Graduates will draw from the theories and methods of multiple disciplines to lead, plan, manage, design, and evaluate community health interventions.
Please note that we are no longer accepting new students to this program.
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DPH in Community, Society, and Health
| Core Courses (18 credits) | PUBH 810 Cities, Society, and Health |
| PUBH 812 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Health Research | |
| PUBH 811 Quantitative Research Methods with Applications to Urban Health | |
| PUBH 813 Qualitative Research Methods with Application to Urban Health | |
| PUBH 814 Leadership & Organizational Change Seminar | |
| EPID 820 Epidemiologic Methods I | |
| Concentration Courses (21 credits) | CHSS 821 Advanced Community Health Interventions |
| CHSS 820 Social & Behavioral Dimensions of Health: Theory and Methods | |
| CHSS 822 Evaluation of Public Health Programs and Policies | |
| Four (4) advanced research methods or track-specific practice courses, of which one must be from a Graduate Center department outside of Public Health (DPH courses that are cross-listed with another program can count toward this requirement). | |
| Practice Experience (3 credits) | PUBH 896 Practicum Project |
| Examinations | Students in all cohorts and all tracks take two examinations to test their mastery of the curriculum. Students must apply in advance to take each exam and students must be in good academic standing to apply. The First Exam is given after students have completed core coursework. Students work on the Second Exam after all required coursework has been completed except PUBH 816 and the dissertation (PUBH 900 & PUBH 898). Students cannot take PUBH 816 or begin their dissertation research until they have passed this exam. |
| Seminars (6 credits) | PUBH 815 Advanced Research Seminar I |
| PUBH 816 Advanced Research Seminar II | |
| PUBH 898 Dissertation Seminar | |
| Culminating Experience (0 credits) | PUBH 900 Dissertation Supervision |
| Total Required Credits | 48 |
- Draw on social science and behavioral theories to analyze the impact of class, race, ethnicity, gender, disability and sexual orientation on the health of individuals and communities
- Assess community needs, assets and capacity to promote health
- Apply quantitative and qualitative or, when appropriate, mixed methods to community health research and evaluation
- Investigate through multidisciplinary methods the potential implications and impact of policies and politics in health, education, justice, housing, welfare, child and family services and other sectors on individual and community health
- Develop and teach educational curricula on community health using theories and methods from the social sciences and public health disciplines
| Semester | Course | Credits |
| Year 1 Fall | PUBH 810 Cities, Society and Health | 3 |
| PUBH 811 Quantitative Research Methods with Applications to Urban Health | 3 | |
| EPID 820 Epidemiologic Methods I | 3 | |
| CHSS 820 Social & Behavioral Dimensions of Health: Theory and Methods | 3 | |
| Year 1 Spring | PUBH 812 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Health Research | 3 |
| PUBH 813 Qualitative Research Methods with Application to Urban Health | 3 | |
| CHSS 821 Advanced Community Health Interventions | 3 | |
| Year 1 Summer | The First Exam | 0 |
| Year 2 Fall | PUBH 815 Advanced Research Seminar I | 3 |
| PUBH 814 Leadership & Organizational Change Seminar | 3 | |
| CHSS 822 Evaluation of Public Health Programs and Policies | 3 | |
| Track Selective I | 3 | |
| Year 2 Spring | Track Selective II | 3 |
| Track Selective III | 3 | |
| Track Selective IV | 3 | |
| Year 3 Fall | PUBH 896 Practicum Project (Summer optional) | 3 |
| The Second Exam | 0 | |
| Year 3 Spring | PUBH 816 Advanced Research Seminar II | 3 |
| Year 4 Fall | PUBH 898 Dissertation Seminar | 0 |
| PUBH 900 Dissertation Supervision | 0 | |
| Year 4 Spring | PUBH 898 Dissertation Seminar | 0 |
| PUBH 900 Dissertation Supervision | 0 | |
| Year 5 Fall | PUBH 898 Dissertation Seminar | 0 |
| PUBH 900 Dissertation Supervision | 0 | |
| Year 5 Spring | PUBH 898 Dissertation Seminar | 0 |
| PUBH 900 Dissertation Supervision | 0 |