Graduates of the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health DrPH program are expected to be able to: - Identify and assess public health problems in child and adolescent health; human growth and development; population studies; and reproductive, perinatal, and women's health
- Determine the factors contributing to public health problems
- Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate strategies to address these problems
- Demonstrate appropriate leadership, organizational, political, and management skills necessary for ethical public health practice
Research Ethics
DrPH students must take a minimum of 3 units from the following courses:
306.665 Research Ethics and Integrity:US and International Issues
550.860 Research Ethics
OR
221.616 Ethics of Public Health Practice in Developing Countries
306.663 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Services
306.680 Ethics of Human Subjects Research Quantitative Sciences
DrPH students must take:
340.601 Principles of Epidemiology
340.608 Observational Epidemiology
DrPH students must take all four of the following courses:
140.621 Statistical Methods in Public Health I
140.622 Statistical Methods in Public Health II
140.623 Statistical Methods in Public Health III
140.624 Statistical Methods in Public Health IV Schoolwide DrPH Leadership Seminar
DrPH students must take the following seminar during their first year of study:
550.873 Seminar in Public Health Leadership Health Policy Requirement
DrPH students must take at least one policy course from the following:
180.629 Environmental and Occupational Health Law & Policy
221.609 International Health Reform
300.600 Introduction to Health Policy
OR
301.607 Health Policy Analysis and Synthesis
306.650 Public Health and the Law
308.602 Role of Government in Health Policy I
308.603 Role of Government in Health Policy II
380.624 Maternal and Child Health Legislation and Programs Financial Management Requirement
DrPH students must take the following course:
551.603 Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management DrPH students must take one of the following courses:
221.706 Managing Health Systems in Developing Countries
221.707 Managing Health Systems in Developing Countries
221.722 Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries
551.601 Managing Health Services Organizations
551.602 Approaches to Managing Health Services Organizations: Cases and Applications In addition to the school wide DrPH requirements, PFHS DrPH students are required to complete the following PFHS Department Core Curriculum Courses as well as entering the required courses of their specialized program area. Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health Required Core Courses 380.600 Principles of Population Change
380.603 Demographic Methods for Public Health
380.604 Health Across the Lifespan: Frameworks, Contexts, & Measures
320.860 PFHS Doctoral seminar
See individual program area sections for DrPH Program Area Requirements
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