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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, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636)
Email:
sph-ask@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.
The maternal and child health MPH program is a 48-credit program rooted in the principles of social justice and the programmatic and policy development needed to improve the health of women, children, fathers, and families around the world. The program focuses on public health skills development (program design and evaluation, advocacy, epidemiology) and maternal and child health (MCH) content (family health, reproductive health, infant and child health, adolescent health, social disparities, family systems, and women's health). Eilgible students can complete an advanced-standing, 42-credit curriculum entirely online.
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 of 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.
Special Application Requirements:
Applicants to the advanced-standing option must hold either an advanced degree (e.g., MS,MD, MA, MSW) 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 C: Plan C requires
42 to 48
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: Students complete an Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) in consultation with the advisor.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Courses offered both A/F and S/N must be taken A/F, with a minimum grade of B- earned.
Public Health Core Requirements (16 credits)
Biostatistics (4 credits)
Select PUBH 6450 (4 credits) or PUBH 6414 (3 credits) plus one biostatistics programming course, in consultation with the advisor.
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6414 - Biostatistical Literacy
(3.0 cr)
Biostatistics Programming
Students who take PUBH 6414 must select an additional course for at least 1 credit, in consultation with the advisor, from the following list:
PUBH 6107 - Excel Skills for Data Management in Public Health Settings
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6420 - Introduction to SAS Programming
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6617 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Epidemiology (3 credits)
Select one of the following courses in consultation with the advisor:
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
Administration/Management (2 credits)
Take the following course:
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Environmental Health (2 credits)
Take the following course:
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Social and Behavioral Health (2 credits)
Take the following course:
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
Ethics (1 credit)
Take the following course:
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
Foundations of Public Health (2 credits)
Take the following course:
PUBH 6250 - Foundations of Public Health
(2.0 cr)
Maternal and Child Health Core Requirements (8 - 10 credits)
MCH Core Course (2-3 credits)
Select one of the following courses in consultation with the advisor:
PUBH 6630 - Foundations of Maternal and Child Health Leadership
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6655 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
MCH Coursework (6-8 credits)
Students completing the standard program select 4 courses from the following list to meet the 10-credit MCH core requirement. Advanced-standing students select 3 courses to meet the 8-credit minimum required. Courses are selected in consultation with the advisor. PubH 6600 Topics, if selected, must be for 2 credits of Global Maternal and Child Health.
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 6907 - Maternal, Infant, Child and Adolescent Nutrition
(3.0 cr)
Methods and Analysis (5-7 credits)
Methods Required Course (2-3 credits)
Select one of the following courses in consultation with the advisor:
PUBH 6034 - Evaluation I: Concepts
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6852 - Program Evaluation in Health and Mental Health Settings
(2.0 cr)
Methods Coursework (3-4 credits)
Students completing the standard program select at least 3 courses, and advanced-standing students select at least 3 credits from the following list. PUBH 6107, PUBH 6325, and PUBH 6420 may not be appropriate for students taking PUBH 6414 to complete the biostatistics programming requirement. Courses are selected in consultation with the advisor.
PUBH 6035 - Evaluation II: Planning & Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6107 - Excel Skills for Data Management in Public Health Settings
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6307 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6325 - Data Processing with PC-SAS
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6342 - Epidemiologic Methods II
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6420 - Introduction to SAS Programming
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
PUBH 6636 - Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health Practice
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6765 - Continuous Quality Improvement: Methods and Techniques
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6810 - Survey Research Methods
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6845 - Using Demographic Data for Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6864 - Conducting Health Outcomes Research
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6880 - Introduction to Public Health Informatics
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6914 - Community Nutrition Intervention
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7250 - Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews
(1.0 cr)
Management, Communication, Policy and Advocacy Skills (2 credits)
Grant Writing (1 credit)
Select one of the following courses in consultation with the advisor:
PUBH 6673 - Grant Writing for Public Health
(1.0 cr)
or
NURS 5925 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
Management, Communications, Policy and Advocacy (1 credit)
Select at least one course from the following list, in consultation with the advisor.
PUBH 6000 - Topics: Community Health Promotion
(0.5-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6045 - Skills for Policy Development
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6049 - Legislative Advocacy Skills for Public Health
(3.0 cr)
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 6556 - Health and Health Systems
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6571 - Quality, Patient Safety, and Performance Improvement
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6627 - Sexuality Education: Criteria, Curricula, and Controversy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6634 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6702 - Integrative Leadership Seminar
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6711 - Public Health Law
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6727 - Health Leadership and Effecting Change
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6735 - Principles of Health Policy
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6755 - Planning and Budgeting for Public Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6805 - Introduction to Project Management for Health Professionals
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6955 - Using Policy to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Among Young People
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7556 - Health and Health Systems
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 7569 - Health Care Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7691 - Independent Study: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Applied Practice (AP) Experience (1 credit)
Take at least one AP credit in consultation with the advisor.
PUBH 7696 - Applied Practice Experience: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-5.0 cr)
Integrated Learning Experience (ILE) (1 credit)
Take at least one ILE credit in consultation with the advisor.
PUBH 7694 - Integrative Learning Experience: Maternal and Child Health
(1.0-4.7 cr)
Electives (9-13 credits)
Select electives in consultation with the advisor to complete 48-credit minimum for the standard program or the 42-credit minimum for the advanced-standing program.
PA 5271 - Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Planning and Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr)
PA 5290 - Topics in Planning
(0.5-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6045 - Skills for Policy Development
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6049 - Legislative Advocacy Skills for Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6055 - Social Inequalities in Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6078 - Public Health Policy as a Prevention Strategy
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6081 - Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6123 - Violence Prevention and Control: Theory, Research, and Application
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6131 - Working in Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6151 - Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Seminar
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6182 - Emerging Infectious Disease: Current Issues, Policies, and Controversies
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6365 - Global Challenges in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6375 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6381 - Genetics in Public Health in the Age of Precision Medicine
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6383 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6385 - Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6386 - Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6389 - Nutritional Epidemiology
(2.0 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 6613 - Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6617 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6627 - Sexuality Education: Criteria, Curricula, and Controversy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6673 - Grant Writing for Public Health
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6702 - Integrative Leadership Seminar
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6711 - Public Health Law
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6724 - The Health Care System and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6730 - International Comparative Health Systems
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6765 - Continuous Quality Improvement: Methods and Techniques
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6803 - Conducting a Systematic Literature Review
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6809 - Advanced Methods in Health Decision Science
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6813 - Managing Electronic Health Information
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6832 - Economics of the Health Care System
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6906 - Global Nutrition
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6933 - Public Health Nutrition for Adults
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6955 - Using Policy to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Among Young People
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7252 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7253 - Introduction to GIS
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 7415 - Introduction to Clinical Trials
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 7420 - Clinical Trials: Design, Implementation, and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
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