The community health practice concentration prepares students to be leaders, innovators, and advocates in addressing community health problems and reducing health disparities. This concentration applies an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving and focuses on skill development around community health assessment, program design, and program evaluation. Students learn to appraise community health needs and design, implement, and evaluate interventions to address those needs. The objective is to provide students with the professional knowledge and practical skills to become effective public health leaders.
Required Community Health Concentration Courses
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MPH 512 | RESEARCH METHODS | 4 |
| MPH 513 | PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| MPH 522 | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND GRANT WRITING | 4 |
| MPH 525 | PROGRAM EVALUATION | 4 |
| MPH 602 | COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| MPH 603 | COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT DESIGN | 4 |
| MPH 604 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH | 4 |