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Curriculum Overview
The graduate programs at the CUNY SPH provide students with a broad multidisciplinary background in public, urban health and specializations in community health education, environmental and occupational health sciences, epidemiology and biostatistics, public health policy and management, and public health nutrition.
Each specialization prepares students for specific job opportunities. Graduates of the community health education program plan and manage community health programs and interventions to reduce social and behavioral threats to health. Graduates of the environmental and occupational health program anticipate, identify, assess and control community and workplace exposure that jeopardize the health of populations. Graduates of the epidemiology and biostatistics program conduct health studies and apply their findings to improve population health. Graduates of the public health policy and management specialization work as analysts, managers and/or researchers to advocate for, administer, and/or analyze public health policies and programs. Public-health nutrition graduates promote the nutritional well-being of urban populations and manage community nutrition programs.
The NUTR-MPH specialization includes courses that meet the requirements of the Dietetic Internship (DI), a 1200-hour fieldwork and didactic experience accredited by ACEND. Students who are accepted into the DI and successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the national registration in dietetics to become credentialed as registered dietitians (RD). Students who enter the MPH program with a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition that fulfills ACEND didactic program competencies may simultaneously work toward the MPH degree and dietetics registration, two credentials that will increase skills and employability.
Course Scheduling
During the fall and spring semesters, MPH and EOHS-MS courses are held once a week, Mondays through Thursday, in the late afternoon and evening. NUTR-MS courses are primarily held during the day. MPH and EOHS-MS degrees can be pursued on a full or part-time basis. The NUTR-MS degree program is full-time. During the summer, there are a limited number of course offerings, which are held twice a week in the late afternoon and evening. During the January winter semester, there are a limited number of intensive courses which meet full days for one week or extended late afternoon/evening hours over a three week period. Required Public Health (PH) core courses in biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health and safety, public health policy and management and urban health and society are offered during the fall, spring and summer. Required specialization core courses are generally offered each academic year, in either the fall or spring. Elective or special topics courses are offered regularly.
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