Applicable only to students admitted during the 2012-2013 academic year.

M.P.H. for Health Professionals Program

Health and allied professionals who are unable to pursue a degree program during their regular working hours may earn the M.P.H. degree by completing coursework in intensive summer sessions and in extended weekend sessions during the academic year. Courses are taught by the faculty of the School of Public Health, and currently two departments offer a specialization in their area.

Admission

Program Name

Master of Public Health for Health Professionals

This is a specialized weekend program for health professionals with three years' professional experience in a health care setting. Information regarding the Executive MPH and the full time MPH appear separately.

Address

A1-269 CHS
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772 

Phone

(310) 825-5524 

Email

sagoo@ph.ucla.edu  

Leading to the degree of

M.P.H. 

Admission Limited to

Fall 

Deadline to apply

April 1st 

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General 

Letters of Recommendation 

3, two from former professors and one from an employer; if no employer, three from former professors 

Other Requirements

In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS] and a statement of purpose.

Health and allied professionals who are unable to pursue a degree program during their regular working hours may earn the MPH degree by completing coursework in intensive summer sessions and in extended weekend sessions during the academic year. Courses are taught by the faculty of the School of Public Health, and currently two departments offer a specialization in their area: Community Health Sciences offers a concentration in health education/promotion and Health Services offers a concentration in health care management.

Applicants are expected to fulfill the minimum overall requirements for admission to the MPH program. In addition, they must have at least three years of professional experience or the full-time equivalent in a health care setting. 

Advising

An adviser is appointed for each new master's student by the head of the respective department. Student and adviser together agree upon a study list for each academic quarter and any subsequent alterations must be approved by both the adviser and the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Students are expected to meet with their advisers each quarter. A departmental guidance committee is established when the student has completed approximately half of the program for the master's degree. Members of the departmental guidance committee are nominated by the department chair after consultation with the student and the student's adviser.

An adviser is responsible for the student's academic progress. Progress is evaluated on an ongoing basis. At the end of each quarter, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs reviews academic listings of students and notifies them and the advisers when the cumulative grade-point average is below 3.0. Advisers review each case with their advisees and make recommendations to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs for continuance or dismissal. Students who wish to change advisers must file a petition which must be approved by the new adviser, the department chair, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

Areas of Study

Community Health Sciences offers a concentration in health education/promotion.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Community Health Sciences

The total number of units shall be no less than 60. Candidates with a prior doctoral degree or advanced preparation in a related field may complete an M.P.H. degree in one year (48 units), but only after formal consideration and approval by the department faculty. Normally two years or six quarters are needed to complete the 60 units of coursework required. No less than 32 units must be taken in the department. A maximum of 12 elective units from outside the department may count towards the 60 units.

All students are required to complete Community Health Sciences 210, 211A-211B, four units of 400 (400 hours of field work), and eight units (two courses) from the following: Community Health Sciences 200, 221, 231, 247, 271, 282, M287, M436A. In consultation with the adviser, the remaining units of coursework may be taken entirely within an area of specialization (cluster) in the department, across clusters in the department, and/or in other departments of the School of Public Health. Clusters include social and behavioral sciences, health education/promotion, international health, child and family health, public health nutrition, health policy, disaster planning and relief, aging and life course, women's health, and population.

Students focusing in the health education/promotion cluster may select coursework to meet the requirements for the Society for Public Health Education.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved public health program is required of candidates who have not had prior relevant field experience. A minimum of four units, but no more than eight units, is required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Students must pass a comprehensive examination in their department. Students may be reexamined once. The aim of the examination, as a culminating experience, is to assess the student's ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is two years of intensive summer sessions and extended weekend sessions.

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