MASTER LEVEL DEGREES
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.): 11-Month Program
Candidates for the M.P.H. degree come to the School with a wide variety of backgrounds and experience and have particular needs and objectives to meet. At the same time, society has certain expectations of training standards for its public health professionals. Thus, students have a responsibility to society as well as to themselves to plan and pursue meaningful programs of professional training.
Graduates of the UC Berkeley M.P.H. program display understanding of the biological, physical, and chemical factors which affect the health of a community; the concepts and methods of relevant social and behavioral sciences; the distribution of diseases or conditions in populations and factors that influence this distribution; the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and interpretation of health data; and the planning, policy analysis, and administration of health programs.
UC Berkeley School of Public Health alumni work in a variety of disciplines and environments upon graduation. See our annual Employment Report to see the types of work our recent alumni are doing.
Requirements for admission:
- For Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology and Health Policy & Management: A doctoral degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution
- For Maternal & Child Health or Interdisciplinary: A doctoral or master's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution
- Adequate preparation in the biological, physical, or social sciences, as determined by the area of concentration
- At least a B (3.0) grade-point average or the equivalent in work completed after the first two years of a bachelor's degree program and in all post-baccalaureate course work. An applicant who does not meet this academic criterion may request special consideration
Requirements for completion of program:
- A minimum of 2 semesters of academic residence, plus one summer session
- A minimum of 42 units of course work.
- At least a 3.0 (B) grade point average in all work completed in graduate standing.
- A comprehensive final examination or master's thesis given by the faculty of the student's area of concentration.
Which areas of concentration offer the 11-month M.P.H. program?