Specialty Areas
Specialty Areas are interdisciplinary, drawing faculty and students across many areas of study. Students in a two-year or doctoral program may elect to complete an additional specialty area as a minor in their curricula.
One of the nation's major public health objectives is to enhance and maintain the health, vitality, and independence of its aging population. To meet this challenge, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health has increased its commitment to the field of aging.
This specialty area prepares students from different disciplines to work in global health programs. The objective is to produce graduates with a marketable set of skills for entry-level professional jobs abroad or with domestic agencies that do public health research, evaluation, and program development in other countries.
The Maternal & Child Health program is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health status and well-being of women, infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
As the composition of the U.S. population becomes increasingly multicultural, it is critical that schools of public health address these issues through multiple means.
The Public Health Nutrition program emphasizes the application of food and nutrition knowledge and research to the improvement of the health of populations.