The curriculum focuses on assessing workplace and environmental hazards, the physiologic and biomechanical aspects of work, the risks posed by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, and a practical approach to solving health problems in various work and community settings. This concentration prepares students for public health careers in which quantitative methods are central. It is designed for both midcareer health professionals and those in the early stages of their careers. The concentration emphasizes study design, data analysis, and the application of quantitative methods to decision making and to research in public health. Program graduates commonly supervise population-based health research in government, health care institutions, and private industry.
Many graduates practice in academic medicine.
At HSPH and elsewhere within the university, concentrators may choose from advanced quantitative courses that include biostatistics, epidemiology, decision sciences, demography, needs assessment, and evaluation. An area of interest in decision science is offered as an option. The MPH Program has produced a handbook that outlines requirements for each concentration. For further information on PDF, please visit the HSPH PDF information sheet . In addition to the entire handbook, please find individual files for each concentration below.