4 units per term. 4 units per term. Introduction to Health Policy and Management. Theories and Practice. It is expected that full-time M.P.H. students will begin with the summer term and continue with four additional consecutive terms to completion.
Opportunity exists for waiving certain core requirements based on previous training and experience.
Exemption from core requirements does not exempt students from the 80 credit unit requirement for graduation. A number of special programs and fellowships have been developed for M.P.H. students with specialized interest areas. These programs enrich the academic structure and professional support for specified areas utilizing the existing M.P.H. framework as a foundation. Examples of existing specialized programs, described elsewhere in this section, include the General Preventive Medicine residency program, the Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency program, the Public Health Ophthalmology fellowship program, and two interdepartmental tracks, one in Maternal and Child Health and one in Public Mental Health. A select group of faculty members serves as academic advisors to the M.P.H. students.