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MPH in Maternal & Child Health

As a student in this program, you’ll learn how to define public health needs related to maternal and child health, design strategies to address those needs, and evaluate the effectiveness of different policies and programs. Our faculty and students are passionate about working with diverse populations to improve the health of mothers, children, and families. You’ll have access to faculty with a wide range of expertise—from reproductive health, to child development, to intimate partner violence.

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Quick facts, careers, and skills

When you leave this program, you’ll be ready to manage programs, conduct research, and change policies that affect the health of women, children, and their families.

Quick facts

Program location: CU Anschutz
Credit hours: 42-45
Est. time to complete: 2 years
Option: Emphasis in global health

Sample careers

Health educator
Evaluation specialist
Program officer
& more

Skills you'll gain

Policy analysis
Program planning and implementation
Research and evaluation
& more

Curriculum


This 42- to 45-credit hour program offers both in-classroom and applied learning experiences. Our curriculum provides training in maternal and child health policy, program management and evaluation, and the application of research methods to maternal and child health issues. And if your interests are bigger than one country can contain, we offer the option to add an emphasis in global public health, where you’ll learn how to apply public health principles to address maternal and child health in the global arena.

Course requirement
 Course ID
 Credits
Applied Biostatistics I​ BIOS 66013
Epidemiology EPID 66303
Social & Behavioral Factors & HealthCBHS 66103
Environmental & Occupational HealthEHOH 66143
Health Systems, Management & PolicyHSMP 66013
Foundations in Public HealthPUBH 6600 2
Biostatistics Lab - SASBIOS 66031
  18

Course requirement
Course ID
Credits
Maternal & Child Health
CBHS 66213
Maternal & Child Health PolicyHSMP 6614
3
Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology
EPID 6644
3
Methods in Research & EvaluationCBHS 66123
  12

 

Course requirement

Course ID

Credits

Maternal and Child Health Methods Electives

 

3

Maternal and Child Health Topic Electives 3
General Elective 2
  8

 

Course requirement

Course ID

Credits

Practicum

PUBH 6606

2

 

 

Course requirement  Course ID
 Credits
Capstone Preparation CBHS 69901
Capstone IntegrationPUBH 69911
  2

 

Total credits: 42

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Competencies

IdentifierCompetencies
CN-MCH 1Describe maternal and child health problems in terms of time, magnitude, scope, location, co-occurrence and co-morbidity.​
CN-MCH 2Assess demographic, health, familial, socio-cultural, environmental, and community factors and apply to the design of maternal and child health programs and services.
CN-MCH 3Select and interpret existing data sources including vital statistics, censuses, surveys and/or service utilization records to make meaningful inferences about the health of maternal and child health populations.
CN-MCH 4Interpret and appropriately use data to identify problems and assets and to plan, implement, and evaluate maternal and child health programs.
CN-MCH 5Select, use, and interpret maternal and child health performance measures to evaluate programs and service networks for their effectiveness and quality.
CN-MCH 6Describe significant past and current national maternal and child health practices, programs, and relevant legislation and apply to the development and delivery of maternal and child health services. ​
CN-MCH 7​Apply lifecourse and other relevant theories to maternal and child health policy development and implementation.

Adding an emphasis in global health


The MPH in Maternal & Child Health + Global Health is a 45-credit-hour program that's designed to provide you with a public health perspective of globalization and global health issues. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need to apply public health methods to address global challenges.

IdentifierCompetencies
MPH-GLH 1Describe contemporary and historic global health issues, programs, best practices, and players.
MPH-GLH 2Critically analyze the political, economic, and ethical issues relevant to methods and contemporary issues in global health.
MPH-GLH 3Recommend data collection methods in a global context, taking into account unique resource and cultural aspects of the geographic setting.
MPH-GLH 4Apply concepts of global burden of disease, especially disability-adjusted life years, across national and international settings to address health challenges.
MPH-GLH 5Describe the geographic differences and connections between regions around the world and how they affect health.

 

Core global health courses (4 credits)

Course requirementCourse ID
Credits
​Public Health in the Global Community​CBHS 66193
Geographic Perspectives on Global HealthEHOH 66231
  4

Global health electives (7 credits)

Course requirementCourse ID
Credits

Global public health electives
Choose 3-4 credits from the global public health electives list.

 3-4

Global maternal & child health electives
Choose 3-4 credits from the

global maternal & child health electives list.

 3-4
  7

 

Total credits: 45

Download the curriculum checksheet (global health emphasis) >

View the course book and course schedule >

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Aurora, CO 80045


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