OR-
Epidemiology Emphasis Curriculum
Students admitted into the two-year program also have the option of completing their M.P.H. in maternal and child health with an epidemiology emphasis. This emphasis was created to meet the increasing local, state, and national demands for MCH epidemiologists. It allows students to develop quantitative expertise in MCH content areas.
The MCH program is in our Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, consistently ranked as one of the top epidemiology departments in the United States.
Scientific Basis of MCH Epi Courses (6 credits)
Select one course from the following list:
PUBH 6605 - Sexual, Reproductive, and Perinatal Public Health
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6675 - Women's Health
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6600 - Topics: Maternal and Child Health
(0.5-4.0 cr)
Select one course from the following list:
PUBH 6381 - Genetics in Public Health in the Age of Precision Medicine
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6386 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6387 - Cancer Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
Select one course from the following list:
PUBH 6606 - Children's Health: Life Course and Equity Perspectives
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6607 - Adolescent Health: Issues, Programs, and Policies
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6613 - Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6902 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6903 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
Methodological and Analytical Skills (13 credits)
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6343 - Epidemiologic Methods III
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6390 - Topics: Epidemiology
(0.5-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
Management and Communication Skills (1 credit)
PUBH 6673 - Grant Writing for Public Health
(1.0 cr)
Policy and Advocacy Skills (5-6 credits)
PUBH 6630 - Foundations of Maternal and Child Health Leadership
(3.0 cr)
Select one course from the following list:
PUBH 6066 - Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6074 - Mass Communication and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6078 - Public Health Policy as a Prevention Strategy
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6634 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Public Health Core Courses (15 credits)
Students may take 6102 instead of 6101 or 6741 instead of 6742.
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Master's Project and Field Experience (4 credits)
PUBH 7694 - Integrative Learning Experience: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-4.7 cr)
PUBH 7696 - Applied Practice Experience: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Electives
Electives to total 48 credits.
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Online
Required Coursework
Scientific Basis of MCH (5 credits)
Scientific Basis of MCH (5 credits).
PUBH 6600 - Topics: Maternal and Child Health
(0.5-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6606 - Children's Health: Life Course and Equity Perspectives
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6613 - Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6902 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6903 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Methodologial and Analytical Skills (5 credits)
Methodologial and Analytical Skills (5 credits). Select a minimum of three additional credits. These credits should be chosen with consultation of an advisor.
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
Management and Communication Skills (6 credits)
Management and Communication Skills (6 credits). These credits should be chosen with consultation of an advisor.
NURS 5925 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6655 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Public Health Core Courses
Public Health Core Courses (14 credits).
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6414 - Biostatistical Literacy
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Master's Project and Field Experience
Master's Project and Field Experience (4 credits).
PUBH 7696 - Applied Practice Experience: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-5.0 cr)
PUBH 7694 - Integrative Learning Experience: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-4.7 cr)
Electives
Electives to total 42 credits.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interdisciplinary Concentration (CAMIC) offered through the School of Public Health is a unique opportunity for SPH students who are pursuing an MPH degree to acquire and cultivate professional skills in an emerging area of health care that is expanding and altering the field of public health.
The concentration includes coursework from the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota, a nationally recognized leader in integrative medicine that brings together biomedical, complementary, cross-cultural, and spiritual care.
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the CAMIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, Interdisciplinary Concentrations Coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Global Health Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Global Health Interdisciplinary Concentration (GHIC) provides graduate students who are pursuing an M.P.H. with information necessary to define the constitution, cause and consequences of health problems worldwide. The program offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationships between health, environment, politics, culture, and economic pressures in developed and developing nations.
Developing countries are currently undergoing profound demographic changes--changes that are accompanied by shifts in patterns of illness. In many of these nations, the major causes of morbidity and mortality are mutating from traditional infectious diseases to chronic, non-communicable maladies like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes. As a result, there is increasing demand for qualified public health practitioners who can identify and help reduce the vast and varied global vectors for chronic disease.
Practical application of theory in the field is a major component of the GHIC. Students are encouraged to hone their expertise by pursuing an international field experience. The School of Public Health has established relationships with collaborative institutions aboard.
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the GHIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, Interdisciplinary Concentrations Coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Concentration addresses the unequal burden of health risks, morbidity and mortality experienced by minority cultural and social groups in the U.S., as well as unequal quality of and access to healthcare. Achieving optimum health for all segments of our society is a central goal of Healthy People 2020, and a concern in Minnesota as well. Despite Minnesota's ranking as one of the nation's healthiest states, Minnesota has some of the largest gaps among cultural and social groups in health indicators. For example, according to the Minnesota Department of Health:
- Infant mortality rates among the American Indians and African Americans are two to three times higher than for the state as a whole.
- Among African American youth aged 15-24, firearm injury mortality rates are 15 times greater than the rates of all ages, races, and genders combined.
- Women from minority communities are less likely to receive sufficient prenatal care compared to other women.
- Death rates for African Americans and American Indians are two to three times that of the state as a whole. Rates of diabetes, hypertension, cancer and HIV/AIDS are higher for many minority communities compared to the state as a whole.
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the HDIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, Interdisciplinary Concentrations Coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Public Health Policy Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
PHPIC coursework provides a better understanding of the health care system as a whole and prevention policy. The challenging curriculum helps M.P.H. majors hone practical skills that are highly sought after in the public health and policy arenas. Students who pursue the concentration can chose courses that emphasize:
- Understanding community dynamics
- Developing advocacy skills for public health
- Analyzing legal and policy structures
- Evaluating and implementing policies and programs
- Influencing community health
- Motivating and educating stakeholders and decision-makers
- Using policy as prevention strategy
- Eliminating health disparities through policy
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the PHPIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, Interdisciplinary Concentrations Coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
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