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MPH Majors
Currently, four different majors (a.k.a. tracks) are offered by the CWRU MPH Program: Population Health Research,
Global Health, Health Policy & Management, and Health Promotion & Disease Prevention. Each major has a required
course or courses (in addition to the core required courses), plus selective offerings to be combined for a total of 9 credit
hours in major coursework. Students develop a Capstone project relevant to the major area to expand and apply the
knowledge of the subject. Individual emphasis will differ from student to student within each major.
MPH students can also choose to expand the emphasis and depth of their program of study by electing to do either a
double major plan of study for six additional credit hours (for a total of 48 credit hours) or a major-minor plan of study
for 3 additional credit hours (for a total of 45 credit hours). For the double major, the student chooses two areas (two
majors) of equal emphasis and takes 3 courses in each area. This means that the student’s free elective must be taken
in the second major, along with six additional credits in that major. The double major Capstone project must embrace
and integrate both emphases. For the major-minor plan, students can choose to minor in a second major or in the areas
of adolescent or urban health. Whichever the student chooses, their free elective and 3 additional credit hours must be
taken in the minor area. The Capstone project must be based in the major area but also be relevant to the minor area.
Whether the student chooses the double major or the major-minor, it should be noted that no double-counting of credits
can take place. In other words, one course cannot count towards both majors or for the major and the minor. Students
choosing either one of these study options should also work closely with an advisor to ensure optimal course selection
and foster the evolution of a successful Capstone project.
The four majors and two minors are described below.
Population Health Research Major
Coordinator - Mendel Singer, PhD
Learning Objectives:
- Working knowledge of epidemiologic principles, terminology, and tools
- Working knowledge of the primary analytic methods employed in both prospective and retrospective studies relating to population health
- Understand the most common study designs used in public health and/or clinical research
- Gain familiarity with some of the key advanced concepts in one of the subspecialties of population health (e.g. epidemiology, health services research, outcomes research)
Global Health Major
Coordinator - Daniel Tisch, PhD, MPH
Learning Objectives:
- Develop a global perspective on health and diseases
- Learn to design, execute, analyze, and evaluate global health research or projects
- Acquire skills to understanding and communicate meaningfully with colleagues from distant fields of global health
- Learn to integrate multiple objectives in global health across academic and applied disciplines
- Understand ethical and regulatory issues for global health research
Health Care Policy & Administration Major
Coordinator - Duncan Neuhauser, PhD
Learning Objectives:
To improve population health through leadership by developing knowledge, ability and skills to lead care improvement, including:
- Knowledge of social science through theories and how they can be used to understand the organization of health care (health economics, sociology, organization theory, social psychology)
- To understand the role of the manager, organizational control and design, relationships with professional workers, adaptation to change and public accountability.
- To understand and be able to use management techniques including quality improvement, small group leadership, budgeting, cost effectiveness, and decision supports.
- Able to analyze a public health problem, recommend solutions, make a public presentation, and carry out improvements.
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Major
Coordinator - Shelley Francis, DrPH, MPH, CHES
Learning Objectives:
- Describe models and theories of health behavior as they relate to health promotion and disease prevention
- Identify multi-factorial causes of health behavior and disease
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to support behavior change
- Apply principles and practice of effective health communication
- Describe development, implementation, and evaluation of programs that promote healthy lifestyle and behaviors
Adolescent Health Minor
Coordinator - Jean Frank, MPH
Learning Objectives:
- Develop an understanding of the unique issues having an impact on adolescent public health
- Address through didactic and applied methods the necessary steps to launch a program or project for the adolescent population, from concept through funding
- Be able to interpret, analyze, and construct appropriate research and evaluation relating to the adolescent
Urban Health Minor
Coordinator - Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MPH
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize public health issues that are amplified in importance in urban populations
- Ethical issues in public health relating to working with urban populations will be explored and understood
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret, analyze, and construct appropriate research and program evaluation in the urban setting
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