Offered On Campus in Tucson

The MPH in Family and Child Health is offered by the Department of Health Promotion Sciences. The Family and Child Health Concentration (FCH) provides students a curriculum that addresses the history and current status of the socioeconomic, cultural, political and physiological issues that affect the health of women, children, and families.  Students entering the FCH concentration must choose a plan of work in one of two specialized areas:  Maternal and Child Health (MCH) or Global Health.  Each student, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, will develop an individualized plan of study for his or her specialized area of interest.

All students in the FCH concentration will take a set of courses that focus on maternal and child health issues, government policies affecting women and children, adolescent health, and nutrition. In addition, in consultation with a faculty mentor, each student will select elective courses that align with his or her specific area of interest.

The FCH concentration encourages a variety of health care professionals to apply to this program, including health educators, nurses, nutritionists, social workers, and physicians. Students with backgrounds in a variety of social sciences who have public health experience outside of FCH are also encouraged to apply.

Curriculum

Family and Child Health MPH Concentration Competencies - MCH Track

Family and Child Health MPH Concentration Competencies - Global Health Track

Required Core Courses (16 units)

• EPID 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
• PHPM 574 Public Health Policy and Management (3)
• EHS 575 Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
• BIOS 576A Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
• HPS 577 Sociocultural & Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
• HPS 580 Integrated Public Health Learning Experience (1)
• Internship Preparation Workshop (required; non-credit)
• Interprofessional Education Activities (documentation required; non-credit)

Maternal and Child Health Track

Required MCH Courses (19 units)

• HPS 586 Maternal and Child Health (3)
• EPID 630 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)
• HPS 696H Maternal & Child Health Seminar (1)
• HPS 588 Adolescent Health (3)
  • OR HPS 549 Family Violence (3)
  • OR HPS 512 Public Health Approach to Mental Health Disorders in the U.S. (3)
• Select Two Service Learning Courses (597 course within the College) (2)
• HPS 909 Master's Report "Internship" (4)
• One Planning and/or Evaluation Course (from approved list - consult with Faculty Mentor) (3)

Electives (minimum 7 units)

Global Health Track

Required Global Health Courses (23 units)

• HPS 533 Global Health (3)
• HPS 560 International Nutrition  (3)
• HPS 586 Maternal and Child Health (3)
• EPID 630 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology (3)
  • OR EPID 645 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
  • OR EPID 660 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
•  EPID 606 Changing Health Policy: Cultural Understanding & Epi Analysis  (4)
• One Planning and/or Evaluation Course (from approved list - consult with Faculty Mentor) (3)
• HPS 909 Master's Report "Internship" (4)

Electives (minimum 3 units)

Total MPH Minimum Credit Requirements

Maternal & Child Health Track = 42 units
Recommended Course Sequencing for FCH MCH track for Full-Time Students

Global Health Track= 42 units
Recommended Course Sequencing for FCH Global Health track for Full-Time Students