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The mission of the program is to assist in creating
healthy communities by preparing graduates to lead and
collaborate with others in organized community efforts
across a variety of settings, focusing on disease prevention
and health promotion among diverse populations.
In 2003, USC’s Master of Public Health program was ranked 12th among all U.S. public health programs by U.S. News and World Report. The MPH program is proud to exemplify the excellence in academics, research, community involvement, and diversity that earned the University its recognition as “College of the Year” in 2000.
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The MPH program is a product of the university’s
commitment to the health and wellbeing of its surrounding
communities, as well as to Southern California and the
nation. The Department of Preventive Medicine first
offered the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in
1998 for motivated students and professionals interested
in the application of health promotion and disease prevention
technologies and interventions designed to improve and
enhance the quality of life.
The program curriculum is designed to prepare community
health/preventive medicine practitioners to access community
needs of populations, design, mplement and evaluate
health promotion programs to diverse audiences. Students
begin with coursework in the core areas of public health
designed to provide an overview of related issues and
competencies required to address community health problems.
The following courses fulfill this requirement:
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Environmental and Occupational Health |
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Health Behavior and Education |
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Health Policy and Administration |
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Principles of Biostatistics |
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Principles of Epidemiology |
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Public Health Practicum |
Students have the opportunity to define their specialty
and tailor their course of study by pursuing one of
six available tracks: health promotion, biostatistics
and epidemiology, nutrition, health communication, child and family health, and global health leadership.
Defining
Public Health
Public health is the science & art
of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting
health and efficiency through organized community efforts
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Improvement and maintenance of sanitation |
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Control of communicable infections |
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Education in self-care and lifestyle behaviors |
The key components of public health are:
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Health policy |
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Epidemiology/Biostatistics |
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Nutrition |
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Occupational and environmental health |
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Health education/health communication |
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Control of communicable disease |
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Health services administration |
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Injury control and prevention |
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INFORMATION |
USC & The City of Los Angeles
Campus Information
 Directions/Parking»
The MPH Program classes are held at the Health Sciences Alhambra (HSA) at The Alhambra, Health Sciences (HSC) and University Park Campuses (UPC).
Tram Schedule
HSC is approximately ten minutes southwest of HSA and UPC is approximately 20 minutes southwest HSC. Our HSA/HSC tram service, surface streets or the I-10 freeway provide convenient inter-campus commuting.
Class Locations
HSA - Track 1: Health Education & Promotion, Track 3: Preventive Nutrition, Track 5: Child & Family Health and Track 6: Global Health Leadership courses
HSC - Track 2: Biostatistics/ Epidemiology courses
UPC - Track 4: Health Communication courses |
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