Public Health (4+1), BPH/MPH

Apply for the 4+1 program in fall of your junior year. Take MPH courses alongside undergraduate courses beginning spring of junior year through senior year. After finishing undergraduate requirements, you'll continue on as a graduate student and complete the MPH degree in your fifth year. Complete two internships, which provide practical hands-on experience and opportunities to build your professional skills and networks.

 

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BSPH Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Overview of Public Health: Describe the history and philosophy of public health as well as its core values, concepts, and functions across the globe and in society Role and Importance of Data in Public Health: Apply fundamental concepts, methods, and tools of public health data collection, analysis, and use
• Identifying and Addressing Population Health Challenges: Explain the concepts of population health, and the basic processes, approaches, and evidence-based interventions that identify and advance the major health-related needs and concerns of populations
• Human Health: Discuss the underlying science of human health and disease including opportunities for promoting and protecting health across the life course
• Determinants of Health: Analyze socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, historical, structural, and other factors that affect human health and contribute to health disparities.
• Project Implementation: Identify the fundamental concepts and features of public health project implementation, including planning, assessment, and evaluation
• Overview of the Health System: Define the fundamental characteristics and organizational structures of the U.S. health system and compare with systems in other countries
• Health Policy, Law, Ethics, and Economics: Delineate the fundamental concepts of legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy, and the roles, influences and responsibilities of the different agencies and branches of government
• Health Communications: Apply the fundamental concepts of public health communication to inform and create activities for improving health of individuals and communities

MPH Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Data Analytics: Use data to describe and explain disease trends, understand social and structural determinants of health, and identify risk and protective factors for health and well-being
• Social Justice-Grounded Interventions: Critically assess scientific literature and apply theory to research, plan, and evaluate evidence-based interventions to promote health equity and social and environmental justice
• Health-Related Policies: Critique, develop, and advocate for policy recommendations considering ethics, social determinants of health, health system organization and structures, health care delivery, and financing
• Leadership & Management: Manage and lead teams, programs, and collaborations effectively with cultural awareness and humility
• Communication: Effectively communicate targeted public health messages to a variety of audiences using written, oral, and digital media
• Interprofessionalism: Work in interprofessional settings to improve health through collective action, demonstrating respect, shared values, and appreciation of the roles of others

BSPH Major Requirements (56 units)

BSPH SUPPORT COURSES (12 UNITS)

• BIOL 115 - Human Physiology
• BIOL 116 - Human Physiology Lab
• MATH 102 - Biostatistics
• RHET 111 - Public Spkng/Health Profession

BSPH LOWER DIVISION COURSES (16 UNITS)

• BSPH 201 - Intro Public and Global Health
• BSPH 202 - Health Equity and Disparities
• BSPH 232 - Environmental Health and Justice
• MPH 635 - Health Policy and Ethics (listed under MPH Core Courses) will substitute for BSPH 235 - Health Policy and Equity.

BSPH UPPER DIVISION COURSES (20 UNITS)

• BSPH 421 - Introduction to Epidemiology
• BSPH 433 - Community Health Practice
• BSPH 441 - Public Health Internship
• BSPH 442 - Public Health Capstone
• MPH 622 - Health Behavior Theory and Communication (listed in MPH Core Courses) will substitute for BSPH 410 - Health Education and Promotion.

BSPH ELECTIVES (8 UNITS)

Two 4-unit electives.

BSPH HONORS CONCENTRATION (8 UNITS) (OPTIONAL)

• BSPH 470 - Honors Thesis Development Seminar
• BSPH 475 - Honors Thesis Seminar

MPH Major Requirements (45 units)

MPH CORE COURSES (30 UNITS)

• MPH 612 - Biostatistics in Public Health
• MPH 621 - Epidemiology
• MPH 622 - Health Behavior Theory and Communication
• MPH 632 - Environmental and Occupational Health Issues in Public Health
• MPH 635 - Health Policy and Ethics
• MPH 636 - PH Program Mgmt & Evaluation
• MPH 640 - Leadership and Collaboration
• MPH 680 - Applied Practice Exp PREP
• MPH 681 - Applied Practice Experience 1
• MPH 682 - Applied Practice Experience 2
• MPH 683 - Integrated Learning Experience

MPH COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE CONCENTRATION COURSES (11 UNITS)

• MPH 632 - Environmental and Occupational Health Issues in Public Health
• MPH 633 - Community Based Participatory Research & Practice
• MPH 648 - Project Management in Healthcare
• MPH 663 - Research Methods in Pub Health

MPH ELECTIVES (4 UNITS)

Two 2-unit electives